(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) — The Trump administration removed and altered parts of a Philadelphia exhibit honoring enslaved Africans at the historic President’s House site. A federal
(AURN News) — Get ready for more pain at the airport. The U.S. Department of Transportation says it will begin reducing capacity at 40 airports
(AURN News) — George Hardy, one of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen who flew combat missions in three wars, has died at his home in
(AURN News) — Inflation remains a top problem for working families in the United States, with prices rising 0.4% in August — double the rate
On Sept. 2, 1766, abolitionist and inventor James Forten was born in Philadelphia. Forten, a free Black man, became a sailmaker and developed a successful
(AURN News) — For the first time in recent history, renters outnumber homeowners in more than 200 U.S. suburbs, upending the traditional image of suburbs
On May 5, 1865, pastor and civil rights activist Adam Clayton Powell Sr. was born in Franklin County, Virginia. After a troubled youth, he turned
(AURN News) — Most Americans continue to view air travel as safe despite recent aviation incidents, according to a new AP-NORC poll conducted after the fatal
On Nov. 7, Cherelle Parker won her race to become the next mayor of Philadelphia. She will be the first woman and the first Black woman
On October 25, 1997, approximately 500,000 women convened in Philadelphia to participate in the Million Woman March. Modeled on the Million Man March that took
Philadelphia has become the latest city to announce the creation of a reparations task force to examine if the descendants of enslaved Africans will receive
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