VMSoul mourns the death of Virginia native, Dorothy Height
March 24, 1912 - April 20, 2010 Administrator, educator, and social activist.
President of the National Council of Negro Women for forty years. Presidential Citizens Medal--1989. Spingarn Medal from the NAACP--1993. Franklin Delano Roosevelt Freedom From Want Award--1993. Inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame 1993. Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1994. Congressional Gold Medal recipient in 2004.
VMSoul congratulates
Sandra Bullock
Best Actress Oscar for her performance in "The Blind Side."
VMSoul congratulates
Caressa Cameron
Miss Virginia crowned Miss America 2010
Miss Virginia Caressa Cameron a 22-year-old from Fredericksburg, Va., won the 2010 Miss America title, a $50,000 scholarship and the crown in Las Vegas after a pageant that started with 53 contestants. She outlasted her opponents in swimsuit, evening gown, talent and interview competitions.
VMSoul would like to acknowledge and honor Kater Gordon On her winning the Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series at the Emmy Awards.
Former Virginia Beach resident, Kater Gordon, co-wrote the nominated episode, "Meditations in an Emergency," (with Matthew Weiner) for the multiple Emmy winning show, "Mad Men."
Kate Gordon graduated from First Colonial High School in 2000 and the University of Virginia in 2004. Gordon has worked on numerous films and TV shows, such as Steven Spielberg's "Munich," and the hit TV show, "Third Watch."
VMSoul would like to acknowledge and honor DAVID ROBINSON On his induction into the NBA Hall of Fame.
Robinson was a student at Green Run High School where he was a good athlete but did not play basketball there. His father, who was in the Navy, focused David’s mind on education. Plus, David Robinson had not experienced his growing spurt yet.
But now he is being inducted into the Hall of Fame, having graduated from the Naval Academy, where he grew seven inches, began to play basketball; graduated with a degree in mathematics and spent two years on active duty
Drafted #1, despite commitment to the Navy, which made him unavailable for next two seasons
One of only four NBA players ever to score a "quadruple double" with 34 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists, and 10 blocked shots (against Detroit Pistons, 1994) and won the Most Valuable Player Award for the season.
Played on the NBA All-Star team every year of his professional career and played on four Olympic "Dream Teams"
And like a storybook ending, to his career, won the NBA championship in his last game (June 15, 2003)
Associated Press All-American, 1985-86, and 1986-87; Naismith and Wooden Awards as the College Player of the Year, 1987; NBA Rookie of the Year, 1989-90; NBA All-Defensive First Team, 1990-91, 1991-92, 1994-95, and 1995-96; NBA Defensive Player of the Year, 1991-92; All NBA First Team, 1990-91, 1991-92, and 1994-95; All NBA Second Team, 1993-94, and 1997-98; All NBA Third Team, 1989-90, and 1992-93; NBA's Most Valuable Player, 1994-95; Named by the league as one of its 50 Greatest Players in NBA History, 1996; Ten-time NBA All-Star; Sportsman of the Year (with Tim Duncan), Sports Illustrated, 2003.
Along with David Robinson will be Michael Jordan, Jerry Sloan, C. Vivian Stringer, and John Stockton inducted into the Hall of Fame Class of 2009.
VMSoul would like to acknowledge and honor BRUCE SMITH On his induction into the NFL Hall of Fame.
Bruce Smith, the Booker T. Washington of Norfolk, and VA Tech graduate, is being inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame as a Buffalo Bill.
The game's all-time sack leader
Twice picked as the NFL Defensive Player of the Year,
But even more special is how Smith is sharing his good fortune and accolades with his hometown community.
NORFOLK, Va. - Some local high school students will help a Norfolk native march into the NFL Hall of Fame.
A special shout out to Bruce's big brother, another contributor to the Hampton Roads music scene, a fellow DJ, High Steppin', Hard Stompin' KING GEORGE
