LOS ANGELES — Quincy Jones, whose sweeping influence in music spanned jazz, pop, film, and television, has died at 91. Known for his genre-defining collaborations with Michael Jackson, Frank Sinatra, and countless others, Jones was a singular force in American entertainment. His publicist, Arnold Robinson, […]
Kat Heats Up With 44 Against Miami Photo: Special to the NY Beacon By Andrew Rosario It was not the start Karl Anthony Towns and the New York Knicks envisioned when they opened the 2024-2025 season last Tuesday in Boston. The Knicks had to watch […]
BROOKLYN — Legendary hip-hop artist and entrepreneur Kenyatta Blake, famously known as Buckshot from the influential group Black Moon, was reportedly attacked in Brooklyn’s Flatbush neighborhood on October 31, leaving the music community shaken. The assault, which left him “beaten half to death,” has prompted […]
Jones Throws First TD At Home Since January 2023 Photo: Special to the NY Beacon By Shara Talia Taylor The New York Giants were a touchdown away from a win, but did not have the ball and ran out of time as they fell to […]
MOUNT PLEASANT, Pa. — A Halloween parade float in a small Pennsylvania town has sparked widespread outrage after photos surfaced showing a depiction of Vice President Kamala Harris being led in chains behind a Trump-themed vehicle. Images of the float, which featured people dressed as […]
A landmark $10 million endowment from the Ford Foundation will secure the leadership role at the Studio Museum in Harlem for years to come, marking a significant investment in one of the nation’s foremost institutions for artists of African descent. The endowment will formally establish […]
The family of Deontae Faison, a San Francisco man who remains unresponsive months after being tased while struggling in the water, has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the East Bay Park District officers involved. The incident, which occurred in April at Martin Luther […]
A Texas woman accused of ambushing her former boyfriend outside the Bellaire Police Department was apprehended after a dramatic multi-state chase and standoff on an Alabama highway. Choima Agurd, 39, allegedly pursued her ex-partner, who was in a Ford truck, and fired multiple shots into […]
Two high-profile figures, music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs and former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries, are both facing serious federal charges, yet their legal paths have diverged in stark ways. While Jeffries was released on a $10 million bond following his arrest on sex […]
In a striking courtroom moment, a Texas judge swiftly dismissed a marijuana possession case against a Black defendant, citing the arrest as a clear instance of racial profiling. Harris County Judge David Fleischer questioned the legitimacy of the arrest, pointing out that the defendant, identified […]
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