Some Black women in film don’t need a dozen chances to make their mark. One role. One performance. One unforgettable presence—that’s all it took. This list honors 20 Black women in film whose breakout performances became instant cultural milestones. These weren’t just great roles. They were turning […]
You know ghost signs—any kind of signage above a store entrance or affixed to the side of a building marking a business that no longer exists in that space. But what a treat when the ghost sign is a rare vertical piece of gorgeous neon! Over […]
No one is really celebrating it, but on the eve of the nation’s 249th anniversary, I’d like to mention another anniversary: the redrawing of the Brooklyn-Queens borderline separating present-day neighborhoods of Bushwick and Ridgewood. The original boundary was set at what is today Flushing and […]
On Sept. 9, fans and history buffs will get an inside look at the extraordinary life of Thurgood Marshall, the first African American Supreme Court justice to take the bench in 1967. Set to premiere on PBS, Becoming Thurgood: America’s Social Architect traces the upbringing and legacy […]
Paul Makes Easy Work Over Chavez Jr. Photo: Special to the NY Beacon By Joshua Garcia When the celebrity boxing wave hit popular society, social media and boxing fans all over the world, it was just that, a celebrity thing. Somewhere along the way the […]
Nets Draft 5 Players Photo: Shara Talia Taylor – NY Beacon By Shara Talia Taylor The Brooklyn Nets General Manager Sean Marks and Head Coach Jordi Fernández introduced the five new players the team selected in the 2025 NBA Draft, at the HSS Training Center […]
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