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 […]
Lauryn Hill has made it abundantly clear that she moves on her own time. After more than 25 years since her Grammy Award-winning debut album, the singer is teasing how “soon” she’ll finally release her follow-up album. The “Everything Is Everything” singer was in New York City […]
Dorothy Jean Tillman ll – screenshot *Earlier this month, the sun shone brightly over the campus of Arizona State University, casting a warm glow on the excited faces of graduates at the spring commencement ceremony. Among them was Dorothy Jean Tillman II, a 17-year-old Chicagoan who had just […]
Christopher Bouie Jr (State Attorney 18th Judicial Circuit Brevard and Seminole County via CNN Newsource) *(CNN) — The 16-year-old suspect (Christopher Bouie Jr.) accused of opening fire at a club in Florida last month, injuring 10 people including NFL Houston Texans wide receiver Tank Dell, is being charged as an […]