(AURN News) — On Sept. 16, 1925, legendary blues musician Riley “B.B.” King was born on a cotton plantation near Itta Bena, Mississippi. Known as
(AURN News) — Grammy-winning jazz vocalist Cassandra Wilson, a native of Jackson, Mississippi, has died at 70, according to WLBT. Jackson Mayor John Horhn released
(AURN News) — Country music legend Dolly Parton has died at 80 after a brief battle with cancer. Parton built a career that crossed racial,
(AURN News) — On this day 25 years ago, the music world lost Aaliyah, one of R&B’s most influential young stars. On Aug. 25, 2001,
(AURN News) — Rob Bluey believes conservative media is having a moment in the age of President Donald Trump, but he says the real test
(AURN News) — According to a recent press release, Prince’s “Purple Rain” is coming to Broadway next spring at the Majestic Theatre. Previews begin March
(AURN News) — On July 24, 1807, acclaimed Black Shakespearean actor Ira Frederick Aldridge was born. Although accounts differ on whether his birthplace was New
(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) — A decade-long plan to put Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill is on hold after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Spectrum
(AURN News) — This Sunday marks 57 years since the Stonewall uprising began in New York City on June 28, 1969. In the early morning
(AURN News) — On June 25, 2009, the world lost one of its most iconic entertainers when Michael Jackson died at age 50 after suffering
(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
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