On this day in 1991, law professor Anita Hill appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee and delivered testimony that reshaped America’s understanding of sexual harassment.
(AURN News) — On Oct. 13, 1928, Lerone Bennett Jr. was born in Clarksdale, Mississippi. He would go on to become one of the most
(AURN News) — Thirty years ago today, on Oct. 16, 1995, the National Mall in Washington, D.C., became the site of one of the most
(AURN News) — The Mary Fields Horse & Heritage Museum has opened in Connecticut, becoming the first museum in the nation dedicated to Black equestrian
(AURN News) — Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, a Black transgender woman and revolutionary LGBTQ+ leader, has died at 78. She passed away on Oct. 13 at
(AURN News) — The Rev. Jesse L. Douglas Sr., a trusted lieutenant to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. who quietly orchestrated key civil rights marches,
(AURN News) — On Oct. 10, 1927, Hazel Johnson-Brown — the first Black woman to become a U.S. Army general — was born in West
(AURN News) — Tennessee state Rep. Justin Pearson, D-Memphis — one of the “Tennessee Three” lawmakers expelled in 2023 after a gun control protest —
(AURN News) — The Trump administration has removed several high-ranking Black officials from federal leadership positions, deepening concerns about racial exclusion within the government, according
(AURN News) — On Oct. 7, 1934, playwright, poet and activist Amiri Baraka was born in Newark, New Jersey. Born Everett LeRoi Jones, he changed
(AURN News) — Musician and producer Ike Turner Jr., the son of Ike and Tina Turner, has died at 67, according to Deadline. He died
(AURN News) — On Oct. 2, 1967, Thurgood Marshall was sworn in as the first Black justice on the U.S. Supreme Court, marking a historic
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