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(AURN News) — On Sept. 16, 1925, legendary blues musician Riley “B.B.” King was born on a cotton plantation near Itta Bena,…
(AURN News) — On Sept. 10, 1968, Antonio Hardy, better known as Big Daddy Kane, was born in Brooklyn, New York. Today,…
(AURN News) — On Sept. 4, 1981, Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter was born in Houston, Texas. Today, the global superstar celebrates her 45th…
(AURN News) — Aug. 4 marks former President Barack Obama’s 65th birthday. Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, in 1961, Obama rose from community…
(AURN News) — On May 27, 1971, Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes was born in Philadelphia. Today, she would have been 55 years…
With hits like “Wait For Love,” “Here and Now,” “Power of Love/Love Power” and “Don’t Want to Be a Fool,” Vandross became…
(AURN News) — Babyface, born Kenneth Edmonds on April 10, 1959, turns 67 today, and his impact on music is undeniable. Born…
On this day, March 20, Shelton Jackson “Spike” Lee was born in 1957, marking the arrival of one of film’s most iconic…
On this day, March 19, 1897, Loretta Mary Aiken, better known as comedian Jackie “Moms” Mabley, was born in North Carolina. Beginning…
(AURN News) — On this day, March 18, 1963, Vanessa Williams, a trailblazing entertainer, was born. Williams was born in Millwood, New…
(AURN News) — On this day, Feb. 20, 1927, trailblazing actor and director Sidney Poitier was born in Miami. He became the…
(AURN News) — Tomorrow marks the chosen birthday of Frederick Douglass, one of the most pivotal figures in American history. Though the…