Next In Line
In our June/July issue, we tell you about what
our readers think of the auto industry and its
supporting entities. We check out what’s new in
the car rental fleets, and we offer a review of the
Chrysler Town & Country minivan, as well as
give travel tips for families.
issue of AAOW. BMW builds various versions
of its mountain bike. The Q3.S was given away.
Congrats Judy!!
Hanging With Willy I Ribbs
Advertisers'W eb Sites
Safety Campaign Wraps Up 2000-01
AC Delco
acdelco.com
The "Why Can’t We All Just Buckle Up?"
campaign drove its safety message home to
African Americans by placing its Urban Safety
Vehicle at Mitsubishi's display booth at the Hot
Wheels DC Auto Show, Dec. 26th through Jan.
1st in Washington,D.C.
Next, the Urban Safety Vehicle invaded
Super Bowl weekend in Tampa Bay, Fla. The
campaign teamed with the International Center
for Injury Prevention to distribute information
about car safety at the PLAYERS INC.
BMW
btnwusa.com
Dodge
4adodge.com
Honda
honda.com
Hyundai
hyundaiusa.com
Ford Division
ford.com
Ford Minority Supplier
Development
fordmsd.com
Jaguar
jaguar.com
Lexus
lexus.com
Lincoln
lincolnvehicles.com
Oldsmobile
oldsmobile.com
Toyota Division
toyota.com
Volvo
volvocars.com
T he
Congratulations to the Winners!
African Americans On Wheels won one gold,
three silver and two bronze awards in the mag­
azine division of the IAMC writing awards. A
gold went to Publisher Randi Payton for his
"Why Can't We All Just Buckle Up?"
Publisher's Letter.
Silvers went to Joe Sczney for a cover story
on African Americans and the UAW
(Feb/Marchl999); the staff of AAOW for its
2000 Preview (Oct/Nov 1999) and Blair S.
Walker for a road test of the 2000 Nissan
Maxima GLE. Bronze went to Warren Brown
for his columns published in 1999 in AAOW.
And the Winter 2000 issue of AAOW received a
Bronze.
And there's another Winner!
Judy Wooley from Upper Marlboro, Md. is
the winner of the BMW Mountain Bike that
was given away to a lucky reader of African
Americans On Wheels magazine as part of our
"You Are Somebody" Research Survey. All you
had to do to qualify was return a reader survey
that was published in the October/November
D r iv in g
F d r c e
A A O W Editor Jacqueline M itchell (left) a n d Autom otive M arketer
Editor K athy Jackson share laughs w ith racing legend W illy T. Ribbs.
Willy T. is once again on the NASCAR cir­
cuit in the Craftsman Truck series. Five
African-American auto journalists dined with
Willy T. the night before the first race in
Daytona, Fla., and wished him well just before
he went on the track. We will continue to follow
Willv T. through the NASCAR season, and we
hope you will, too. Visit our Web site at
www.onwheelsinc.com for the entire NASCAR
Craftsman Truck Racing schedule.
Edward Davis Education Foundation
If you would like to contribute to the Edward
Davis Education Foundation, please send a
check or money order (no cash, please) to 585
E. Larned St., Detroit, Mich., 48226. This year,
we awarded 10 scholarships. They are renew­
able at varying amounts while the students are
in school. EDEF is the independent, non-prof­
it organization of On Wheels Inc. For more
information, call (313) 963-2209.
Where to Hnd Us:
African Americans On Wheels is a supple­
ment to Black newspapers in the U.S. as well as
zoned editions of the Washington Post, Detroit
News and Detroit Free Press. The magazine is
also
posted
on
our
web
site,
www.onwheelsinc.com.
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