Tag: Black History

(AURN News) — On this day in 1934, a 17-year-old Ella Fitzgerald stepped onto the stage at Amateur Night at the Apollo…

(AURN News) — On this day 65 years ago — Nov. 14, 1960 — 6-year-old Ruby Bridges became the first Black child…

(AURN News) — On this day in 1957, 34-year-old Charlie Sifford made history as the first African American to win a major…

(AURN News) — On Oct. 13, 1928, Lerone Bennett Jr. was born in Clarksdale, Mississippi. He would go on to become one…

(AURN News) — The Mary Fields Horse & Heritage Museum has opened in Connecticut, becoming the first museum in the nation dedicated…

(AURN News) — On Sept. 25, 1861, the Union Navy opened its ranks to African Americans for the first time during the…

When most people think of Labor Day, they picture parades and barbecues. But for Black America, the struggle behind the holiday has…

On Aug. 26, 1874, 16 Black men were dragged from the jail in Trenton, Tennessee, by a white mob of masked men.…

(AURN News) — As the country observed Juneteenth this year, President Donald Trump used the day to criticize the growing number of…

Anna Mae Robertson, one of the last surviving members of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion — known as the Six Triple…

Today is National Malcolm X Day, a moment to honor one of the most fearless and visionary leaders in Black history. Malcolm…

Harriet Tubman was nearly ghosted from her own story. The National Park Service is walking back quiet changes to its Underground Railroad…