AURN News
American Urban Radio Networks has been telling stories of Black America since 1973. AURN is the only Black-owned network with a bureau in the White House. Journalists Ebony McMorris, Clay Cane, Jamie Jackson, and Tanya Hart deliver stories of interest to our community. AURN News encapsulates updates from Capitol Hill, as well as This Day in History, health & wellness, finance, education, technology, and entertainment.
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Civil Rights Champion Appointed at Howard Unive...
Howard University has appointed esteemed civil rights attorney and scholar Sherrilyn Ifill as the first Vernon E. Jordan, Jr., Esq. Endowed Chair in Civil Rights.
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California Reparations Task Force Set To Make H...
The task force, created in 2020, could recommend a variety of measures such as financial payments, educational opportunities, and land grants.
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SCOTUS Set To Decide on Affirmative Action, Stu...
The Supreme Court is set to hand down key decisions this morning. They could address student debt relief, affirmative action, and federal election laws.
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Philadelphia Becomes the Latest City To Announc...
Philadelphia has become the latest city to announce the creation of a reparations task force to examine if the descendants of enslaved Africans will receive compensation for the ongoing effects of slavery, reports The Philadelphia Tribune.
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Biden: West's Involvement Absent in Russian Reb...
"We gave Putin no excuse to blame this on the West or to blame this on NATO," President Biden said while speaking from the White House.
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Oscar-winner Olivia Colman finally gets to play...
Oscar-winner Olivia Colman finally gets to play a superhero in the Marvel Comics Universe in "Secret Invasion," a new Disney mini-series.
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ACLU Files Civil Rights Lawsuit Against Effingh...
According to the lawsuit, filed by the ACLU of Georgia on behalf of the students, a Black high school student identified by his initials N.T. alleges that an athletic director defended white students' use of racial epithets “because Black students used racial language when talking to each other.”
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Black Power: Supreme Court Lifts Hold on Louisi...
In a significant development, the Supreme Court has unfrozen a Louisiana case that could lead to the redrawing of congressional districts and empowered Black voters.
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Dr. Cornel West Tells AURN: Buffalo Shooting Is...
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