A HURRICANE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE EAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES FROM NORTH OF SURF CITY NORTH CAROLINA TO THE NORTH CAROLINA/VIRGINIA BORDER…INCLUDING THE PAMLICO AND ALBEMARLE SOUNDS. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM CAPE FEAR NORTH CAROLINA NORTHEASTWARD TO SURF CITY. SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT… A […]
VIA: ABCNEWS.COM After 30 years of barring black students from running for class president, a Mississippi public middle school, reversed a Jim Crow era policy today and announced students of all races would be allowed to run for student government. Students at Nettleton Middle School looking to run for class president, previously needed to maintain […]
VIA: WRAL.COM The Wake County Board of Education will hold a special meeting on Monday to discuss possibly reinstating bus service for students involved in after-school activities. The bus service was cut in March when the board approved a $20 million reduction to the Central Services budget, according to Wake schools spokesman Michael Evans. Prior […]
Quality teachers in the classroom There should be more investment in good teachers, says Sarah Wessling, who received the National Teacher of the Year award from President Obama in April. Wessling, who teaches high school English in Iowa, is known for keeping her classroom exciting. Instead of having her students write traditional papers for homework, […]
RALEIGH – For North Carolina, the Civil War officially began in the State Capitol. On May 20, 1861, delegates from across the state adopted the Ordinance of Secession in the House of Commons, officially withdrawing the state from the Union. This event followed months of tense debate between Unionists and Secessionists, slavery advocates and abolitionists. A […]
Trivia: During the world tour for Bad he performed to 4.4 million people His first autobiography, Moon Walk, took four years to complete The book reached the top of The New York Times best sellers’ list Jackson admitted to having had two nose jobs He suggested weight loss and a strict vegetarian diet had contributed […]
Trivia: HIStory was the biggest selling double album ever released in the United States Jackson was given a royal title in the Ivory Coast in 1992 Before concerts he would drink Ricola candy dissolved in hot water His birthplace Gary, Indiana, is planning a museum in his honor The singer patented a shoe device that […]
Trivia: In 1984 a French fan committed suicide because he couldn’t have surgery to look like Jackson The video for Scream was the most expensive ever at £3.8 million. A library once accused the singer of owing $1 million in overdue book fines Jackson was a vegetarian He won an MTV award for Best Movie […]
Trivia: His total lifetime earnings from music are estimated at $500 million Jackson regularly wore a black armband to remind people of children suffering around the world. The moonwalk was picked up from street dancers Little Richard wanted to be played by Jackson in a biopic Jackson had a pet python called Crusher
Trivia: Jackson owns the rights to the South Carolina State Anthem, South Carolina on My Mind. He has waxworks in five Madame Tussauds museums across the world. Only Elvis Presley and Madonna have more. He has sold more than 300 million records worldwide His favorite superhero is Morph from X-Men He had a pet ram […]
Trivia: Two of his other albums – Bad and Dangerous – are also among the world’s best-selling records He popularized dance moves including the robot and the moonwalk He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice He won 13 Grammy Awards Billie Jean was the first video by a black artist […]
Trivia: Two of his other albums – Bad and Dangerous – are also among the world’s best-selling records He popularized dance moves including the robot and the moonwalk He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice He won 13 Grammy Awards Billie Jean was the first video by a black artist […]