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(AURN News) — Bishop Kwabena Albert “Rainey” Cheeks, a longtime D.C. pastor and HIV/AIDS activist, died Aug. 11 at Georgetown University Hospital…
(AURN News) — On July 10, 1927, David Dinkins was born in Trenton, New Jersey. Elected in 1989, he became New York…
WASHINGTON (AURN News) — A new White House Domestic Policy Council report accuses the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History of “extreme…
(AURN News) — This Sunday marks 57 years since the Stonewall uprising began in New York City on June 28, 1969. In…
(AURN News) — Former Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank has died at 86, according to The New York Times. Elected to Congress in…
(AURN News) — Jason Collins, the first openly gay player in NBA history, died at 47 after battling brain cancer, according to…
(AURN News) — A new report is raising questions about the surge in book bans across the country. According to the American…
(AURN News) — The Supreme Court ruled 8-1 against Colorado’s ban on “conversion therapy” for LGBTQ+ minors, siding with a Christian counselor…
(AURN News) — Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, a Black transgender woman and revolutionary LGBTQ+ leader, has died at 78. She passed away on…
Burkina Faso’s transitional parliament has passed legislation criminalizing conduct deemed to promote LGBTQ practices, CNN reported. The law includes fines, prison terms…
The Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice will launch a digital archive this fall to honor Bayard Rustin’s life and legacy, according…
On June 26, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage nationwide in the landmark Obergefell v. Hodges decision, declaring that love…