AURN News

The U.S. housing market continues to show signs of strain. New data from the National Association of Realtors show existing-home sales fell 8.4% in January 2026 compared with December, and declined 4.4% from a year earlier. Meanwhile, home prices remain elevated, with the median price rising 0.6% from January 2025.

https://aurn.com/newsletter

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On this day in 1919, W.E.B. Du Bois organized the first Pan-African Congress in Paris as world leaders reshaped global power after World War I. Delegates from 15 countries demanded self-determination, fair labor practices and an end to colonial rule — planting seeds for 20th-century independence movements and the worldwide fight for Black liberation.

https://aurn.com/newsletter

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Early voting is underway in Texas, and new polling shows Black candidates performing competitively in both Democratic and Republican primaries. Could the Lone Star State elect its first Black U.S. senator? We break down the latest numbers and what they could mean for November.

https://aurn.com/newsletter

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries is drawing a line during the ongoing Department of Homeland Security shutdown. Jeffries accused Republicans of shutting down agencies like FEMA, TSA and the Coast Guard rather than reforming Immigration and Customs Enforcement. He outlined Democratic demands for judicial warrants, body cameras and independent investigations, and called for DHS Secretary Kristi Noem to resign.

https://aurn.com/newsletter

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Independent journalist Georgia Fort entered a plea of not guilty in federal court to felony charges linked to a January protest inside St. Paul Church. Federal prosecutors allege she was part of a conspiracy under the FACE Act, while Fort maintains she was present strictly to report. Her legal team says it plans to challenge the prosecution’s version of events.

https://aurn.com/newsletter

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Rev. Jesse Jackson died at age 84 on Feb. 17, 2026, in Chicago. His groundbreaking 1984 and 1988 presidential campaigns marked the first viable nationwide bids for a major party nomination by an African American candidate and helped reshape Democratic Party delegate rules. His push for proportional representation and coalition politics later influenced campaigns such as Barack Obama’s historic run.

https://aurn.com/newsletter

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

A federal judge has ordered the immediate restoration of the President’s House exhibit in Philadelphia after parts were removed and altered. U.S. District Judge Cynthia Rufe granted a preliminary injunction requiring the Interior Department and National Park Service to return the site to its previous state. The exhibit, located near Independence Hall, documents the enslaved people held at the president’s residence and is viewed as a critical acknowledgment of slavery’s role in the nation’s founding.

https://aurn.com/newsletter

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

President Donald Trump posted a tribute to the late Rev. Jesse Jackson that later took a political turn. In the message, Trump praised Jackson’s personality and leadership before referencing criticism he has faced and former President Barack Obama. The post has drawn attention as reactions continue following Jackson’s death at age 84.

https://aurn.com/newsletter

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Rev. Jesse Jackson has died at age 84. A towering figure in the civil rights movement, Jackson stood beside the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., later founded Operation PUSH and the Rainbow Coalition and ran for president twice in the 1980s. Leaders including Rev. Al Sharpton remembered him as one of the nation’s greatest moral voices.

https://aurn.com/newsletter

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Google Calendar no longer includes Black History Month in its default listings, a change that began in mid-2024 and continued through 2025 and 2026. The Verge first reported the removal, which also included Indigenous Peoples Month and Women’s History Month. The move comes amid broader corporate policy shifts during President Donald Trump’s second term.

https://aurn.com/newsletter

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.