March/April 2002

CONTENTS

COVER STORY
— Wednesdays in Mississippi
* In 1964 Black and white northern women joined forces in the South
By Lottie Joiner

FEATURES
— After the Fire
A decade after L.A.'s uprising, recovery and police ethics still in question
By Gale Holland

— Journal of Freedom
A look back at the first Black newspaper founded 175 years ago
By Todd Steven Burroughs

ISSUES & VIEWS
— Novel Genius
Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man remains a classic 50 years after publication
By Charles Johnson

— Without a Net
Why TV network ownership continues to elude African Americans
By Kristal Brent Zook

DEPARTMENTS
- Editor's Note

- Letters

- Up Front: Martin Luther King Jr. memorial effort met by family challenges; Vonetta Flowers becomes first Black to win gold at Winter Olympics; Cambridge public schools plan economic desegregation; NOW Legal Defense lobbies on behalf of women for Sept. 11 recovery funds; Black Enron employees go to Washington, D.C. Questions: Dr. Willarda Edwards, the NAACP's new director of health advocacy, on the state of Black women's health.

- The Color Line: Mark W. Wright examines dearth of Black coaches in the NFL an on college football fields

- Crisis Forum
* Theater: Playwright Suzan-Lori Parks debuts on Broadway with Topdog/Underdog
* Music: Three Mo' Tenors sings opera, jazz, gospel and more
* Books:
— The Anatomy of Racial Inequality by Glenn Loury
— Dwayne Wickham's Bill Clinton and Black America

- Backstory: Karla FC Holloway finds her research on African American burial and mourning is a reflection of her own experiences

- The NAACP Today
* Economic sanctions over Confederate flag continue in South Carolina
* At 93rd annual meeting, Mfume and Bond pledge to continue to fight injustice
* Mississippi State Conference opposes Judge Charles Pickering nomination
* NAACP "Call for Action" demands equality in education
* Branch News: Allentown, Pa; Buffalo, N.Y.

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