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 (October 12, 1925 – November 16, 1995)   Charles Edward Gordone ,   won the “Pulitzer Prize” for his play,No Place to be   Somebody,on May 4,1970.   TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS PERSON VISIT YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY.  

Via: Foxbaltimore.com Gov. Martin O’Malley and leading lawmakers are set to discuss Maryland’s upcoming special legislative session. The Democratic governor agreed to call the special session after the Democratic-led legislature failed to agree on a budget, triggering more than $500 million in cuts. The House and Senate are expected to use the session to push […]

(May 3, 1898–December 15, 1987)   Septima Poinsetta Clark ,   civil rights activist ,was born on May 3,1898.Clark   received the “Living Legacy Award” from President   Jimmy Carter.     TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS PERSON VISIT YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY.                           […]

 (1843 or 1844 – 1929)   Elijah “The Real” McCoy,   Inventor and holder of around 57 patents, was born in   Colchester, Ontario, on May 2, 1843. His machine   lubricants were so in demand that buyers of machinery   insisted that they contain only the “Real McCoy”   lubricants.      TO LEARN […]

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Radio talk-show host Larry Young received the Whitney Young Award from the Greater Baltimore Urban League at their annual gala at the Waterfront Marriott Hotel in Baltimore City recently. Courtesy Photo The value of a public servant is measured not in a single event, but in the body of work throughout life. WOLB radio host […]

Via: Foxbaltimore.com MDPetitions.com representatives will announce new chairmen for their petition efforts in Baltimore County Friday morning. The group is trying to collect more than 55,000 signatures to give voters an opportunity to overturn the congressional map on the November ballot. The General Assembly passed the reconfigured map last year. MDPetitions.com leaders are also working […]

Via: Foxbaltimore.com Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker, and Ken Ulman, his counterpart in Howard County, are scheduled to participate Friday in a live fire simulation event organized by the International Association of Fire Firefighters. The event runs from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute in College Park. Prince […]

Via: Foxbaltimore.com Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley is scheduled to sign environmental bills from his own legislative package including measures to increase the state’s so-called flush tax and limit where new residential septic systems can be installed. O’Malley is scheduled to put his signature on legislation passed earlier this year during a ceremony Wednesday afternoon. In […]

 (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.