30TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION

FROM THE PUBLISHER By Preston Edwards, Sr.	THE EDITOR'S PERSPECTIVE By Robert Miller

The Challenges of Success • • •

• Build Your Own Life Brand
  By Stedman Graham

• Reflections on Success 

• William Kennard
  Former Chairman, Federal Communications Commission

• Tracey Edmonds
  President/CEO, Yab Yum Entertainment

• Vincent T. Cullers
  Chairman and CEO, Vince Cullers Advertising, Inc.

• Pamela Thomas-Graham
  President/CEO CNBC.com and Executive Vice President of NBC

• Omar Tyree
  Author

• Mark Whitaker
  Editor of Newsweek

• Rep. Harold Ford, Jr.
  Democratic Congressman from Tennessee

• Dr. David Satcher
  Surgeon General United States

• Tom Joyner
  Host, Tom Joyner Morning Radio Show

• Catherine L. Hughes
  Founder and Chairperson of Radio One, Inc.

• At The Top of Their Game: Students Share Success Tips
  With Their Peers
  By Linda Bates Parker

Industry Reports • • •

• The Hospitality Industry Relishes Fiscal Success
  By Steven E. Campbell

• Industry Indicators Show Retailing Future to be Bright
  By Thelma Snuggs, Ph.D.

• Explosive Growth Abounds the Telecommunications Industry
  By Monica M. Huddleston

Celebrating Our 30th Anniversary • • •

• University Partners

• Advertiser Partners

• Job Opportunities for the Next 30 Years
  By Philip D. Gardner, Ph.D.

• Lessons from 30 African Americans Who Have Forged Successful Careers
  By Chris B. Bardwell

• Messages of Congratulations

• John W. Marshall
  Director, United States Marshals Service

• Congressman James Clyburn
  South Carolina, & Chair, Congressional Black Caucus of the United States Congress

• Dr. Mildred J. Hudson
  CEO, Recruiting New Teachers, Inc.

• Helen J. Owens
  International Grand Basileus, Sigma Gamma Rho Soroity, Inc.

• Robert L. Johnson
  Founder, Chairman & CEO, BET Holdings, Inc.

• Tamala Jones
  Actress, WB Series "For Your Love"

• Rodney E. Slater
  Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation

• Valerie Wilson Wesley
  Author

• William W. Sutton, Jr.
  Preseident, National Association of Black Journalists

• Carla D. Williams
  National President, Jack and Jill of America, Inc.

• The Demographic Profile of African Americans,
  1970-71 to 2000-01
  By Nicholas A. Jones and James S. Jackson, Ph.D.

• Black America in the 21st Century: Compete or Perish
  By Ron Daniels, Ph.D.

• Student Activism in the '70s and the New Millennium
  By Raymond Winbush, Ph.D.

• Thirty Years of Black "Firsts" in Higher Education  
  By Dr. Russell L. Adams, Ph.D.

• Salute to Other Organizations Celebrating Their 30th Anniversary
  By Sharon Daugherty

From the Hearts of Authors • • •

• Binding My Brothers and Sisters... So It Will Get Better
  By Sonia Sanchez

• Who Am I?
  By Haki Madhubuti

• No Compliants for Gwendolyn Brooks ... (1917-2000)
  By Nikki Giovanni

Looking Back to Forge Ahead • • •

• The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, a Memorial to the Civil Rights Struggle
  By Dr. Horace Huntley

Special Reports • • •

• Elderly Tennis Phenom Nehemiah Atkinson Spends His Golden Years on the World's Tennis Courts
  By Robert G. Miller

Feature • • •

• Defying the Impossible: Dr. Ruth Simmons
  By Lisa A. Crayton

• THE BLACK COLLEGIAN AT 30
  By Robert G. Miller

• Appreciation for Our 30th Anniversary Sponsors and Partners

• 30th Anniversary Gala Celebration in Las Vegas and New Orleans

Reaching Out and Helping Others • • •

• Academic Achievement and Economic Power: The Next Civil Rights Frontier
  By Hugh Price, President of the National Urban League

• Justice in the 21st Century
  By Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr., Noted Attorney

• The NAACP Still Fights for Quality of Life Improvements for People of Color
  By Kweisi Mfume, President and CEO, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

• The Tradition of Academic Excellence in the African-American Community
  By William H. Gray, III, President and CEO, United Negro College Fund, Inc.

• The State of Black America is in Disarray
  By Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney

• We Are a People Without a Vision
  By Rev. Dr. Al Sharpton, President and CEO, The National Action Network

• Leave No Child Behind
  By Marian Wright Edelman, President, Children's Defense Fund

• The Complexities of Sustaining Community in the New Century
  By Dr. Ronald Walters, eminent Political Scientist and Professor, University of Maryland

The Faith Factor • • •

• The Gospel of Division in the Church
  By Frederick K.C. price, D.D.

• Put God in Your Life and Become a Leader
  By Bishop T.D. Jakes

Departments • • •

• Internet Directory

• Directory of Teaching Opportunities

• Teaching Opportunities Index