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On This Day: Charles Mingus, Jazz Icon and Activist, Was Born in 1922
(AURN News) — On April 22, 1922, jazz bassist, composer and activist Charles Mingus was born on an Army base in Arizona.
A towering figure...
Cynthia Shange, Trailblazing South African Actress and Beauty Queen, Dies at 76
(AURN News) — According to the BBC, South African actress and former beauty queen Cynthia Shange has died at the age of 76. She...
On This Day: Celebrating 75 Years of the Legendary Luther Vandross
(AURN News) — Today, April 20, 2026, marks the 75th anniversary of the birth of legendary musician and songwriter Luther Vandross. Born in 1951...
On This Day: Charlotte L. Brown Challenges Segregation in 1863
(AURN News) — On April 17, 1863, nearly a century before Rosa Parks sparked the Montgomery bus boycott, Charlotte L. Brown defied segregation on...
Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax, Wife Found Dead in Apparent Murder-Suicide
(AURN News) — Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax and his wife, Cerina Fairfax, were found dead in their Annandale, Virginia, home in what...