COVER STORY
22 Lamman Rucker - A Gent in Hollywood

Like Paul Robeson, Lamman Rucker is determined to be more than a talented entertainer. With star power looks, Rucker is also an activist, entrepreneur and educator.

FEATURES
6 Port Of Harlem Snippets: Meet our Contributors

12 Building Bridges Instead of Walls

DEPARTMENTS 
4 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

THE PUBLISHER’S POINT
8 What Happened to the Retooling of Our Minds?

THE OTHER SIDE
9 Governor O'Malley and the Lifer's Parole Bill

PRAISING THE PAST
10 Blacks and the "Sport of Kings"

11 A Historical Request

TRAVEL
14 Washington, DC - Southeast

HEALTH
16 Male Menopause

18 Healing the Body: Laying on the Hands