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(AURN News) — On July 24, 1807, acclaimed Black Shakespearean actor Ira Frederick Aldridge was born. Although accounts differ on whether his…
(AURN News) — On July 14, 1988, Michael Jackson began a record-breaking run at Wembley Stadium in London, kicking off the first…
(AURN News) — On June 10, 1940, Marcus Garvey, the pioneering leader of the Black nationalist and Pan-African movements, died in London…
(AURN News) — A record 45 million Americans are expected to travel at least 50 miles from home this Memorial Day weekend,…
On Sept. 17, 1983, Vanessa Williams made history at just 20 years old when she became the first Black woman crowned Miss…
On Aug. 7, 1948, Alice Coachman became the first Black woman to win an Olympic gold medal, triumphing in the high jump…
All 242 people on board Flight AI171, operated by Air India, are presumed dead after the Boeing 787 Dreamliner erupted into flames…