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Quilt Exhibit Tells Story of Past Events

Civil Rights leader Marcus Garvey once said, “A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots.” The African American Quilt Circle of San Antonio is hoping to provide some of that history through their detailed quilt exhibit titled, “Telling Our Story: African American Influences on San Antonio’s History” at the Carver Community Cultural Center.
The exhibition, which is on display until Nov. 9, depicts significant time periods and people who have helped shape San Antonio’s history. It showcases events and people as far back as the 1800’s.
All of the quilts are original designs based on each quilter’s research. Each quilter used a variety of mixed media techniques to create and embellish their quilts.
Bring your family and friends to experience this one-of-a-kind exhibit. The admission is free at the Carver, located at 226 N. Hackberry Street. Exhibition hours are Monday-Friday, 8am – 4pm and two hours prior to each Carver performance.
The AAQCSA was founded in August 2017 by four quilters with a primary goal of fostering a quilting community, sharing the heritage of quilting and promoting the traditions of African-American quilting.
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Kirk Franklin, Lizzo and Beyoncé Top Texas Grammu nominations

The Recording Academy will present the 61st GRAMMY Awards on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020, live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles and broadcast on CBS from 7:00 pm CT.
Yolanda Adams (Houston)
Best Gospel Performance/Song for Talkin’
‘bout Jesus (Gloria Gaynor ft. Yolanda Adams)
Chris Athens (Austin)
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical for Ella
Mai (with Chris “Shaggy” Ascher, Jaycen Joshua &
David Pizzimenti)
Kal Banx (Dallas)
Best Rap Album for Revenge
of the Dreamers III by Dreamville
Brian “Malik” Baptiste
(Leander)
Best Pop Vocal Album for Thank
U, Next (as a producer with Ariana Grande)
Album of the Year for Thank U,
Next (as a producer, with Ariana Grande)
Beyoncé (Houston)
Best Pop Solo Performance for
SpiritBest Pop Vocal Album for The
Lion King: The Gift Best Song Written for Visual Media for
Spirit (with Timothy McKenzie & Ilya Salmanzadeh)
Best Music Film for Homecoming
Black Pumas (Austin)
Best New Artist
Cardo (Fort Worth)
Best Rap Album for Championships
by Meek Mill
Best Rap Album for I Am >
I Was by 21 Savage
Gary Clark Jr. (Austin)
Best Contemporary Blues Album for This
Land Best Rock Performance for This
LandBest Music Video for This
Land
John Congleton (Dallas)
Album Of The Year for Norman
F****** Rockwell! by Lana Del Rey
Crowder (Texarkana)
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album for I
Know a Ghost
Ronnie Dunn (Coleman)
Best Country Duo/Group Performance for Brooks & Dunn Brand New Man
Bryan Fowler (San
Antonio)
Best Gospel Performance/Song for Talkin’
‘bout Jesus (Gloria Gaynor ft. Yolanda Adams)
Kirk Franklin (Ft.
Worth)
Best Gospel Performance/Song for Love
TheoryBest Gospel Album for Long
Live Love
Patty Griffin (Austin)
Best Folk Album for Patty
Griffin
Jazzmeia Horn (Dallas)
Best Jazz Vocal Album for Love
& Liberation
Intocable (Zapata)
Best Regional Mexican Music Album (including Tejano) for Percepción
Craig Hella Johnson (Austin)
Best Choral Performance for The
Hope Of Loving
Sarah Jarosz (Wimberley)
Best American Roots Song for I’m With Her Call
My Name (with Aoife O’Donovan & Sara Watkins)
Best American Roots Performance for I’m With Her Call My Name
Jonas Brothers (Dallas)
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for Sucker
Khalid (El Paso)
Record Of The Year for Talk
