John P. Shadbar, an Illinois man who allegedly shot his neighbor several times in a racially motivated crime, was arrested on May 8 shortly after the shooting. In a statement released via Facebook, the Will County Sheriff’s Office said deputies responded to a neighborhood in Lockport Township, Illinois on May […]
A Black man was taken into police custody after being on the run for nearly a year. Authorities say they were looking to arrest him as a sex offender. You’d never believe the lengths police say he went to avoid making that list. Arizona authorities say […]
*Former employees at Revolt, the media company Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs co-founded in 2013, are reacting to the viral video of him assaulting his ex-girlfriend Cassie. The hotel surveillance video from March 2016 leaked last week and captures Diddy nearly nude/dressed in a towel chasing Cassie down a hallway […]
A decision by the Spring Cove School District in Pennsylvania to remove the hymn “Lift Every Voice and Sing” from a student choral concert on May 7 has sparked an investigation by members of the Blair County NAACP’s executive board. According to the Altoona Mirror, District Superintendent […]
Stewart Paces Liberty In Win Over Fever Photo: Special to the NY Beacon By Shara Talia Taylor Clark and Fever Start WNBA Season 0-3 Photo: Special to the NY Beacon The New York Liberty started the season strong, now 3-0, after a 91-80 win in […]
Nationwide — At 102 years old, Sarah Simpkins has achieved her dream of earning a college degree as she recently graduated from Brightpoint Community College’s Early Childhood Education program in Chester, Virginia. Even more special, she graduated alongside her proud granddaughter, Halimah Shepherd-Crawford. “I can’t […]