October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM). Every nine seconds a woman is assaulted or beaten. On average, nearly 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner in the United States. During one year, th...
The blogosphere is mourning the loss of Marcy Borders, 42, the woman referred to as ‘Dust Lady,’ after what would become an iconic photo of her taken by AFP photographer Stan Honda went “viral” during news ...
AllAfrica.com is reporting that Ghana is bringing 170 doctors from Cuba to help mitigate the deficiencies in health care due to a strike over wages and training. The author writes: “Health Minister Alex Segbefia said on Wedn...
July is National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month. The Burton Wire has brought you information, resources and personal stories of African-Americans who have chosen to publicly share their struggles with anxiety, depression, ...
WJCT Public Broadcasting is reporting that Dr. Bryan Seymour was honored with an award praising his medical research on asthma and allergies affecting African Americans conducted at Edward Waters College. Seymour was granted the...
BBC is reporting that Nigeria has made it a year without declaring a single case of polio. If the World Health Organization (WHO) confirms the results, Nigeria is eligible to be removed from the list of countries where the disease...
The curious case of #SandraBland has really been on my mind lately not so much for the obvious reasons but more so for the fact that I don’t know with 100% certainty that she didn’t commit suicide. Sure, the civil r...
What is National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month? During the month of July, advocates, allies, and practitioners take time to focus on the mental health concerns within our racial minority communities. National Minority Men...
Lynette Holloway of The Root is reporting Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan signed a measure this week that criminalizes female genital mutilation in one of his last official acts before yielding the country’s top office to Muh...
Women’s History Month is a great opportunity to celebrate women we know, but also to learn more about women we think we know. Many dynamic black women that have been celebrated for a myriad of accomplishments including excellence ...
