Players Vol. 24 # 6

FEATURES and PICTORIALS
22 HE'S HEAVY, AND HE'S MY BROTHER—interview by Asondra R. Hunter
Heavy D, the original overweight lover, has some commandments to pass on to the masses. And as he waxes on about topics from love to lunch, it becomes apparent that the kingdom of Heavy is within.
25 MONITA—pictorial by Laurien
32 READIN', RITIN' AND RESPECT by Ron Chepesiuk
Schools across the country are taking the traditional school-system curricula and completely reforming it from a grassroots level. It's called Afrocentrism, and your child may be learning it right now.
36 MEKA—pictorial by Salaff
46 THE 1997-98 PLAYERS COLLEGE BASKETBALL ALL-AMERICA TEAM
54 CARMEN—pictorial by Ruedelstein
60 ANOTHER TRINKET—fiction by Jerome
THE SHIT
8 Letters to the Editor
9 Letter from the Editor
10 Dateline
U.S. news and world reports
16 The 411
entertainment news, buzz, and interviews
44 Comic Relief
cartoons
68 Socio-politics
editorial by Michael Faulkner
69 Arts and Entertainment
editorial by Odie Hawkins
78 Peep This
music and video reviews