Jeff Hyde (Marshall)
Best Country Song for Some
Of It by Eric Church
Best Country Album for Desperate
Man by Eric Church
La Energia Norteña (Dallas)
Best Regional Mexican Music Album (including Tejano) for Poco A Poco
Miranda Lambert
(Lindale)
Best Country Song for It All
Comes Out in The Wash (with Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna & Liz
Rose)
Lizzo (Houston)
Record Of The Year for Truth
HurtsAlbum Of The Year for Cuz
I Love You (Deluxe)Song Of The Year for Truth
HurtsBest New Artist
Best Pop Solo Performance for Truth
Hurts Best R&B Performance for Exactly
How I Feel ft. Gucci Mane
Best Traditional R&B Performance for
JeromeBest Urban Contemporary Album for Cuz
I Love You
Delbert McClinton & The Self-Made Men (Lubbock)
Best Tradional Blues Album for Tall,
Dark, & Handsome
Post Malone (Grapevine)
Record Of The Year for Sunflower
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for Sunflower
Buck Meek from Big Thief
(Driftwood)
Best Alternative Music Album for U.F.O.F. by Big Thief
Gene Moore (Houston)
Best Gospel Album for Tunnel
Vision
Willie Nelson (Austin)
Best Country Solo Performance for Ride
Me Back Home
Tayla Parx (Dallas)
Album Of The Year for Ariana Grande Thank
U, Next
Sugaray Rayford (Smith
County)
Best Contemporary Blues Album for Somebody
Save Me
Liz Rose (Dallas)
Best Country Song for Miranda Lambert It
All Comes Out in the Wash (with Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna &
Miranda Lambert)
Travis Scott (Houston)
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for The
London by Young Thug ft. J. Cole and Travis Scott
Robert Simpson, Ken Cowan, Houston Chamber Choir (Houston)
Best Choral Performance for Durufle:
Complete Choral Works
Tanya Tucker (Seminole)
Song Of The Year for Bring
My Flowers Now (with Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth)
Best Country Solo Performance for Bring
My Flowers NowBest Country Song for Bring
My Flowers Now (with Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth)
Best Country Album for While
I’m Livin’
Chris Tomlin (Grand
Saline)
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album for Holy
Roar
Jimmie Vaughn (Austin)
Best Traditional Blues Album for Baby,
Please Come Home
J. White Did It (Dallas)
Best Rap Album for I Am >
I Was by 21 Savage
Additional Notes:
Austin’s SaulPaul is a featured guest on The Love by Alphabet Rockers, nominated for Best Children’s Album.
Houston born Buck Meek was raised in Wimberley and is a member of Big Thief, nominated for Best Alternative Music Album for U.F.O.F. by Big Thief.
Lubbock’s Terry Allen and the Panhandle Mystery Band’s Pedal Steel + Four Corners, nominated for Best Album Notes by Brendan Greaves.
Blanton Alspaugh is nominated for Producer of the Year, Classical for work that includes Robert Simpson & Houston Chamber Choir and Austin’s Craig Hella Johnson. Alspaugh was Music Director of KRTS in Houston from 1988-1995.
Bryan Fowler, former member of the San Antonio Christian rock band Abandon is nominated for his songwriting in Best Gospel Performance/Song for Talkin’ ‘bout Jesus (Gloria Gaynor ft. Yolanda Adams). ###
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Texas Is Well Represented At 61st Grammy Awards

Photo – Best New Artist nominee, Black Pumas are a soul-funk duo from Austin, Texas, that consists of singer Eric Burton (pictured left) and guitarist-producer Adrian Quesada.
40 Texas born-or-based (or raised) acts received a total of 59 Grammy nominations.
The Recording Academy will present the 61st GRAMMY Awards on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020, live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles and broadcast on CBS from 7:00 pm CT.
