On This Day: Willie Mays, Hall of Fame Icon, Was Born
(AURN News) — On May 6, 1931, baseball Hall of Famer Willie Mays was born in Westfield, Alabama. Mays began his professional career with the Birmingham Black Barons of the Negro Leagues before making his […]
On This Day in 1865: Adam Clayton Powell Sr. Was Born
(AURN News) — On May 5, 1865, pastor and activist Adam Clayton Powell Sr. was born in Franklin County, Virginia.
As a youth, Powell struggled,...
Veteran New York Times Journalist Ronald Smothers Dies at 79
(AURN News) — Ronald Smothers, a veteran journalist who spent 35 years at The New York Times covering protest, politics and racial change, died...
On This Day in 1950: Gwendolyn Brooks Won Pulitzer Prize
(AURN News) — On May 1, 1950, Gwendolyn Brooks was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for her book “Annie Allen,” becoming the first Black American...
On This Day in 1863: Sarah J. Garnet Became NYC’s First Black Principal
(AURN News) — On April 30, 1863, Sarah J. Garnet was named the first Black principal in the New York City public school system.
She...