(AURN News) — On June 14, 1877, Henry Ossian Flipper became the first African American to graduate from West Point. Born enslaved in Georgia in
(AURN News) — Gerald Talbot, a civil rights trailblazer and the first Black person elected to the Maine Legislature, died May 9 at age 94,
(AURN News) — A new national poll is putting hard numbers to what farmers have been saying: the Iran war is hitting American agriculture hard,
(AURN News) — Gov. Jeff Landry, R-La., has suspended all six congressional primaries scheduled for May 16 after a 6-3 Supreme Court ruling involving congressional
WASHINGTON (AURN News) — Members of the Congressional Black Caucus are warning that a recent Supreme Court voting rights decision could significantly reduce Black and
(AURN News) — Another Cabinet member is out. U.S. Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer has stepped down after nearly a year on the job. Officially, she
(AURN News) — A United Nations anti-racism committee is warning that racist rhetoric from U.S. political leaders, including President Donald Trump, is helping drive human
(AURN News) — Marian Anderson, one of the 20th century’s most celebrated singers, was born on Feb. 27, 1897, in Philadelphia. She began singing in
(AURN News) — Georgia Democrats are pushing back against what they describe as coordinated efforts to restrict voting access. On Tuesday, they introduced the Henry
(AURN News) — On Feb. 19, 1919, the first Pan-African Congress, organized by W.E.B. Du Bois, convened in Paris at the close of World War
(AURN News) — On this day, Feb. 11, 1958, Ruth Carol Taylor made history as the first African-American flight attendant in the United States, breaking
(AURN News) — Black Americans took some of the hardest hits during the Trump comeback year, from student loans and food benefits to control of
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