Featured Articles for the January 19-25, 2006 Issue

FRONT
1. Lott seeks reelection 2. Will Dems support Fleming? 3. Congratulations! Xavier Rush heads to nation’s capital 4. ‘Black and White Together’ debuts Feb. 16 in Jackson 5. DeWayne Boyd seized by authorities in Ghana 6. Groups make last ditch effort to get Senate to reject Alito 7. AKA of Mississippi Health Project

NATION/WORLD
1. New Orleans residents blast rebuilding plan 2. Show your love: Visit your child in school on National African American Parent Involvement Day

STATE/METRO
1. MS Children’s Museum announces major gifts 2. Seniors get a head up 3. 2006 MS HeARTS Against AIDS benefit 4. Jackson Evers sets record

EDITORIALS
1. A memorial tribute to Senator Kirksey, the advocate and personification of the truth 2. Uplifting Families: Don’t say I do, if you don’t really mean it in the first place! 3. Tisdale Topics: Sic ‘em! 4. Apolitically incorrect

PERSPECTIVE
1. Once again: The challenges of a new season 2. Dr. John Hope Franklin’s Mirror to America

EDUCATION
1. Ebony Magazine selects top young leaders from J-State 2. Childhood education conference 3. Read to enrich a child’s life 4. Hinds Community College events

BLACK HISTORY EVERY MONTH
1. Remembering Henry J. Kirksey: More than one kind of soldier

BOOKSHELF
1. Black motivational success coach launches second edition of blockbuster book! 2. Portraits of Black Women and Their Fabulous Hair 3. True stories of how God works miracles 4. African Americans reflect on Booker T. Washington 5. Tiger Can’t Sleep 6. Ruby and Bubbles

CONSUMER/BUSINESS
1. Atlanta mayor to deliver keynote address at Women of Power Summit 2. Wounded veterans get needed help 3. New tool to beat internet fraud 4. Entrepreneurial training sessions 5. A guide for first time homebuyers 6. Turning tax refunds into savings 7. Re-opening of former SaveRite on Northside Drive as a Food Depot

ENTERTAINMENT
1. Kem nominated for two NAACP image awards 2. LL Cool J romances Queen Latifah in ‘Last Holiday’ 3. Center Stage Productions, Inc. presents ‘The Music Man Junior’ 4. Gloria Jackson Winters to perform role of Billie Holiday in ‘Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill’ 5. Interview with Bruckheimer and Brooks of ‘Glory Road’

UP AND DOWN FARISH STREET

HEALTH
1. More than a mammogram: Know the essentials of breast cancer testing 2. How to keep all those weight loss resolutions 3. Many African Americans are unaware of kidney disease risk 4. The Lions Speak: Living in two worlds 5. Stay healthy, stay young: Tips to postpone signs of aging 6. Free help for smokers who want to quit

SPORTS
1. J-State wrap up 2. Bryant Gumbel to join Inside The NFL 3. HBO presents Gatti vs. Damgaard Jan. 28 4. Steeldogs set 2nd tryout date

NEWS
1. Critical blood shortage in MS may mean postponed surgeries 2. Black attorneys push for R. Jess Brown federal honor 3. AKA celebrate 98th Founders Day in Jackson