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2/1/2002 Part of the BlackPressUSA Network <!-- // Begin IMAGE rollovers function newImage(arg) { if (document.images) { rslt = new Image(); rslt.src = arg; return rslt; } } function changeImages() { if (document.images && (preloadFlag == true)) { for (var i=0; i<changeImages.arguments.length; i+=2) { document[changeImages.arguments[i]].src = changeImages.arguments[i+1]; } } } var preloadFlag = false; function preloadImages() { if (document.images) { // name of variable does not matter blank = newImage("Images/Blank.gif"); arrow = newImage("Images/menu/Arrow.gif"); arrow2 = newImage("Images/menu/Arrow2.gif"); arrowClear = newImage("Images/menu/ArrowClear.gif"); preloadFlag = true; } } preloadImages(); // end IMAGE rollovers // --> HOME NEWS OP-ED LIFESTYLE SPORTS ABOUT US NETWORK SITES NATIONAL NEWS Pulling For the 'Right' Team An unexpected consequence of racial barriers falling in football is that it has become increasingly difficult to decide which team to support. If different teams had won in the final round of the NFL playoffs, two African-American quarterbacks would be competing against each other in Super Bowl XXVI next Sunday: Donovan McNabb of the Philadelphia Eagles and Kordell Stewart of the Pittsburgh Steelers. And deciding which one to root for wouldn’t be easy.As an aspiring quarterback at Druid High School in Tuscaloosa, Ala., during the early 1960s, it was an easy ... Bush’s First ‘State of Union’ Address Thin On Justice Issues WASHINGTON (NNPA)—While President Bush outlined the future of the war against terrorism in his first State of the Union speech Tuesday, he only brushed by civil rights, criminal justice and economic issues that disproportionately affect Blacks. “The men and women of our armed forces have delivered a message now clear to every enemy of the United States: Even 7,000 miles away, across oceans and continents, on mountaintops and in caves—you will not escape the justice of this ... MORE "NATIONAL NEWS" HEADLINES ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT INTERNATIONAL NEWS Sidney Poitier To Receive Honorary Oscar (Special to the NNPA)-The pioneering Black actor Sidney Poitier will receive a special Academy Award during the March 24 Oscar telecast. ... MORE HEADLINES “The Dells’ Eagles Awards” featuring a Live Performance by The Dells Performing Artists With Roots In South Shore Area Wanted For Spirit of South Shore Celebration An All Star Line Up Scheduled for the “17th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards” BMW South Africa Empowers East London Dealership CAPE TOWN, South Africa (PANA)-BMW South Africa recently appointed its first majority-owned Black empowerment dealer. The German vehicle manufacturer has ... MORE HEADLINES West African Farmers Review Causes of Rural Poverty Anxiety High In Somalia As American Strikes Loom HIV/AIDS Swells Number Of Orphans In Namibia LOCAL NEWS BUSINESS NEWS AT&T To Host Screening of 10,000 Men Named George Company Partners with Showtime, American Family Insurance For Black History Month Event Chicago — AT&T Broadband, in celebration of Black History Month, will be sponsoring a screening of the Showtime original film, “10,000 Black Men Named George,” on February 5th at 7 p.m. at the ... MORE HEADLINES The passing of a great Black Soldier in the trenches--James I. Cage Save-A-Lot Ribbon Cutting Set For January 31 Southside Chicago Shoppers Can Enjoy Savings Of Up To 40 Percent On Groceries St. Louis — Now, Southside Chicagoans can save up to 40 percent on groceries when the new Save-A-Lot Food Store, located at 10700 South Halsted Street, celebrates its grand opening January 31, 2002... MORE HEADLINES An Economic Rallying Cry For Black America, Too