Wells Fargo has unexpectedly shut down the business accounts of Beautiful Curly Me, a Black-owned company founded by 12-year-old Zoe Oli and her mother, Evana. The business, which Zoe started at age 7, produces dolls, books, and accessories designed to inspire confidence in young Black […]
In the midst of an ongoing high-profile legal career, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis found herself facing a more personal challenge after her daughter was arrested during a traffic stop in Tyrone, Georgia. Bodycam footage from August 24 shows the arrest of 25-year-old Kinaya […]
As Black communities across the country prepare to honor Michael Brown, the teenager who was publicly executed 10 years ago tomorrow by former Ferguson, Missouri, police officer, Darren Wilson, a recently published study by Georgia State University and fellow scholars found that police unions, which bring job protection […]
*The Paris Olympics provided basketball fans with memorable performances, but for Steph Curry and his family, it wasn’t all celebrations. NBA legend Curry’s wife, Ayesha, found herself in tears while dealing with French authorities in a moment that has since gone viral. Ayesha Curry, a well-known TV personality here in the States, […]
A viral video showing a group of Chicago police officers aggressively arresting a Black man reveals a white officer punching the man three times in the face while holding a black object in his hand. The cop then pulls out a gun and holds it […]
Nationwide — Aniyah Harris, an 18-year-old from Fulton County, Georgia, who had just graduated from high school, was shot and killed at a gas station just hours after passing the Army’s entrance exam. Harris, who graduated from high school earlier this year, was with her two […]
A Georgia commissioner and 23 other suspects allegedly involved with the G-Shyne Bloods were arrested after an investigation in Crisp County. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced the arrests after the GBI and other law enforcement agencies served 120 arrest warrants on 24 people on July 31. Included […]
Friday marks the 100th birthday of James Baldwin, one of the most iconic figures in American literature and society, and one of the most treasured by the Black community. His work so masterfully unpacked social issues, from what freedom must mean for all Black people—to all people—more than […]
Marilyn Jean Fields, a 66-year-old Black woman from North Carolina renowned in her community for her volunteer work, admits she violated the law when she parked in the fire lane in front of a Piggly Wiggly supermarket on a rainy day to purchase a loaf […]
Durant Explodes Off The Bench Photo: Special to the NY Beacon By Samori Benjamin Wilson Leads Women Over Japan Photo: Special to the NY Beacon The United States Men’s Basketball team opened Olympic play Sunday afternoon in Paris and rolled over the NBA’s reigning MVP, […]
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