The 59 Texas based nominations are as follows:
Yolanda Adams (Houston)
Best Gospel Performance/Song for Talkin’ ‘bout Jesus (Gloria Gaynor ft. Yolanda Adams)
Chris Athens (Austin)
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical for Ella Mai (with Chris “Shaggy” Ascher, Jaycen Joshua & David Pizzimenti)
Kal Banx (Dallas)
Best Rap Album for Revenge of the Dreamers III by Dreamville
Brian “Malik” Baptiste (Leander)
Best Pop Vocal Album for Thank U, Next (as a producer with Ariana Grande)
Album of the Year for Thank U, Next (as a producer, with Ariana Grande)
Beyoncé (Houston)
Best Pop Solo Performance for SpiritBest Pop Vocal Album for The Lion King: The Gift Best Song Written for Visual Media for Spirit (with Timothy McKenzie & Ilya Salmanzadeh)
Best Music Film for Homecoming
Black Pumas (Austin)
Best New Artist
Cardo (Fort Worth)
Best Rap Album for Championships by Meek Mill
Best Rap Album for I Am > I Was by 21 Savage
Gary Clark Jr. (Austin)
Best Contemporary Blues Album for This Land Best Rock Performance for This LandBest Music Video for This Land
John Congleton (Dallas)
Album Of The Year for Norman F****** Rockwell! by Lana Del Rey
Crowder (Texarkana)
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album for I Know a Ghost
Ronnie Dunn (Coleman)
Best Country Duo/Group Performance for Brooks & Dunn Brand New Man
Bryan Fowler (San Antonio)
Best Gospel Performance/Song for Talkin’ ‘bout Jesus (Gloria Gaynor ft. Yolanda Adams)
Kirk Franklin (Ft. Worth)
Best Gospel Performance/Song for Love TheoryBest Gospel Album for Long Live Love
Patty Griffin (Austin)
Best Folk Album for Patty Griffin
Jazzmeia Horn (Dallas)
Best Jazz Vocal Album for Love & Liberation
Intocable (Zapata)
Best Regional Mexican Music Album (including Tejano) for Percepción
Craig Hella Johnson (Austin)
Best Choral Performance for The Hope Of Loving
Sarah Jarosz (Wimberley)
Best American Roots Song for I’m With Her Call My Name (with Aoife O’Donovan & Sara Watkins)
Best American Roots Performance for I’m With Her Call My Name
Jonas Brothers (Dallas)
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for Sucker
Khalid (El Paso)
Record Of The Year for Talk
Jeff Hyde (Marshall)
Best Country Song for Some Of It by Eric Church
Best Country Album for Desperate Man by Eric Church
La Energia Norteña (Dallas)
Best Regional Mexican Music Album (including Tejano) for Poco A Poco
Miranda Lambert (Lindale)
Best Country Song for It All Comes Out in The Wash (with Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna & Liz Rose)
Lizzo (Houston)
Record Of The Year for Truth HurtsAlbum Of The Year for Cuz I Love You (Deluxe)Song Of The Year for Truth HurtsBest New Artist
Best Pop Solo Performance for Truth Hurts Best R&B Performance for Exactly How I Feel ft. Gucci Mane
Best Traditional R&B Performance for JeromeBest Urban Contemporary Album for Cuz I Love You
Delbert McClinton & The Self-Made Men (Lubbock)
Best Tradional Blues Album for Tall, Dark, & Handsome
Post Malone (Grapevine)
Record Of The Year for Sunflower Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for Sunflower
Buck Meek from Big Thief (Driftwood)
Best Alternative Music Album for U.F.O.F. by Big Thief
Gene Moore (Houston)
Best Gospel Album for Tunnel Vision
Willie Nelson (Austin)
Best Country Solo Performance for Ride Me Back Home
Tayla Parx (Dallas)
Album Of The Year for Ariana Grande Thank U, Next
Sugaray Rayford (Smith County)
Best Contemporary Blues Album for Somebody Save Me
Liz Rose (Dallas)
Best Country Song for Miranda Lambert It All Comes Out in the Wash (with Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna & Miranda Lambert)
Travis Scott (Houston)
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for The London by Young Thug ft. J. Cole and Travis Scott
Robert Simpson, Ken Cowan, Houston Chamber Choir (Houston)
Best Choral Performance for Durufle: Complete Choral Works
Tanya Tucker (Seminole)
Song Of The Year for Bring My Flowers Now (with Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth)
Best Country Solo Performance for Bring My Flowers NowBest Country Song for Bring My Flowers Now (with Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth)
Best Country Album for While I’m Livin’
Chris Tomlin (Grand Saline)
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album for Holy Roar
Jimmie Vaughn (Austin)
Best Traditional Blues Album for Baby, Please Come Home
J. White Did It (Dallas)
Best Rap Album for I Am > I Was by 21 Savage
Additional Notes:
Austin’s SaulPaul is a featured guest on The Love by Alphabet Rockers, nominated for Best Children’s Album.
Houston born Buck Meek was raised in Wimberley and is a member of Big Thief, nominated for Best Alternative Music Album for U.F.O.F. by Big Thief.
Lubbock’s Terry Allen and the Panhandle Mystery Band’s Pedal Steel + Four Corners, nominated for Best Album Notes by Brendan Greaves.
Blanton Alspaugh is nominated for Producer of the Year, Classical for work that includes Robert Simpson & Houston Chamber Choir and Austin’s Craig Hella Johnson. Alspaugh was Music Director of KRTS in Houston from 1988-1995.
