(AURN News) — On Sept. 4, 1981, Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter was born in Houston, Texas. Today, the global superstar celebrates her 45th birthday. From her
(AURN News) — Grammy-winning jazz vocalist Cassandra Wilson, a native of Jackson, Mississippi, has died at 70, according to WLBT. Jackson Mayor John Horhn released
(AURN News) — San Antonio Spurs veteran Harrison Barnes has invested $25 million of his own money to purchase Community State Bank in Paton, Iowa,
(AURN News) — Duane Keith Davis, 63, was found guilty of first-degree murder for orchestrating the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas, according
(AURN News) — Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick will receive the Muhammad Ali Center’s Humanitarian of the Year award at a Nov. 7 ceremony in
(AURN News) — Colleges are cutting Black studies programs, majors, classes and staff, The Washington Post reported. At least 12 schools have scaled back Black,
(AURN News) — On Aug. 27, 2008, Barack Obama made history at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado, becoming the first Black presidential nominee
(AURN News) — Country music legend Dolly Parton died Tuesday, Aug. 25, at 80. Her team said she had been facing a brief battle with
(AURN News) — On this day 25 years ago, the music world lost Aaliyah, one of R&B’s most influential young stars. On Aug. 25, 2001,
(AURN News) — Actor Michael Wright, known for his role as Eddie King Jr. in the 1991 musical drama “The Five Heartbeats,” has died at
(AURN News) — Charles Walker Sr., Georgia’s first Black Senate majority leader, has died at 78, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. A longtime Augusta lawmaker,
(AURN News) — Bishop Kwabena Albert “Rainey” Cheeks, a longtime D.C. pastor and HIV/AIDS activist, died Aug. 11 at Georgetown University Hospital at age 74,
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