Rosa Parks Remembered on Her Birthday
Clay Cane
February 4, 2026
(AURN NEWS) – On this day, February 4, 1913, civil rights icon Rosa Parks was born in Tuskegee, Alabama. Decades later, on December 1, 1955,
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Dr. Gladys West, GPS Pioneer, Dies at 95
Clay Cane
January 21, 2026
(AURN News) — According to WTVR, Dr. Gladys West, the mathematician whose groundbreaking work helped make GPS possible, has died at 95. West passed away
Maryland Lawmakers Override Governor’s Veto on Slavery Reparations Commission
Ebony McMorris
December 17, 2025
(AURN News) – Maryland lawmakers have overridden a veto by Gov. Wes Moore to greenlight a slavery reparations commission. In May, the governor vetoed the
Ruby Bridges’ Historic 1960 School Integration
Clay Cane
November 14, 2025
(AURN News) — On this day 65 years ago — Nov. 14, 1960 — 6-year-old Ruby Bridges became the first Black child to integrate an
Tallahassee Golf Course Built Over Enslaved Graves Sparks Outrage
Clay Cane
October 24, 2025
(AURN News) — A proposal to sell a Tallahassee golf course built over the graves of enslaved people has ignited public outrage. The Capital City
Trump Administration Removes Black Leaders, Raising Fears of Federal Resegregation
Clay Cane
October 9, 2025
(AURN News) — The Trump administration has removed several high-ranking Black officials from federal leadership positions, deepening concerns about racial exclusion within the government, according
On This Day in 1967: Thurgood Marshall Becomes First Black Justice on Supreme Court
Clay Cane
October 2, 2025
(AURN News) — On Oct. 2, 1967, Thurgood Marshall was sworn in as the first Black justice on the U.S. Supreme Court, marking a historic
Joseph McNeil, Greensboro Four Civil Rights Pioneer, Dies at 83
Clay Cane
September 5, 2025
Joseph A. McNeil, one of four North Carolina A&T freshmen whose 1960 sit-in at a segregated lunch counter in Greensboro helped ignite a nationwide wave
On This Day in 1958: First Sit-In Led by Clara Luper and Students
Clay Cane
August 19, 2025
On Aug. 19, 1958, the NAACP Youth Council, led by teacher Clara Luper and her students, launched a sit-in at the Katz Drug Store lunch
This Day in History: Thurgood Marshall Becomes First Black Supreme Court Justice
Clay Cane
June 13, 2025
On June 13, 1967, Thurgood Marshall was appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court by President Lyndon B. Johnson, becoming the first Black justice in American
Anna Mae Robertson, Six Triple Eight Battalion Veteran, Dies at 101
Clay Cane
June 3, 2025
Anna Mae Robertson, one of the last surviving members of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion — known as the Six Triple Eight — has
Alexis Herman, First Black U.S. Labor Secretary and Civil Rights Pioneer, Dies at 77
Clay Cane
April 28, 2025
Alexis Herman, First Black U.S. Labor Secretary and Civil Rights Pioneer, Dies at 77 According to The New York Times, Alexis Herman, the first Black
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