Masthead August 2000

Publisher and Editor-in-Chief

Haybert King Houston

Production Manager

Stella Cheung Houston

Copy Editor

Patricia Houston-Washington

Contributing Writers

James D. Armstrong, Jr., Milpitas, CA
Lucy Galliher, New York City, NY
Dorothy Hill, San Francisco, CA
Al Merritt, Weybridge, Surrey, UK
Francesca Nemko, San Luis Obispo, CA
Valynda Voz, New York, NY

Cover Photo

Milt Hinton by Dan Audain

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