Doug Williams, football great, became the first Black to quarterback a Super Bowl team on January 31, 1988. Williams led the Washington Washington Football Team to a 42-10 win over the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XXII. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Doug Williams played quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1978-82; played in the United States Football […]
Public School System Closings for Thursday, January 27, 2011 Updated 1/27/11 8:00 AM SCHOOL SYSTEM ANNOUNCEMENT ALLEGANY COUNTY NO REPORT ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY Schools and offices Closed. Code RED for employees. BALTIMORE CITY Schools and administrative offices closed. BALTIMORE COUNTY Schools and offices closed. CALVERT COUNTY NO REPORT CAROLINE COUNTY Closed CARROLL COUNTY Schools Closed; […]
Angela Davis, author, activist, and professor was born in Birmingham, AL, on this date in 1944. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Angela Davis is often associated with the Black Panthers and with the black power politics of the late 1960s and early 1970s. She joined the Communist Party when Martin Luther King was assassinated in 1968. She was active […]
Public School System Closings for Wednesday, January 26, 2011 01/26/2011 SCHOOL SYSTEM ANNOUNCEMENT ALLEGANY COUNTY NO REPORT ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY Was already closed for students. Opens 2 hours late for teachers and employees. BALTIMORE CITY CLOSED BALTIMORE COUNTY CLOSED CALVERT COUNTY NO REPORT CAROLINE COUNTY 2 hours late CARROLL COUNTY CLOSED CECIL COUNTY Revised […]
Terrell Davis, running back for the Denver Broncos, was named Most Valuable Player of Super Bowl XXXII on January 25, 1998. Davis rushed 30 times for 157 yards and three TDs in what has been called the “Best Super Bowl Ever.” TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS PERSON VISIT YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY.
Clarence “Big House” Gains, Winston Salem State University Basketball coach, won his 800th game on January 24, 1990.Gains has won 8 CIAA conference championships and a 1967 Division II Championship. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS PERSON VISIT YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY.
Via: Elev8.com Every year during Stellar Awards weekend, it’s always a well-kept secret of who will perform which musical tributes for the BMI Trailblazers of Gospel Luncheon. Of course, we already knew who’d be honored – Pastor Shirley Caesar and Commissioned, but taking a wild guess to find out who’s singing for each one is […]
Via: Elev8.com Every blue moon there comes along a voice, an energy that parallels no other in the gospel music industry. Sometimes we’re prepared for it and other times we are not. This year’s 2011 Stellar Awards was knowingly and expectantly filled with live performances and special guest appearances from artists gaining momentum on the […]
Via: Elev8.com Gospel has gone galactic with the exciting new project from urban/contemporary worship singer and songwriter Deitrick Haddon. That’s right! You heard it correct the first time – Deitrick invites the saints to live above the norm and have some good ol’ fashioned Church on the Moon, his newest musical offering expected to hit […]
Via: Elev8.com Everyone wants to know what takes place behind the scenes and backstage every year as the Stellar Awards gets underway. Just know there’s lots of lights, cameras and tons of action. The 26th Annual Stellar Awards took place in the famed Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, TN just this past weekend and as […]