Lillian Cunningham of the Washington Post is reporting that Misty Copeland has been promoted to principal dancer of the prestigious American Ballet Theatre, becoming the first African-American ballerina to reach the elite dance co...
Writing for The Root, the Burton Wire‘s founder & editor-in-chief Nsenga K. Burton, Ph.D., interviews Jada Pinkett-Smith about the process of making Magic Mike XXL. Anti-sex trafficking advocate, Pinkett-Smith explains t...
Alan Gomez of USA Today is reporting Puerto Rico is days away from a historic economic collapse. Gomez writes: “Gov. Alejandro García Padilla, who took office two years ago, told Puerto Ricans during a televised address Mond...
The Atlantic is reporting six black churches have been set on fire over the last week. The burnings are happening just days after nine people were murdered at a historic black church, Charleston’s Emanuel African Methodist Episcop...
Fresh from our fabulous files, Power star Naturi Naughton made a bold statement at the 2015 BET Awards, choosing to wear an African inspired dress by Internet sensation and teen designer Kyemah McEntyre. You may remember McEntyre&...
USA Today is reporting that Bree Newsome, a black female activist, climbed a flagpole Saturday in Columbia, S.C., and briefly removed a controversial Confederate battle flag from in front of the Statehouse. USA Today reports: R...
ABC News is reporting that pioneering educator and activist Marva Collins has died. Collins started West Side Preparatory School in Chicago’s Garfield Park neighborhood in 1975. She also founded a style of education that cam...
Reuters is reporting that two sheriff’s deputies and a healthcare worker have been indicted in the death of Matthew Ajibade, 21, who was killed while in police custody in Savannah, GA. Jason Paul Kenny, Maxine Evans and Greg...
When Thundercat stepped onto the main stage of this year’s Atlanta Jazz Festival, his aura resembled something out of a 1970s funk LP but styled directly from a thrift shop clearance rack. The otherworldly bassist, producer and ba...
The lack of film incentives in Florida sparked an exodus of film and television industry professionals to friendlier locales like Georgia and Louisiana. This, coupled with the relocation of the American Black Film Festival (ABFF) ...
