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(AURN News) — Gov. Jeff Landry, R-La., has suspended all six congressional primaries scheduled for May 16 after a 6-3 Supreme Court…
FORT WORTH, Texas (AURN News) — A journalism pioneer has died. Jill Darden, founder of Fort Worth Black News, has passed away.…
(AURN News) — On April 30, 1863, Sarah J. Garnet was named the first Black principal in the New York City public…
WASHINGTON (AURN News) — Members of the Congressional Black Caucus are warning that a recent Supreme Court voting rights decision could significantly…
(AURN News) — On April 27, 1968, Dr. Vincent Porter achieved board certification in plastic surgery, becoming the first Black physician to…
(AURN News) — New data is raising concerns about employment trends among Black men. According to the Federal Reserve Economic Data system,…
(AURN News) — On April 24, 1877, the end of Reconstruction was sealed when President Rutherford B. Hayes ordered the withdrawal of…
(AURN News) — On Thursday, the Justice Department moved state-licensed medical marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances…
(AURN News) — The flags at the White House flew at half-staff Wednesday. It was a final salute to a man who…
(AURN News) — Rep. David Scott, a longtime Georgia congressman, has died at age 80 after more than two decades representing the…
(AURN News) — Virginia voters approved a new congressional map Tuesday with 51% support. The vote allows Democrats to redraw districts that…
(AURN News) — On April 22, 1922, jazz bassist, composer and activist Charles Mingus was born on an Army base in Arizona.…