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The article looks at the African American political candidates that are running in the 2006 elections. The author observes that several African American political candidates are competing for some of the highest offices in the nation. She cites gubernatorial candidates Lynn Swann and Ken Blackwell in Pennsylvania and Ohio, respectively. The author also provides a statement issued by Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. of Illinois that African Americans are still underrepresented politically.

Features R. Donahue Peebles, African American president and CEO of Peebles Atlantic Development Corp. Participation of Peebles in the Bath Club in 1996; Overview of the company's portfolio; Family background.

The article features Michelle Obama, an executive at the University of Chicago Hospitals and wife of U.S. Senator Barack Obama (D-Ill.). In May 2005, she was promoted to vice president for community and external affairs at the University of Chicago Hospitals. She is focused on making sure her daughters were raised right and that her husband be the right kind of father.

Focuses on vacation sites and events for travelers in the U.S. for 2005. Purpose of the Summit, a meeting sponsored by the National Brotherhood of Skiers that will be held in Vail, Colorado; Disney theme parks in Southern California where the celebration of the 50th anniversary of Disneyland will take place; Dates set for the Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts and Humanities in Eatonville, Florida.

Profiles Barack Obama, the African-American state senator of Illinois. Educational and career background; Importance of family to Obama; Plans of Obama for the U.S. Senate if elected in the 2004 election.

Presents an interview with African-American singer Anita Baker on her return to the jazz music industry in 2004. Information on her single "My Everything"; Reasons behind her absence from the industry; Background on family and marriage problems she experienced.

Presents information on the educational programs offered at historically African American colleges and universities in the U.S. Xavier University in Ohio; Morehouse College in Georgia; Howard University in Washington, D.C.

Focuses on bridal gown styles for 2004 in the U.S. Fabrics used in contemporary styles; Advice of designers for brides to consider the shape of their figure when choosing a gown; Indications of romantic gown designs.

Focuses on the growing family phenomenon of having househusbands, in the U.S. as of 2003. Experience of Bruce Matthews as a househusband; Reasons most men become at-home dads; Increase in the number of children living with stay-at-home dads since 1990.

Features several summer getaways in the U.S. for the entire family. Lee Island Coast in Florida; Walt Disney World in Florida; Kentucky Derby Museum in Louisville, Kentucky.

Focuses on the role of the Afro-American market on the cruise industry in the U.S. Background on the cruises offered to Afro-Americans; Economic impact of the cruise industry on the Afro-American community; Information on Afro-American theme cruises for 2003.

Focuses on several Afro-American rappers who became successful in the motion picture and theater industries. Will Smith; Snoop Dogg; Queen Latifah; Mos Def.

Discusses the religious life of several African-American celebrities in Los Angeles, California. Increase in church memberships and creation of megachurches in the city; Celebrities who frequently attend religious services in Los Angeles; Actors and actresses who opened their own churches.

Discusses the wedding of singer Toni Michele Braxton to musician and producer Keri Lewis in Georgia. Family members who were present; Celebrities at the wedding; Preparations for the wedding and reception; How the couple met.

Recommends several vacation destinations for African-Americans for the summer of 2001. Vacation package offered by American Airlines; Tourist attractions in Atlanta, Georgia; Festivals in Alabama.

Focuses on celebrity working mothers in the United States who are either pregnant or have delivered their children and continue with their active lives. Example of designer maternity apparel; Advice for new mothers; Strategy in interacting more with children.

Presents the top ten popular Afro-American couples in the United States in 2001. Recording star Ginuwine and rap star Sole; Singer Toni Braxton and Keri Lewis of the group Mint Condition; Actress Halle Berry and singer Eric Benet.

Discusses how Afro-American singer Tony Braxton overcame her bankruptcy in the music industry. Reasons for her disappearance from the industry in 1997; Background information on her bankruptcy filing; Speculated reasons for her bankruptcy; Lessons she learned from the bankruptcy experience.

Deals with how Kathleen Simmons Laurent, an Afro-American senior counsel for Sony Electronics Inc. in the United States, raises her triplets children, with her husband, Ronald. How Laurent balances her family and work; Information on her pregnancy and baby delivery; Decision of Laurent to hire a nanny for her babies; How the couple takes care of their babies during weekends.

Provides information on the house of legendary Chicago bluesman Buddy Guy in Illinois. Features of the house; Amenities; Interior decorations.

Reveals how African Americans will celebrate millennium. Percentage of all Americans that plan to spend New Year's Eve at home or in the homes of friends or family members; Factor that affect travel plan; Party of the Century event in New York.

Focuses on racial profiling in the United States. Offenses against Afro-American motorists; Purpose of the Traffic Stops Statistics Act of 1999; Examples of cases against racial profiling; Recommendations to end harassment on Afro-American motorists.

Presents tips on making a family vacation in the United States memorable. Importance of planning; Convenience as a necessity; Places to consider when planning a vacation.

Gives advice to families going on a winter vacation in the United States. Description of Florida; Information on several resorts and beaches; Vacation spots in the Caribbean Area.

Features William Edward Gary, an African-American lawyer, and his 50-room mansion in Stuart, Florida. Features of the mansion; Charitable contributions made by Gary to his alma mater and other colleges.

Focuses on films and television movies produced by some famous African American women like Oprah Winfrey, Debbie Allen, Whitney Houston and Tracey Edmonds. Movies that garnered success in 1997; Aspects to be considered in producing a film; Plots common to the movies produced by black women; Comments of film critics on the success of African American films.

