Race, nation and ethnicity are three distinct categories that are often collapsed leading to conflict, confusion and generalizations when it comes to racial and ethnic identity. The beauty of diverse people coming together or reun...
John M. Broder of the New York Times is reporting that Lisa P. Jackson is stepping down as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency after four years in the position. Broder reports: Ms. Jackson’s departure comes as man...
CBS News is reporting the United States is sending troops to 35 African countries in 2013 as an anti-terror measure to combat the growing threat of extremist groups, many of whom are aligned with al-Qaeda. The move is part of an i...
BBC News is reporting that Takanakuy, the annual Peruvian fight festival that takes place during the Christmas holidays, has occurred. Takanakuy literally means when the blood is boiling” in Quechua (the primary language in the re...
Writing for The Root, TheBurtonWire.com’s Editor-in-Chief Nsenga K. Burton, Ph.D. offers some examples of six groups that are working to make products that help challenged communities help themselves. If you’re in the ...
Caribbean 360 is reporting that Premier McKeeva Bush has been removed from office after a vote of no confidence by lawmakers in the Cayman Islands House of Assembly on Tuesday afternoon. The legislators voted 11-3 in favor of a “n...
Many people believe since the President of the United States is a Black man, then everything must be equal now. We’ve been hearing post-racial this and post-racial that and that it’s time to move past discussions about...
Africa News is reporting that a celebration commemorating the anniversary of the revolution in Sidi Bouzid was marred by angry protesters hurling rocks at Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki and parliamentary speaker Mustapha Ben J...
Al Jazeera is reporting that South African police have foiled a plot to bomb an ANC conference in Bloemfontein. The conference was expected to be attended by South African President Jacob Zuma and dozens of senior officials. Polic...
The Burton Wire‘s Editor-in-Chief wrote a post for The Root demonstrating the shared experiences of black women in the workplace as evidenced by the treatment of U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice and meteorologist Rhonda Lee. Read ...