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(AURN News) — Actor Hal Williams, best known for his roles on “Sanford and Son” and “227,” has died at 91, according…
(AURN News) — On this day in 1862, Ida B. Wells was born enslaved in Holly Springs, Mississippi. She became a pioneering…
(AURN News) — Twenty years ago today, Twitter launched to the public. Co-founded by Jack Dorsey, Noah Glass, Biz Stone and Evan…
(AURN News) — On July 14, 1988, Michael Jackson began a record-breaking run at Wembley Stadium in London, kicking off the first…
(AURN News) — On July 13, 2015, Sandra Bland died in a Waller County, Texas, jail cell, three days after a traffic…
(AURN News) — On July 10, 1927, David Dinkins was born in Trenton, New Jersey. Elected in 1989, he became New York…
(AURN News) — On this day in 1868, the 14th Amendment was officially ratified, adding new protections to the U.S. Constitution. The…
(AURN News) — On this day 25 years ago, Venus Williams won her second consecutive Wimbledon women’s singles championship, defeating Belgium’s Justine…
(AURN News) — George E. Johnson, the pioneering entrepreneur who built a Black hair-care empire, has died at 99, according to The…
(AURN News) — Billy G. Mills, a pioneering civil rights attorney, Los Angeles councilman and judge, has died at 96, according to…
(AURN News) — Tomorrow marks 250 years since July 4, 1776, when the Declaration of Independence announced the birth of the United…
(AURN News) — On July 2, 1777, Vermont made history by becoming the first U.S. territory to ban slavery. While the American…