Features the multimillion-dollar mansion of baseball star Cecil Fielder in Florida. How he acquired the house; Cost of renovation; Amenities found in the home; Other properties owned by Fielder; His background as a baseball player.

Highlights the 1997's most interesting weddings in the United States. Courtney Vance and Angela Bassett; Rhonda Ross and Rodney Kendrick; Susan Marya Fales and Aaron Christopher Hill; Deanna Brown and Shawn Thomas; More;

Presents Black ministers who are among the greatest preachers in the United States. Prathia Hall of Mt. Sharon Baptist Church in Philadelphia; Renita Weems of Vanderbilt University Divinity School in Nashville, Tennessee; Suzan Johnson Cook of Bronx Christian Fellowship Church in New York. INSET: Honor roll of great preachers..

Focuses on the teaching philosophy of Chicago, Illinois-based Westside Preparatory School educator Marva Collins. Hands-on method; Capability of children to learn; Positive reinforcement of students; Emphasis on vocabulary and reading.

Profiles African American gospel singer Micah Stampley. Family and educational background; His popularity as a gospel singer; Commitment by Stampley to his family.

Features Detroit Police Chief Ella M. Bully-Cummings. Details of her appointment as police chief of the U.S. Justice Dept.; Educational background; Family background.

Discusses the state of Afro-American marriage in the U.S. Increase in the number of Afro-American marriage in 2001; Comparison of the number of Afro-American married couples with the number of married Whites; Factors that have weakened Black community institutions; Solution to increasing the marriage rate.

Discusses how Afro-American parents are dealing with the asthma epidemic in the U.S. as of December 2002. Information on asthma; Obstacle for treating asthma; Change in modern asthma.

Features African-American couple and Florida chiefs of police Eugene Savage and Gwendolyn V. Boyd-Savage. Information on how Eugene and Gwendolyn met; Career as chiefs of police; Concern regarding their relationship.

This article focuses on African American citizens who survived from breast cancer in the U.S. Celebrity Diahann Carroll describes their efforts is surviving from the disease. The discovery of the disease by Geraldine Brickhouse Barber, a budget administrator in Roanoke, Virginia, is described. Celebrity Richard Roundtree survived from male breast cancer and conducted a fund raising to find a cure for the disease.

Offers a look at the interior design of the house of Isaac and Jeannette Stinnette in Chicago, Illinois. Optional features chosen by the couple for their master bathroom; Decoration of the master bedroom; Features of the basement; Design of the first floor.

Provides information on several vacation destinations and tour packages for the family. Online information services to acquire travel discounts; Vacation packages offered by Disney World in Orlando, Florida; Destination tour launched by the Royal Caribbean International cruise line and the National Professional Network.

Deals with the issue of skin color among Afro-Americans. Details on the poem `Harlem Sweeties,' by Eubie Blake; Views of psychiatrists and psychologists.

Suggests several places for vacation come year 2000. Special travel packages to Las Vegas, Nevada offered by Southwest for African-American travelers; Festivals in Florida; Description of the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.

Evaluates the works of greatest music composer Edward Kennedy Ellington in the United States. Educational background; Family relationships; Compositions produced.

Focuses on the involvement of children in the United States in violent crimes. Statistics on juvenile delinquency; Examples of crimes committed by children; Factors that cause delinquency; Comments on the issue.

Features the movie `Amistad,' story of Amerrican African resistance to slavery, directed by Steven Spielberg. How the story was conceived; Lessons learned from the movie; Locations where it was shot.

Looks at the growing demand for black male actors as leading men in Hollywood. Denzel Washington; Morgan Freeman; Samuel L. Jackson; Will Smith; Laurence Fishburne.

The article explores the relationship between Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks in line with the civil rights movement in the U.S. It describes the arrest of Parks for not giving up her seat to a White man in a city bus in Montgomery, Alabama. The role of Park's arrest in the Montgomery Bus Boycott is discussed. It states the role of King in the civil rights movement.

A calendar of entertainment events for December is presented. The 80th Annual Spelman-Morehouse Christmas Carol Concert will be held in Atlanta, Georgia in December 1 and 2. The African Diaspora Film Festival is scheduled on December 7 in New York City. The Harbour Fest and Fireworks will be held in Jamaica on December 31.

Presents a calendar of African American-related events in the U.S. in August 2006. Naija Fest 2006 at the Patterson Park in Baltimore on August 12; Jazzfest Heritage Festival in Chicago, Illinois on August 5 and 6; Ribs and Soul Festival at Hart Plaza in Detroit, Michigan from August 4 to 6.

Presents a calendar of events for African Americans in May 2006 including the 29th Atlanta Jazz Festival to be held from May 27-29 and the Travel Professionals Color Conference to be held from May 4-7.

Provides a travel guide to various U.S. states and destinations outside U.S., as of April 2006. Highlights of the 2006 Pan African Bookfest and Cultural Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Conventions and conferences to be held in Memphis, Tennessee; Parades to be held in U.S. Virgin Islands.

The article reflects on the contributions of Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr. to the Civil Rights Movement in the U.S. A retelling of the decision of Parks not to give up her seat in a bus to a White man is given. It explores the impact of Parks' decision on the status of African Americans in society. The role of Parks and King in freedom movements is described.