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(AURN News) — Tomorrow marks the chosen birthday of Frederick Douglass, one of the most pivotal figures in American history. Though the…
(AURN News) — One hundred years ago this week, Negro History Week began — an observance that would later grow into what…
(AURN News) — On this day, Feb. 11, 1958, Ruth Carol Taylor made history as the first African-American flight attendant in the…
(AURN News) — On this day, Feb. 5, 1934, baseball legend Hank Aaron was born in Mobile, Alabama. Widely regarded as one…
(AURN NEWS) — On this day, February 4, 1913, civil rights icon Rosa Parks was born in Tuskegee, Alabama. Decades later, on…
(AURN News) — Zora Neale Hurston died Jan. 28, 1960 — 66 years ago — leaving behind one of the most important…
(AURN NEWS) — On this day, Jan. 23, 1915, William Arthur Lewis was born in St. Lucia. He became one of the…
WASHINGTON (AURN News) — Five years ago today, on January 6, 2021, the United States witnessed an unprecedented assault on its own…
On this day in Black history, Dec. 11, 1926, blues legend Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton was born—one of the most electrifying…
(AURN News) — On this day in 1925, Sammy Davis Jr. was born — a multitalented entertainer who became one of the…
(AURN News) — On Dec. 4, 1906, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. was founded at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, becoming…
(AURN News) — Today is World AIDS Day, a moment to honor the lives lost, uplift people living with HIV and recommit…