(AURN News) — A new 1,000-acre park in Maryland is honoring Black history in the United States. Freedman’s State Park is now open and chronicles
(AURN News) — As the nation pauses this Memorial Day to honor the fallen, it is important to remember a piece of history at the
(AURN News) — Civil rights pioneer Brenda Travis has died at 81, according to Mississippi Today, leaving behind a legacy that began when she was
(AURN News) — On May 15, 1970, a horrific tragedy unfolded at Jackson State College in Mississippi. Just 10 days after the Kent State shootings,
(AURN News) — Gerald Talbot, a civil rights trailblazer and the first Black person elected to the Maine Legislature, died May 9 at age 94,
(AURN News) — On May 1, 1950, Gwendolyn Brooks was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for her book “Annie Allen,” becoming the first Black American to
(AURN News) — On April 30, 1863, Sarah J. Garnet was named the first Black principal in the New York City public school system. She
(AURN News) — On April 27, 1968, Dr. Vincent Porter achieved board certification in plastic surgery, becoming the first Black physician to do so, according
(AURN News) — On April 24, 1877, the end of Reconstruction was sealed when President Rutherford B. Hayes ordered the withdrawal of federal troops from
(AURN News) — On April 17, 1863, nearly a century before Rosa Parks sparked the Montgomery bus boycott, Charlotte L. Brown defied segregation on a
On this day, Clara Hale, known as “Mother Hale,” was born Clara McBride in 1905 in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. Orphaned at 16, she finished
(AURN News) — The Congressional Black Caucus says the Trump administration is targeting Black immigrants through sweeping visa restrictions and enforcement policies. In a letter
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