Documentary filmmaker Stanley Nelson, Jr. may not be a household name in your household, but you know his work. Former NFL star, Michael Vick, jazz icon Miles Davis, historically Black colleges and universities and the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense have all been viewed through Nelson’s lens. Though “Civil War” […]
Students across Oklahoma will soon learn about a dark moment in the state’s history that has long gone unmentioned — until now. On Wednesday, state legislators announced plans to move forward with an initiative that would feature the history of the 1921 Tulsa Race […]
Alright y’all, I’m pretty certain that there has been a concerted effort by educators to make this the worst Black History Month of all time. The amount of head-assery that has occurred over the past 25 days has got your boy in disbelief. According […]
Tyra Banks’ beauty theme park ModelLand is set to open in May in Santa Monica, Calif., and tickets are already available, ranging from $59 to $1,495. “I am excited to bring ModelLand to my hometown in L.A. after dreaming about it for so many years,” […]
Sixty-five years after 14-year-old Emmett Till was lynched in Mississippi, the House has approved legislation designating lynching as a hate crime under federal law. The bill, introduced by Illinois Rep. Bobby Rush and named after Till, comes 120 years after Congress first considered anti-lynching […]
A high-level leader in Iran’s national government is one of the latest victims of a China-based viral infection, which has turned up in patients all over the world. US News reported on Thursday that Masoumeh Ebtekar (pictured) Iran’s Vice President, has tested positive for […]
Added Weight Did Not Hurt Fury Photo: Special to the NY Beacon By Joshua Garcia Legs shaking, lip busted, with blood seeping from everywhere above the shoulders, Deontay Wilder stood toe to toe with Tyson Fury in the middle of the […]
Howard University has received the largest donation in the university’s history. Howard has received a $10 million gift from the Karsh Family Foundation. The donation will be used for Howard’s Karsh STEM Scholars Program. The program will provide for scholarships that will pay […]
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — The president of Wake Forest University issued a public apology Thursday for the institution’s past involvement in slavery. President Nathan Hatch’s apology, delivered in a speech during the school’s Founders’ Day ceremonies, comes after a series of events stirred up […]
Nikita Pearl Waligwa, the 15-year-old who starred in Disney’s Queen of Katwe, died tragically Sunday of a brain tumor. According to Uganda’s Daily Monitor, the young actress was diagnosed with the tumor in 2016 as she took on the role of Gloria in Katwe. It was a movie […]
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