Ebony on the scene - Front Row

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Caption: ON PRESIDENT BUSH'S AFRICAN TRIP, as on President Clinton's African trip (June 1998), EBONY was the only accredited African-American magazine. Senior Editor Kevin Chappell and photographer Frederick L. Watkins Jr. were in the press pool on Air Force One, and were the only journalists granted a one-on-one interview. Watkins made the following photos for EBONY and Jet (August 4) of President Bush, pictured with Senegal President Abdoulaye Wade, denouncing slavery on Goree Island, (below) conferring with Secretary of State Colin Powell and National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice, and checking out the August issue of EBONY.

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Caption: IN LOS ANGELES, Will Smith and his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, pose for photographers after arriving for the premiere of the movie Bad Bays II, in which Smith co-stars with Martin Lawrence.

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Caption: IN MIAMI BEACH, FLA., NAACP Chairman Julian Bond gives the keynote address at the opening reception of the organization's 94th annual convention.

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Caption: MAKING FASHION STATEMENTS in the spotlight are Gabrielle Union (right), whose cool and comfortable outfit is appropriate for a variety of occasions, and (below, left to right) actress Vivica A. Fox, Judge Mablean Ephriam and singer Vivian Green, all of whom choose more colorful attire.

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