
COVER CREDITS
Kemba Smith. Photography by Maynard Manzano of Magic Glamour, The Centre at Forestville, Forestville, MD. Makeup artist, Jeanette E. Johnson. Hairstylist, Rhon Frazier.
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COVER
STORY
22 Kemba Smith Today
She spent six and a half years behind bars for committing drug-related crimes. In 2000, President Clinton pardoned her. In an exclusive interview, Smith reveals how the her experience changed her life and what she is doing today.
FOCUS: Personal Responsibility
20 Working in Tandem - A Democratic View
21 You Have a Choice - A Republican View
25 Personal Responsibility “Funnies"
FEATURE
7 Africa’s Youngest Nation Turns 15
DEPARTMENTS
2 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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THE
PUBLISHER’S POINT
4 Voluntary Slavery
PRAISING THE PAST
5 Forgotten Roots – Muslims in Early America
THE OTHER SIDE
6 Parenting from a Cell
MONEY
8 The Curse of Easy Access
OUR
SPACE
10 Each One Teach One to Buy One
TRAVEL
STORY
12 Around the Lake
HEALTH
14 The Doctor in the Yellow Coat
16 The Role of Radiation Therapy in the Fight Against Cancer
BOOK
REVIEW
26 Stepin Fetchit – The Man Behind the Comic |
COMING
UP
28 Yoruba National Convention, Taste of Chicago, and more
ENTERTAINMENT
28 On the Saxophone

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