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Minority Oscar Winners in Major Acting Categories

Jennie Wood 1. Hattie McDaniel  2. José Ferrer  3. Anthony Quinn  4. Rita Moreno  5. Sidney Poitier  6. Sacheen Littlefeather  7. Louis Gossett, Jr.  8. Whoopi Goldberg  9. Mercedes…

Young, La Monte

(Encyclopedia) Young, La Monte, 1935-, American minimalist composer, b. Bern, Id., U.C.L.A. (B.A., 1958). Young’s family relocated several times…

Black Literary Figures

  Notable African-American Literary Figures   The following list includes African-American writers, poets, journalists, and playwrights, who contributed to the advancement of literature in…

Year in Review, 2007

Top events for the nation and the world News Analysis News of the Nation Iraq Edges Toward Stability • Destruction of CIA Interrogation Tapes • Dismissal of Federal Prosecutors •…

2010 Olympics: Ski Jumping

Once a popular attraction at ski carnivals by John Gettings and Christine Frantz Eddie "the Eagle" Edwards Related Links 2010 Winter Olympics2010 Winter Olympics Final ResultsSki…

Roller Retro-tainment

World Skating League Here is a list of the four active WSL teams and interesting facts about some of their key players: (Note: the Illinois Terror and the Texas Rustlers have not finalized their…

Minority Oscar Winners in Major Acting Categories

Jennie Wood 1. Hattie McDaniel  2. José Ferrer  3. Anthony Quinn  4. Rita Moreno  5. Sidney Poitier  6. Sacheen Littlefeather  7. Louis Gossett, Jr.  8. Whoopi Goldberg  9. Mercedes…

1993 Grammy Awards

Whitney HoustonArchive PhotosRecord of the Year“I Will Always Love You,” Whitney HoustonAlbum of the YearThe Bodyguard—Original Soundtrack Album, Whitney Houston (Arista)Song of the Year“A Whole…

2000 Olympics: Canoeing & Kayaking

MEN Canoe Sprint 500m Singles: 1. Gyorgy Kolonics, HUN (2:24.81); 2. Maxim Opalev, RUS (2:25.81); 3. Andreas Dittmer, GER (2:27.59). Canoe Sprint 1000m Singles: 1. Andreas Dittmer, GER (3:54.38); 2…