May 18, 2026 Edit Karrueche Tran has been on the scene for more than a decade, and her star keeps rising. The actress and model has been taking advantage of the spotlight by becoming a brand ambassador to staples like PrettyLittleThing, and the known sneakerhead has even […]
May 18, 2026 Edit 9th Wonder and Jada Douthit/Instagram screenshot @9thwonder *Grammy-winning producer 9th Wonder graduated from North Carolina Central University on May 9 – then stood proudly at Winston-Salem State University one week later to watch his daughter Jada collect her diploma. The hip-hop legend, born Patrick […]
An Atlanta program is working to meet its goal of providing unhoused people in its downtown area with stable housing ahead of the FIFA World Cup. Downtown Rising is a homelessness program in the city with a lofty goal of helping unhoused residents before the […]
Libraries have always been about books, but in 2026, they are doing a whole lot more. As National Library Week returns from April 19 through April 25, communities across the country are being reminded that these spaces remain essential and offer more than the eye can […]
The truly ironic thing about President Donald Trump’s war on Iran is that, as much as the president posts about the conflict around the clock on social media, those of us who are on the outside looking in can’t possibly know anything about what’s actually […]
April 22, 2026 If you thought FBI director Kash Patel’s beer-chugging ways were just a one-time thing when Team USA won the men’s hockey gold medal at the Olympics, you were mistaken. A new report in The Atlantic details that Patel’s drinking habits are a major concern and spoke to more than […]
April 22, 2026 A Louisiana man has killed eight children, seven of them his own, in a mass shooting in Shreveport, Louisiana. The fatal shooting occurred in the early hours of April 19, with police killing the alleged shooter, identified as Shamar Elkins, after […]
David Merryman, a landlord notorious for the deplorable conditions of his properties and years of racial harassment toward Black tenants, was sentenced to 17 years in prison on Dec. 18. The sentencing, delivered by Senior U.S. District Judge Raymond A. Jackson, capped a yearslong investigation […]
Kavon Ward’s frustration with El Rincon Elementary School in Culver City, California, reached a breaking point in December when she confronted the school principal, Dr. Amy Hodge, over the persistent bullying her 7-year-old daughter Semira endured. What started as an impassioned plea for intervention escalated […]
Harry Robinson – A Life Well Lived Photo: Special to the NY Beacon By Andrew Rosario Prior to the Knicks game Monday night, the organization announced that they lost a valuable member of their family. Long time statistician for the Knicks radio broadcast, Harry Robinson […]
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