(AURN News) — George E. Johnson, the pioneering entrepreneur who built a Black hair-care empire, has died at 99, according to The New York Times.
(AURN News) — The Obama Presidential Center opens to the public today on Chicago’s South Side. More than a decade in the making, the $850
(AURN News) — A dedication ceremony Thursday marks the opening of the Obama Presidential Center, a project nearly a decade in the making, according to
(AURN News) — On June 12, 1991, Michael Jordan led the Chicago Bulls to their first NBA championship. The Bulls defeated the Los Angeles Lakers
(AURN News) — Former Chicago Bulls player and longtime broadcaster Stacey King has died at 59, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. The cause of death
(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) — Speakers at the homegoing service for civil rights leader Jesse Louis Jackson recalled the chants and phrases that defined his decades of
WASHINGTON (AURN News) — The nation begins its final farewell today to a titan of the civil rights movement, the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr.,
(AURN News) — Funeral arrangements have been released for civil rights icon the Rev. Jesse Lewis Jackson Sr. Public events will take place in Chicago.
(AURN News) — Rev. Jesse Jackson died at age 84 on Feb. 17, 2026, in Chicago after a lengthy illness, leaving a political legacy that
WASHINGTON (AURN News) — On Wednesday, Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Ill., held a news conference announcing articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. “So
(AURN News) — The Supreme Court has refused to let President Donald Trump deploy National Guard troops to Illinois, keeping in place a lower court
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