Cicely Tyson, Pioneering Icon, Passes At 96 Years Old
Clay Cane
January 28, 2021
On Jan. 27, Cicely Tyson died at 96 years old. Her cause of death is not known. The Tony and Emmy winner was born December
Posts tagged: Harlem
Tag: Harlem
Mr. Dinkins, Would You Please Be My Mayor?
Clay Cane
November 24, 2020
David Dinkins, the first and only Black mayor of New York City, has passed at 93. Born in Trenton, New Jersey in 1927, Dinkins was
Operations Fireworks: The Conspiracy That’s Not a Theory, COINTELPRO and Retaliatory Politics
Nina Pulley
July 10, 2020
You’re in your room, getting ready for bed, catching up on the latest articles on your favorite Black-owned publication when, all of a sudden —
Andre Harrell: A Toast to the Original Champagne Papi
J Hall
June 11, 2020
What is it like to change culture truly? To affect the way people walk, talk, and dress? Andre Harrell was a pioneer long before words
SBA Disaster Loan Program a Disaster for Small Business
April Ryan
April 20, 2020
Small business owners are calling the SBA disaster loan program a disaster. Businesses are not receiving loans from big lenders and federal money allocated for
Top-Shelf: NBMBAA’s Mixer is a Taste of Black Excellence
J Hall
March 29, 2020
The National Black MBA Association hosted an Urban Mixer Night in Harlem that was a collection of black voices, black excellence, and black empowerment. According
Lost Ones: Female Hip Hop Producers You Should Know
J Hall
March 13, 2020
Because you’ve already heard their music.
First Look at HBO The Apollo Documentary
AURN Newsroom
October 18, 2019
The Apollo is told with archival footage and interviews including Angela Bassett, Common, Jamie Foxx, Patti LaBelle, Paul McCartney, Pharell Williams, and Smokey Robinson and
Let There Be Eve 20 Years On
Starrene Rhett Rocque
September 13, 2019
My cousin and I were typical teenagers around this time 20 years ago. We were music-obsessed and jumped at every chance we got to purchase
AURN Digital at The 5th Annual Harlem Eatup! Festival
Nicole Vear
June 10, 2019
The 5th Annual Harlem EatUp! Festival was one of the best events to bring in the spring/summer season and AURN Digital was there to take
Misty Knight: Unsung Super Hero
Starrene Rhett Rocque
March 15, 2019
Many people may have discovered Marvel Comics’ Misty Knight on Netflix’s Luke Cage and The Defenders. That iteration of the character was played by Simone
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