Muncie Times, Muncie, Delaware County, 16 November 2006 — Page 1

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Vol. 16, No.22 Also Serving Anderson, Marion, Richmond And New Castle Communities November 16, 2006 Veteran CBS newsman Ed Bradley is dead; was first black White House correspondent

Remembering Ed Bradley (1941 - 2006)

The "60 Minutes" correspondent and pioneering black journalist By T.S. Kumbula plications related to leukemia. He died at Mount Sinai Hospital Edward (Ed) Rudolph Bradley in New York City. Bradley's carJr., a pioneering and award-win- diologist, said that Bradley was ning journalist on the long-run- diagnosed with leukemia many ning CBS television magazine years ago, but it had not become series 60 Minutes, is dead. He life-threatening until he contractwas 65. ed an infection last month. Ed Bradley, as he was popular- The veteran newsman was one ly known, died Nov. 9 from com- continued on page 4

Bush, Clinton attend D.C. groundbreaking festivities for building Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial

By T. S. Kumbula Under threatening, cloudy skies, President George W. Bush, former President Bill Clinton and about 5,000 people gathered Monday morning in Washington,

D.C., for groundbreaking ceremonies for the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial. When the $100 million King Memorial is completed around spring 2008, it will mark the first time that an

African American has been honored at the National Mall, home to presidents, wars and other memorials. The King Memorial will be located, significantly enough, between Presidents continued on page 3

NAACP to induct comedian Bill Cosby into NAACP Image Awards Hall of Fame

LOS ANGELES—Legendary comedian, television and film actor, producer and writer, Bill Cosby will be inducted into the NAACP Image Awards Hall of Fame, it was announced by NAACP Image Awards Executive Producer Vicangelo Bulluck. The Hall of Fame Award will be presented during “The 38TH NAACP Image Awards” in Los Angeles. The awards ceremony will air live 8 p.m. March 2 on FOX.

Bruce S. Gordon, president and CEO of the NAACP, said, “Bill Cosby is a visionary performer whose extraordinary work has been embraced by people of all races and cultures. One of the most successful and well respected entertainers in the world; he is a brilliant social commentator and ardent political activist. He and his wife, Camille, are major philanthropists who continue to invest their personal time and resources continued on page 5