Ebony

Ebony magazine recently recognized U.S. Naval Academy professor Samuel P. Massie as one of 11 black superstars of science.The Ebony article, in the June 1991 issue, is titled "Superstars of Science," and describes Massie as an educator who has inspired generations of blacks to enter the sciences.During his 25 years as a chemistry professor at the academy, Massie has been recognized numerous times for his achievements as an educator, researcher and public servant.In 1989, Massie was inducted into the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame, which pays tribute to black achievers who have made the most of their educational andcareer opportunities.

REPORTS OF our death, to borrow an expression from Mark Twain, have been greatly exaggerated."That was from George E. Curry, editor in chief of Emerge magazine, writing in the September issue of the periodical that some had written off as dead back in July. A black Virginia millionaire recently bought an interest in Emerge and secured its place as, arguably, the premiere magazine for black America.Count me among the many -- although it needs more subscribers -- fans of the magazine. I would have been miserable and inconsolable if Emerge had gone under.

THE MEMBERS OF the Pumphrey-based Ebony Eyes Book Club are always searching for a good book. But The School on 103rd Street - and its California-based author - found them. Writer Roland S. Jefferson e-mailed the club's spokeswoman this year and asked for a copy of the club newsletter. "He said that he was an aspiring author who likes to read book club newsletters," said Lisa Hammack, the spokeswoman. "So I sent him a newsletter and he sent me the book." And now that book has been named the club's Book of the Year.

On November 4, 2004, RANDOLPH E.; beloved husband of Deborah R. Also survived by four sons, Randolph Andrews, Jamal Park, Gerard Boyd and Jameel Talley; one daughter, Ebony Andrews; two brothers, Joseph Mercer and Freddie Avery; two sisters Joann Carter and Edith Andrews, a special aunt Edith Andrews and two grandchildren. Friends may call at the Wylie Funeral Home, 638 N. Gilmor St., on Sunday 12 to 4 P.M. Family will receive friends on Monday 11 A.M. Funeral 11:30 A.M. at Trinity Baptist Church, 1601 Druid Hill Avenue.

It was not good grades that brought a smile of pride to Ebon Williams' face one afternoon when she came bursting through the door after school one day.Ebony, all of 9 years old, had beaten up a boy after class."

WASHINGTON - "Why is there an Ebony? If some white guy started a magazine called Ivory, you blacks would riot in protest." Give me a dollar for every white guy who ever asked me that and I'd be too rich to write columns for a living. The point of the question, of course, is that white folk are oppressed by pernicious double standards. It's a silly argument, and I've explained why many times in this space. But today, rather than answer the issue behind the question, I'd like to answer the question itself.

With his brother comparing him to Nelson Mandela, Elliott Ray spoke publicly for the first time yesterday since being cleared of charges that he raped and murdered a 9-year-old girl two years ago at a West Baltimore high-rise.A crowd of family and supporters, including 4th District Councilman Lawrence Bell, offered praise for Mr. Ray at a "Welcome Home" reception held at Enon Baptist Church in the 600 block of N. Schroeder St."Out of this grave and bitter experience, my brother prevailed like Nelson Mandela, who spent 27 years in a South African dungeon," said Elliott Ray's younger brother, the Rev. Willie Ray, the crusading "Stop the Killing" preacher.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Ebony is hogging the computer again. With a firm grip on the joystick, he is sending a circle caroming around the screen, trying to slip it onto a patch of blue - and missing and missing."

Baltimore public schools will be guiding their students toward excellence next school year with a series of videotapes and workbooks that feature black leaders, entrepreneurs and entertainers describing how they overcame adversity.Automaker Saturn Corp. gave 125 sets of the "Ebony/Jet Guide to Black Excellence" videos, with instructional guides for teachers and student workbooks, to school Superintendent Walter G. Amprey at Booker T. Washington Middle School yesterday.The students also received some firsthand lessons in success.

UAW votes strike, if necessaryThe United Auto Workers union said yesterday that Ford Motor Co. employees voted by a 95 percent margin to authorize a strike against the No. 2 carmaker, if one is deemed necessary. On Monday, the UAW chose Ford as its strike target for 1993 contract talks with the Big Three automakers.Dollar plummets against markJitters about the U.S. economy and renewed confidence in the German mark sent the dollar reeling to a 10-week low against the German currency yesterday.