Following protests by Brazilian artists, Brazil’s interim President Michel Temer will reinstate the Culture Ministry today, a government official said. Temer had created a policy to fold the Culture Ministry into the Educati...
Funnyman Rickey Smiley thinks of comedy as his calling. The stand-up comic and star of TV One’s original docuseries Rickey Smiley For Real grants viewers a backstage pass into his life at home as a single father raising his two bi...
Comedian W. Kamau Bell wants to spark conversations about society with his new CNN docuseries United Shades of America. In eight episodes, the perceptive, six-foot-four Bay Area native travels and interacts with ethnically distinc...
Gospel music recording artist BeBe Winans thought his dear friend, music legend Roberta Flack, was crazy to randomly suggest via phone that he create a musical about his family. Four days later, inspiration suddenly hit the six-ti...
The Tuskegee Airmen are legendary in their accomplishments, role in American history and invaluable contribution to World War II. On March 29, 2016, Fathom Events partnered with Bryton Entertainment to present “In Their Own Words:...
Performing on-stage is how celebrated actor, director and playwright Roger Guenveur Smith answers those burning questions he has about the past. His inquisitive one-man play, Rodney King, is a minimalist but dynamic production tha...
Erika Hardison of the Huffington Post is reporting Ariell R. Johnson has opened what may be the first black woman-owned comic book store in the country. The Temple University alum opened Amalglam Comics and Coffehouse after realiz...
The Burton Wire (TBW) has covered many stories throughout 2015 including news from the Caribbean, the U.S., Canada, the UK and various countries in Africa. Whether it was the aftermath of too many tragic deaths, coverage of teen d...
The Burton Wire wishes you a happy and safe holiday season! Go forward with faith, love, purpose and good intentions. We’ll see you in 2016. Best Wishes, TBW Staff
Actress Teyonah Parris spent a month this past summer on Chicago’s South Side filming the highly-anticipated Spike Lee joint Chi-Raq. She portrays lead character Lysistrata, the love interest of a hip-hop artist and gang member (N...
