(March29, 1925 – July 22,1975) Emlen Lewis “The Gremlin”Tunnell , was signed by the New York Giants as Assistant Coach on May 1,1963 – the first Black to serve in this position in the NFL. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS PERSON VISIT YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY.
(January 26, 1892 – April 30, 1926) Bessie Coleman, was the first licensed Black aviator, was killed in an airplane accident on April 30,1926. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS PERSON VISIT YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY.
(April 27, 1927 – January 30, 2006) Coretta Scott King, activist and wife of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,was born in Marion, AL, on April 27,1927. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS PERSON VISIT YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY.
(1886 – 1939) Gertrude “Ma” Rainey, Known as “Mother of the Blues,” was born in Columbus,GA, on April 26,1886. Among others, Rainey recorded with Louis Armstrong. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS PERSON VISIT YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY.
(April 25, 1917 – June 15, 1996) Ella Fitzgerald, Famed jazz singer known for her “skat” style of signing, was born in Newport News, VA, on April 25, 1918. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS PERSON VISIT YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY.
(April 1, 1854 – July 9, 1897) Augustus Tolton, was ordained a Roman Catholic Priest in Rome and then assigned to America on April 24, 1886. Tolton is considered by some to be the first Black Priest since both James and Patrick Healy had a white father and mulatto mother. […]
(January 13, 1850 – January 4, 1911) Charlotte E.Ray, the first Black woman lawyer, became the first Black woman admitted to practice before the District Supreme Court (Washington, DC) on April 23, 1872. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS PERSON VISIT YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY.
As of Tuesday,April 17,2012 Talkers Magazine published its yearly Heavy Hundred list of talk shows and for the 6th year in a row Larry Young and The Larry Young Morning Show tops the “Heavy Hundred by moving up another 10 steps from #63 to #53. Congratulations Larry Young for keeping the citizens of Maryland informed and apart of […]
Today Tavis Smiley(in-studio) and Dr. Cornel West (via phone) stopped by The Larry Young Morning Show to discuss the new book entitled “THE RICH AND THE REST OF US: A POVERTY MANIFESTO” LISTEN FOR YOURSELF…Larry Young interviews Tavis Smiley & Dr.Cornel West 4.18.12 TAVIS SMILEY AND CORNEL WEST “THE RICH AND THE REST OF US: A […]
JOIN THE GREATER BALTIMORE URBAN LEAGUE AS THEY WILL CELEBRATE 88 YEARS OF SERVICE IN THE BALTIMORE METRO AREA WITH THE UNDERSTANDING OUR PAST TO UNLEASEH OUR FUTURE GALA ON TO HONOR : LARRY YOUNG,WOLB 1010 AM TALK HOST WHY : LARRY YOUNG IS BEING HONORED FOR BEING A RADIO TALK SHOW HOST, COMMUNITY ACTIVIST […]