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On Sept. 17, 1983, Vanessa Williams made history at just 20 years old when she became the first Black woman crowned Miss…

(AURN News) — In a major blow to historically Black colleges and universities, the Trump administration has cut federal funding to programs…

Tramell Tillman has made Emmy history, according to Variety. On Sunday night, the “Severance” star became the first Black man to win…

Fear rippled through Black college campuses today. At least six HBCUs — Alabama State University, Hampton University, Virginia State University, Clark Atlanta…

(AURN News) — A major shift is underway for Americans who depend on food stamps. Under President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful…

On Sept. 2, 1766, abolitionist and inventor James Forten was born in Philadelphia. Forten, a free Black man, became a sailmaker and…

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

Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, the first Black woman to serve on the Fed’s board, has filed a lawsuit against the Trump…

“We won’t go back. We won’t go back,” the crowd chanted. “We never stop dreaming. But now that we have an anti-dreamer,…

On this day, Aug. 28, 1955, 14-year-old Emmett Till was kidnapped and brutally murdered while visiting relatives in Mississippi. The Black teenager…

With more than 2,200 National Guard troops patrolling the streets of Washington, D.C., under President Donald Trump’s orders, Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton…

(AURN News) — Howard University and Google are working together on a new project that could help voice technology better recognize how…