On This Day: Willie Mays, Hall of Fame Icon, Was Born
Clay Cane
May 6, 2026
(AURN News) — On May 6, 1931, baseball Hall of Famer Willie Mays was born in Westfield, Alabama. Mays began his professional career with the
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Earn an HBCU Degree Online With New eHBCU Initiative
Jamie Jackson
February 6, 2026
(AURN News) — Students interested in earning an HBCU degree without relocating may soon have more options, as a new initiative expands online access to
Baseball Legend Hank Aaron Born on This Day in 1934
Clay Cane
February 5, 2026
(AURN News) — On this day, Feb. 5, 1934, baseball legend Hank Aaron was born in Mobile, Alabama. Widely regarded as one of the greatest
Zora Neale Hurston Remembered 66 Years After Her Death
Clay Cane
January 28, 2026
(AURN News) — Zora Neale Hurston died Jan. 28, 1960 — 66 years ago — leaving behind one of the most important legacies in Black
Rosa Parks will be honored with a statue at Alabama’s Capitol in Montgomery
Clay Cane
October 27, 2025
Rosa Parks will be honored with a statue at Alabama’s Capitol in Montgomery — the first monument of a woman on the Capitol lawn, according
Tuskegee Airman George Hardy, Combat Pilot in Three Wars, Dies at 100
Clay Cane
September 30, 2025
(AURN News) — George Hardy, one of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen who flew combat missions in three wars, has died at his home in
Threats Target HBCUs, Forcing Several Campuses Into Lockdown
Ebony McMorris
September 11, 2025
Fear rippled through Black college campuses today. At least six HBCUs — Alabama State University, Hampton University, Virginia State University, Clark Atlanta University, Southern University
Trump Says Boots on the Ground Coming to Chicago
Ebony McMorris
September 2, 2025
At a White House press conference in the Oval Office, President Donald Trump announced Space Command’s move to Huntsville, Alabama. He then pivoted to Chicago
This Day in History: Booker T. Washington Founds Tuskegee Institute
Clay Cane
July 4, 2025
On July 4, 1881, Booker T. Washington — a formerly enslaved person turned pioneering educator — founded the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute in Tuskegee,
This Day in History: Tuskegee Boycott Begins in 1957 Over Voter Suppression
Clay Cane
June 17, 2025
On June 17, 1957, the Tuskegee Boycott began. In response to a gerrymandering plan passed by the Alabama Legislature that targeted Black voters, Black residents
Trump DOJ Ends Civil Rights Sewage Deal Protecting Black Alabama Residents
Ebony McMorris
April 14, 2025
The Trump administration just flushed the nation’s first environmental justice, civil rights settlement, literally. The Department of Justice has terminated a historic agreement that aimed
This Day in History: Civil Rights Icon Rosa Parks Born in 1913
Clay Cane
February 4, 2025
On February 4, 1913, civil rights icon Rosa Parks was born in Tuskegee, Alabama. Her defining moment came on December 1, 1955, when she refused
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