Bryan Fowler, former member of the San Antonio Christian rock band Abandon is nominated for his songwriting in Best Gospel Performance/Song for Talkin’ ‘bout Jesus (Gloria Gaynor ft. Yolanda Adams).
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Urban One, Inc. Star-Studded Lineup

URBAN ONE, INC. ANNOUNCES A STAR-STUDDED LINEUP OF HONOREES FOR URBAN ONE HONORS: JAMIE FOXX, SYLVIA RHONE, MISSY ELLIOTT AND RYAN JAMAAL SWAIN
PERFORMERS AND PRESENTERS TO INCLUDE NE-YO, WALE, BRANDY, PASTOR CHARLES JENKINS, ERIC BENÉT, JAC ROSS, BILLY PORTER AND CLARENCE AVANT
Urban One Honors Commemorates the 40th Anniversary of Radio One and Recognizes African American Luminaries
Cathy Hughes, Urban One Founder and Chairwoman, announced the honorees, performers and presenters for the prestigious annual URBAN ONE HONORS event on Thursday, December 5, 2019, at MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland. The two-hour telecast will air on TV One, a division of Urban One, on January 20, 2020, the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. This year’s honorees include: veteran music executive Sylvia Rhone (Lifetime Achievement Award); Grammy Award-winning recording artist and producer Missy Elliott(Music Innovation Award); Academy Award-winning actor Jamie Foxx (Entertainment Icon Award); and actor/dancer and star of “Pose,” Ryan Jamaal Swain (Represent Pride Award). Performers include: Grammy Award-winning recording artist and songwriter Ne-Yo; Grammy-nominated rapper Wale; Grammy Award-winning R&B superstar Brandy; R&B singer Eric Benét; gospel singer Pastor Charles Jenkins; new music artist Jac Ross; and television host Egypt Sherrod. Actor/singer and star of “Pose” Billy Porter, and the subject of Netflix’s documentary “The Black Godfather” Clarence Avant are among the show’s presenters. “This will be an evening to remember,” stated Hughes. “We are extremely proud to present this showcase of talent in recognition of these exceptional men and women whose contributions “REPRESENT” our capacity to transform industries and effectuate change. I am overjoyed that we can celebrate the anniversary of Radio One with an event that honors what has been our mission of service to our community over these 40 years.” URBAN ONE HONORS is presented by TV One and Radio One’s Washington D.C. market’s cluster of radio stations: Majic 102.3 and 92.7; WKYS 93.9, Praise 104.1, WOL 1450, Spirit 1340, and The Team 980 and 95.9. The televised event will herald the accomplishments of individuals who have made extraordinary contributions in entertainment, media, music, education, and the community. It will also pay tribute to the 40-year history of Radio One, the radio division of the company, and its extraordinary founder, Cathy Hughes.
Hughes continued, “We are blessed to have Billy Porter as part of our event. No matter how busy the Emmy, Grammy and Tony Award-winning performer is, he has made time to support Urban One and continues to be an advocate for black press.” “It’s so amazing to be a part of an organization that is about the excellence of black people and to know that I’m an honoree at this year’s Urban One Honors in conjunction with celebrating the 40-year anniversary of Radio One,” stated Ryan Jamaal Swain. “It just shows we’re in a place where we are accepting innovation, diversity and inclusion – and not just buzz words. It’s so beautiful to have my pop-up Billy Porter presenting me with my award and it’s going to be an event that I feel will set the tone for the trajectory of entertainment, media, radio and also the world.”
“I’m very happy to be here to support Cathy Hughes, as a honoree of last year’s awards, it’s a good feeling to be recognized and appreciated” said Brandy, who is a featured performer at this year’s event.
URBAN ONE HONORS is produced for TV One by Eric Tomosunas and Keith Neal of Swirl Films. Kashon Powell, Vice President of Programming for Radio One, Susan Henry and Gold Morgan are the Executives in Charge of Production for TV One. For TV One’s Original Programming and Production, Robyn Greene Arrington serves as Vice President and Brigitte McCray serves as Senior Vice President. Tickets to the awards show are available to the public and can be purchased aturbanonehonors.com.
Photo Credit: Nerissa Gravely Jones, Courtesy of TV One |
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