Tag: chicago

(AURN News) — Legendary Chicago DJ Sam Chatman, known as the “Godfather of Steppin’,” has died at 85, according to ABC7 Chicago.…

(AURN News) — A game-worn, autographed Michael Jordan jersey from the 1998 NBA Finals sold for a staggering $14 million, setting a…

(AURN News) — On Sept. 23, 1955, an all-white jury in Mississippi acquitted Roy Bryant and J.W. Milam of murdering 14-year-old Emmett…

(AURN News) — Aug. 4 marks former President Barack Obama’s 65th birthday. Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, in 1961, Obama rose from community…

“We wish to plead our own cause. Too long have others spoken for us.” Samuel Cornish and John Russwurm wrote that in…

CHICAGO (AURN News) — Chants of “Justice for Nolan Wells” echoed through the NAACP National Convention in Chicago on Tuesday as attorney…

(AURN News) — George E. Johnson, the pioneering entrepreneur who built a Black hair-care empire, has died at 99, according to The…

(AURN News) — The Obama Presidential Center opens to the public today on Chicago’s South Side. More than a decade in the…

(AURN News) — A dedication ceremony Thursday marks the opening of the Obama Presidential Center, a project nearly a decade in the…

(AURN News) — On June 12, 1991, Michael Jordan led the Chicago Bulls to their first NBA championship. The Bulls defeated the…

(AURN News) — Former Chicago Bulls player and longtime broadcaster Stacey King has died at 59, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. The…

(AURN News) — On May 1, 1950, Gwendolyn Brooks was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for her book “Annie Allen,” becoming the first…