(AURN News) — Berry Gordy Jr., the visionary founder of Motown Records, was born in Detroit on Nov. 28, 1929. In the 1960s, Gordy transformed
(AURN News) — On this day in 1841, 35 survivors of the Amistad mutiny departed New York City to return home to Africa. The men,
(AURN News) — The long-hidden barn in the Mississippi Delta where 14-year-old Emmett Till was tortured and killed in 1955 will be preserved as a
(AURN News) — Viola Ford Fletcher — the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre — has died at 111, according to CNN.
(AURN News) — On this day, Nov. 24, 1956, Terry Lewis, one half of the groundbreaking production duo Jam & Lewis, was born in Omaha,
(AURN News) — On this day in 1934, a 17-year-old Ella Fitzgerald stepped onto the stage at Amateur Night at the Apollo Theater in Harlem
(AURN News) — A federal appeals court has halted a sweeping lower-court ruling that sought to sharply restrict how immigration agents can use force in
(AURN News) — A panel of federal judges has blocked Texas from using its newly drawn Republican-backed congressional map for the 2026 midterm elections, ruling
(AURN News) — On this day in 1978, tragedy unfolded in the Guyanese jungle at a settlement known as Jonestown. What began as what followers
(AURN News) — On this day in 1989, November 17, Eddie Murphy’s “Harlem Nights” hit theaters. Written, directed by and starring Murphy, the film was
(AURN News) — On this day 65 years ago — Nov. 14, 1960 — 6-year-old Ruby Bridges became the first Black child to integrate an
(AURN News) — Chadwick Boseman will be honored posthumously with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Nov. 20, according to Billboard. The
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