(AURN News) — Tomorrow marks the chosen birthday of Frederick Douglass, one of the most pivotal figures in American history. Though the exact date of
(AURN News) – Maryland lawmakers have overridden a veto by Gov. Wes Moore to greenlight a slavery reparations commission. In May, the governor vetoed the
(AURN News) — Thirty years ago today, on Oct. 16, 1995, the National Mall in Washington, D.C., became the site of one of the most
(AURN News) — The Mary Fields Horse & Heritage Museum has opened in Connecticut, becoming the first museum in the nation dedicated to Black equestrian
The Trump administration has ordered the National Park Service to remove certain historical exhibits, including displays on slavery and Native tribes. Among them is the
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
On Aug. 26, 1874, 16 Black men were dragged from the jail in Trenton, Tennessee, by a white mob of masked men. Five were killed
President Donald Trump is again targeting the National Museum of African American History and Culture, calling it and other Smithsonian museums “out of control” for
President Donald Trump confirmed Tuesday that the White House is reviewing the Smithsonian museums, criticizing their focus on slavery, according to ABC News. On his
(AURN News) — A new bill moving through the California Legislature would require every city and county in the state to update how they track
On June 16, 1822, a massive slave rebellion organized by Denmark Vesey was uncovered and violently suppressed before it could begin in Charleston, South Carolina.
According to the Associated Press, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore vetoed a bill to create a commission to study slavery reparations, calling it a difficult decision
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