The Black Cake Company (WATCH INTERVIEW)

Written and directed by New York Beacon’s Vance Gorman “In 1972 a native from Barbados moved to the United States with a latent gift. As she journeyed through life, she faced different challenges and opportunities and began to seek her purpose through God. After many […]

SafeWalks NYC takes action to protect the Brooklyn community

Viviane Faver A Brooklyn-based group called Safe Walks NYC offers safe walking from subway stations in response to violence in the neighborhood. In an exclusive interview for the New York Beacon, founder Peter Kerre -also founder of Street Riders NYC and involved in the Black […]

The Suffering of the Silenced

By Madison Garrett The Increased Suicide Rate In late 2019, The New York Beacon published an article about the rising suicide rate amongst Black youths. For Black children aged between 10 and 14, suicide is the second leading cause of death and for Black teenagers […]

Jacob Blake Sr. Interview

(Photo credits: ABC News) By Juan Ignacio Chávez  “Why did they shoot my dad in the back?” asked Jacob Blake Junior‘s children to their grandfather, Jacob Blake Senior. “I can‘t explain that to them,” he tells us. Three weeks after his son Jacob Blake Jr. […]