The Burton Wire‘s Nsenga Burton, Ph.D. appeared on the Dr. Phil Show to discuss the, “Karen Phenomenon.” Karen is a term used to describe a behavior, usually practiced by a white woman, perceived as entitled or d...
Day three of the 2020 Democratic National Convention did not disappoint. Senator Kamala Harris made history by accepting her formal nomination for Vice-President on the Democratic ticket, becoming the first Black woman and person ...
Writing for Courier Newsroom, The Burton Wire‘s founder & editor-in-chief Nsenga K. Burton, Ph.D. discusses the importance of writing the work of Black Women Suffragists into the dominant narrative of Women’s Suffr...
Tutwiler, a new documentary short directed by Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Elaine McMillion Sheldon (Heroin(e), Recovery Boys) and reported and produced by The Marshall Project’s Alysia Santo, offers an unforgettable window i...
BBC Africa’s documentary, Sex For Grades: Undercover Inside Nigerian and Ghanaian Universities, exposes the culture of sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse that exists in the university system. More than 2 million peopl...
Gender based violence is rampant in South Africa and has been described as a national crisis by some. Rape survivor Norma Ka Mbele shares her story amid protests against sexual violence happening in South Africa, which has one of ...
Caribbean 360 is reporting former Trinidad & Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar is calling for a national response to the number of women murdered by domestic partners in the country. In a statement released by the o...
Writing for Time.com, Noah Rayman reports on the many ways mothers throughout the world celebrate Mothers Day. Lets check out a few: China While relatively new to the country, the imported holiday of Mother’s Day aligned wit...
As I celebrate my 3rd Mothers Day, I must thank the woman who started it all. Like many of you, my Mom is my first best friend and the person whom I most love and admire. She is an excellent role model and the mother I aspire to b...
‘AFROPOP’ OPENS WITH ‘BLACK PANTHER WOMAN’ ON MLK DAY The 10th anniversary season of the documentary series AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange opens with Rachel Perkins’ Black Panther Woman, a look back at the Black Panther ...
