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On This Day: Amiri Baraka, Father of the Black Arts Movement, Was Born in Newark
(AURN News) — On Oct. 7, 1934, playwright, poet and activist Amiri Baraka was born in Newark, New Jersey.
Born Everett LeRoi Jones, he changed...
Ike Turner Jr., Musician and Son of Ike and Tina Turner, Dies at 67
(AURN News) — Musician and producer Ike Turner Jr., the son of Ike and Tina Turner, has died at 67, according to Deadline.
He died...
On This Day in 1967: Thurgood Marshall Becomes First Black Justice on Supreme Court
(AURN News) — On Oct. 2, 1967, Thurgood Marshall was sworn in as the first Black justice on the U.S. Supreme Court, marking a...
Remembering Donny Hathaway: Soul Legend Born on This Day in 1945
(AURN News) — Donny Hathaway was born Oct. 1, 1945, in Chicago. A prodigy from a young age, he began singing in church and...
Tuskegee Airman George Hardy, Combat Pilot in Three Wars, Dies at 100
(AURN News) — George Hardy, one of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen who flew combat missions in three wars, has died at his home...