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Rihanna’s Super Bowl Performance Proves Pregnancy Can’t Stop Any Woman’s Show
ABOVE: Rihanna performs onstage during the Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show at State… The post Rihanna’s Super Bowl…
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SZA Is Billboard’s 2023 Woman of the Year
After dominating 2022 with viral TikTok tracks, her first Grammy win and, of course, her… The post SZA Is Billboard’s…
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Rihanna Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show Fashion
This week’s fashion finds features Rihanna who shined brightly in a floor length Alaïa coat.… The post Rihanna Super Bowl…
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Rockets Complete Three-Team Trade with the L.A. Clippers and Memphis Grizzlies
The Houston Rockets announced they have completed a three-trade with the Los Angeles Clippers and… The post Rockets Complete Three-Team…
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College Board Waters Down AP Black History Course after Conservative, Anti-“Woke” Attacks
"To wake up on the first day of Black History Month to news of white men in positions of privilege…
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California Advocates Shine Light on Pregnancy-Related Deaths Among Black Women
“This film will shine light on the critical issue of saving lives and this film will help ensure that every…
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Republican Lawmakers Announce Agenda to ‘Fix California’
“Crime is soaring, homelessness is out of control, the cost of living is unsustainable, schools are failing students, our water…
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Community Leaders Call for Solidarity Over Threats and Harassment of Black Women Leaders
A new database by Princeton University and the Anti-Defamation League has begun tracking threats received by public officials, identifying women,…
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Federal Judge Allows City to Evict Residents of Wood Street Homeless Encampment
The city failed to reveal to the judge that “many of the evicted and unhoused Wood Street residents will be…
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During Black History Month Don’t Forget David Fagen
It took the courage of humanity to take action like Fagen did. If you’ve never heard of this history, it’s…
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Once Again, Community Demands Reinstatement of OPD Chief LeRonne Armstrong
Armstrong says there’s a sense of fairness that should be considered due to his track record. “This is not a…
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Crumble and Whisk Patisserie, a Black-Owned Bakery and Café, Opens in Laurel District
Crumble and Whisk Patisserie, opened in December near the corner of 39th and MacArthur in East Oakland. Owned and operated…
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Mashudu Tshifularo: The First Middle-ear Transplant
For nearly 430 million globally, hearing loss is a disability. It is expected that by 2050, this number could rise…
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Nets Trade Durant Take Out Bulls
Jalen’s 40 Helps Break Knicks Losing Streak To Nets Photo: Special to the NY Beacon By Samori Benjamin …
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Hurts Gets Respect From Mahomes
Hurts Comes Up Short In Super Bowl Loss Photo: Special to the NY Beacon By Shara Talia Taylor …
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Chiefs Storm Back Beat Eagles Mahomes MVP
Second Super Bowl MVP For Mahomes Photo: Special to the NY Beacon By Derrel Jazz Johnson Glendale, Arizona…
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San Jose Spotlight: 15 of the Most Influential Black Leaders in Silicon Valley
Local Black leaders are working to change the odds and boost equality for the community. In celebration of Black History…
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A Son of Oakland Gives Back
Born and raised in East Oakland, William Haney has traveled the world managing and promoting his boxer son, Devin Haney,…
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‘An Outstanding Role Model’: His Father Was a U.S. Air Force Pilot. Now At 17 Years Old, Gabriel Carothers Just Became the Youngest Black Pilot In New Mexico’s History.
For 17-year-old Gabriel Carothers of Albuquerque, New Mexico, Black History Month is not about the past because he’s making it…
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Indiana jail officer fired after inmate hit during struggle
Marcus Ford suffered a broken nose and broken orbital bone. A white correctional officer in southwestern Indiana who is seen…
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‘He Does Not Have a Gun!’: Video Captures Seattle Police In Tense Standoff with Black Man Holding a Bluetooth Speaker, It Only Ends After Bystanders Intervene
An intense standoff between the police and a reportedly unarmed Black man in Seattle, Washington, led to a man fearing…
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Black Man Executed In Texas for Killing Teens He Believed Wanted Him Dead for Dating White Woman Was Doomed By His Own Lawyer Who Asked If It Was a ‘Justifiable Lynching’
A Black man who was sentenced to death by an all-white jury in Amarillo, Texas, was executed on Feb. 8.…
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An Act of Evil : Florida Man Allegedly Killed Pregnant Girlfriend After Being Acquitted for Double Murder Days Earlier
A Florida man who was acquitted in January has been arrested after being accused of killing his pregnant girlfriend just days after becoming free.…
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All-women Pilot Team Performs Historic Super Bowl Pre-game Flyover
These women made history soaring sky-high. For the first time ever, the Super Bowl featured a team of all-women pilots…
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Three Killed, 5 Injured in Michigan State University Shooting, Suspect Dead
By Dieu-Nalio Chery and Steve Gorman EAST LANSING, Mich. (Reuters) – A gunman opened fire on Monday night on the…
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