By Nikole Hannah-Jones The night Frankie Beverly died, his grandson ... In midcentury America, he became a logo. In 1969, the N.B.A. replaced its schlocky emblem with a new one featuring a ...

Plus, a record release bash for Frankie and the Studs and T.S.O.L. celebrate their music and memoirs in L.A. and O.C.

The night Frankie Beverly died, his grandson ... In midcentury America, he became a logo. In 1969, the N.B.A. replaced its schlocky emblem with a new one featuring a silhouette of West midstride ...

Jerry West, 86. Selected to the Basketball Hall of Fame three times in a storied career as a player and executive, his silhouette is considered to be the basis of the NBA logo. June 12.

Jerry West, 86. Selected to the Basketball Hall of Fame three times in a storied career as a player and executive, his silhouette is considered to be the basis of the NBA logo. June 12.

Frankie Beverly, 77 Beverly's iconic R&B music was ... But there's one that overshadows all of these accomplishments: he was the logo. That's right. The actual NBA logo is a silhouette of Jerry ...

Jerry West, 86. Selected to the Basketball Hall of Fame three times in a storied career as a player and executive, his silhouette is considered to be the basis of the NBA logo. June 12.

Jimmy Carter, the peanut farmer who won the presidency in the wake of the Watergate scandal and Vietnam War, endured humbling ...

The lead singer, songwriter, producer, and founder of the band Frankie Beverly and Maze, the group was responsible ... But there's one that overshadows all of these accomplishments: he was the logo.

Besides Prince, the Recording Academy has announced six honorees for lifetime achievement — Frankie Beverly, the Clash, Bobby Jones, Taj Mahal, Roxanne Shanté and Frankie Valli, all of whom ...