(AURN News) – Secretary of State Marco Rubio brought together diplomats from more than 60 countries in Washington Thursday for a summit almost entirely focused
Remembering Ida B. Wells and Assata Shakur On this day in 1862, Ida B. Wells was born enslaved in Holly Springs, Mississippi. She became a
(AURN News) — On July 10, 1927, David Dinkins was born in Trenton, New Jersey. Elected in 1989, he became New York City’s first Black
WASHINGTON (AURN News) — Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III is pushing back after the White House Domestic Policy Council released a July 4 report
(AURN News) — On this day in 1868, the 14th Amendment was officially ratified, adding new protections to the U.S. Constitution. The amendment was developed
(AURN News) — Billy G. Mills, a pioneering civil rights attorney, Los Angeles councilman and judge, has died at 96, according to NBC. Mills died
(AURN News) — Tomorrow marks 250 years since July 4, 1776, when the Declaration of Independence announced the birth of the United States. But America’s
(AURN News) — As America prepares to celebrate 250 years of independence, a broad coalition of civil rights, labor, faith, immigrant rights and democracy organizations
(AURN News) — This Sunday marks 57 years since the Stonewall uprising began in New York City on June 28, 1969. In the early morning
On this day in 1969, 14-year-old Vivian Strong was killed by an Omaha police officer. Vivian, a Black girl, was at a dance party with
(AURN News) — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has pardoned 43 people who were convicted under a state law that made it a crime to help
WASHINGTON (AURN News) — A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore Black history exhibits and other historical content removed from national parks
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