(AURN News) — On this day, March 5, 1770, Crispus Attucks, a sailor of African and Native American descent, became the first person killed in
(AURN News) — The Congressional Black Caucus says the Trump administration is targeting Black immigrants through sweeping visa restrictions and enforcement policies. In a letter
(AURN News) — On Feb. 19, 1919, the first Pan-African Congress, organized by W.E.B. Du Bois, convened in Paris at the close of World War
(AURN News) — Rev. Jesse Jackson died at age 84 on Feb. 17, 2026, in Chicago after a lengthy illness, leaving a political legacy that
(AURN News) — The Trump administration removed and altered parts of a Philadelphia exhibit honoring enslaved Africans at the historic President’s House site. A federal
(AURN News) — On Oct. 7, 1934, playwright, poet and activist Amiri Baraka was born in Newark, New Jersey. Born Everett LeRoi Jones, he changed
WASHINGTON (AURN News) — Inside a packed room at the 54th Annual Legislative Conference of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation in Washington, D.C., last week,
(AURN News) — On Sept. 25, 1861, the Union Navy opened its ranks to African Americans for the first time during the Civil War. Many
Burkina Faso’s transitional parliament has passed legislation criminalizing conduct deemed to promote LGBTQ practices, CNN reported. The law includes fines, prison terms of two to
Uganda has agreed to take in deported migrants from the U.S. The deal does not apply to everyone. It covers only people with no criminal
President Donald Trump is again targeting the National Museum of African American History and Culture, calling it and other Smithsonian museums “out of control” for
President Donald Trump confirmed Tuesday that the White House is reviewing the Smithsonian museums, criticizing their focus on slavery, according to ABC News. On his
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