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On this day 60 years ago, “The Autobiography of Malcolm X” was published — a landmark book that continues to shape conversations…
On this day, October 28, 1798, Levi Coffin — later known as the “President of the Underground Railroad” — was born in…
(AURN News) — On Oct. 13, 1928, Lerone Bennett Jr. was born in Clarksdale, Mississippi. He would go on to become one…
(AURN News) — Thirty years ago today, on Oct. 16, 1995, the National Mall in Washington, D.C., became the site of one…
(AURN News) — On Oct. 10, 1927, Hazel Johnson-Brown — the first Black woman to become a U.S. Army general — was…
(AURN News) — On Oct. 7, 1934, playwright, poet and activist Amiri Baraka was born in Newark, New Jersey. Born Everett LeRoi…
(AURN News) — On Oct. 2, 1967, Thurgood Marshall was sworn in as the first Black justice on the U.S. Supreme Court,…
(AURN News) — Donny Hathaway was born Oct. 1, 1945, in Chicago. A prodigy from a young age, he began singing in…
(AURN News) — On Sept. 25, 1861, the Union Navy opened its ranks to African Americans for the first time during the…
On Sept. 19, 1963, at the height of the civil rights movement, Iota Phi Theta fraternity was founded on the campus of…
On Sept. 17, 1983, Vanessa Williams made history at just 20 years old when she became the first Black woman crowned Miss…
On Sept. 12, 1944, Barry Eugene Carter — later known as Barry White — was born in Galveston, Texas. Raised in a…