On This Day in 1930: The Lynching of Thomas Shipp and Abram Smith
(AURN News) — On Aug. 7, 1930, one of the most infamous lynchings in American history took place in Marion, Indiana. A white mob numbering in the thousands stormed the local jail, seized 18-year-old Thomas Shipp and 19-year-old Abram Smith, brutally beat them and hanged them from a tree outside the Grant County Courthouse. Sixteen-year-old […]
McConnell Returns Home After Nearly Two-Month Hospital Stay
WASHINGTON (AURN News) — Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., returned home Thursday, nearly eight weeks after a fall landed him in the hospital. The 84-year-old senator was hospitalized in mid-June after a fall that left him briefly unconscious. He was also treated for pneumonia during his recovery. In a statement Thursday, McConnell said he had been […]
Layne Norton Wants Science to Beat Diet Misinformation
(AURN News) — Dr. Layne Norton says people do not have to be perfect to improve their health. Norton is a scientist, competitive bodybuilder and powerlifter, nutrition coach and evidence-based fitness expert who has built a major following by challenging misinformation around food, dieting, exercise and weight loss. He says one of the biggest problems […]
61 Years After the Voting Rights Act, the Fight for the Ballot Continues
(AURN News) — Aug. 6 marks the 61st anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, the landmark 1965 law that outlawed many discriminatory practices used to prevent Black Americans from voting. Signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson months after the Bloody Sunday march in Selma, Alabama, the law transformed American democracy by dramatically increasing Black voter […]
Michigan Democrats Choose Progressive Abdul El-Sayed for Senate
(AURN News) — There’s a new name to know in the fight for the U.S. Senate: Abdul El-Sayed. Michigan Democrats handed him the nomination over four-term Rep. Haley Stevens in a primary decided by less than 1 percentage point. The margin says everything about how divided the party’s base is right now. Younger, more progressive […]
‘Breaking Free From Broke’ Is a Financial Wake-Up Call
(AURN News) — George Kamel says Americans can still break free from debt, build wealth and take control of their financial futures. Kamel, a No. 1 national bestselling author and co-host of “The Ramsey Show” and “Smart Money Happy Hour,” lays out that message in his book “Breaking Free From Broke.” The book is part […]
Where You Live Could Shape How Easy It Is to Vote
WASHINGTON (AURN News) — Nearly one in two Black Americans now lives in a state with some of the country’s most restrictive voting laws, according to a new national report showing the divide has widened dramatically since 2021. The Movement Advancement Project examined changes to state election laws since 2021 and found that 28 states […]
Booker Rowe, Trailblazing Philadelphia Orchestra Violinist, Dies at 85
(AURN News) — Booker Rowe, the first Black musician to perform with The Philadelphia Orchestra, died July 31 at age 85, according to The Philadelphia Tribune. Born in Kentucky and raised in Philadelphia, Rowe began playing the violin in sixth grade and later served as concertmaster of student orchestras. He earned degrees from Temple University […]
Trump Administration Plans Major Rollback of Head Start Standards
WASHINGTON (AURN News) — The Trump administration is preparing a major overhaul of Head Start, the federal early education program for children from low-income families. The proposal would eliminate or loosen many of the program’s federal quality standards, according to The Associated Press. Two people familiar with the plan told The Associated Press that the […]
Barack Obama Celebrates His 65th Birthday
(AURN News) — Aug. 4 marks former President Barack Obama’s 65th birthday. Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, in 1961, Obama rose from community organizing and the Illinois Senate to become a U.S. senator and, in 2008, the first Black president of the United States. Obama graduated from Columbia University in 1983 and became the first Black […]