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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...
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...