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(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.
Via: Foxbaltimore.com Police are investigating the murder of man in northwest Baltimore. It happened around 4:15a.m. Friday in the 2700-block of Boarman Avenue. When officers arrived, they found a man suffering from a gunshot wound to the head. The victim was transported to Sinai Hospital, where he died. To read more click here
Via: Foxbaltimore.com Baltimore City Firefighters spent hours battling a 3-alarm fire Sunday night in Canton. It broke out around 8p.m. at the Eastern Plating Co. in the 1200-block of Baylis Street. Approximately 60 residents nearby were evacuated because of the heavy smoke conditions. To read more click here
Via: Foxbaltimore.com The 184-year-old St. Frances Academy will honor Bill and Camille Cosby at a naming ceremony on Friday. The Cosbys will be introduced by former Virginia Gov. Douglas Wilder, the nation’s first elected black governor, and CNN’s Soledad O’Brien will deliver the keynote at the event. The couple gave the school, which serves primarily low-income […]
Via: Foxbaltimore.com Maryland Delegate Heather Mizeur says she is content to sit on the sidelines and not move forward with plans to study the impact of natural gas drilling in western Maryland. Mizeur, a Montgomery County Democrat, said Wednesday that energy companies should be made to fund a study of the environmental impacts of gas […]
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 […]