Aretha Franklin: Queen of Soul Dies at 76
The world has gone silent with news that Queen of Soul and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Aretha Franklin has died. Franklin has sold millions of albums and is known for her se...
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BPM: Black Public Media Wins NEA Grant for AfroPop
The Harlem-based media arts organization Black Public Media (BPM) has been awarded an Art Works grant of $40,000 by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). The allocation, one of more than $80 million in approved grants by Nati...
NFL Draft 2018: Saquon Barkley Talks Work-Life Balance
Thursday, Apr. 26, 2018 is the day Penn State running back Saquon Barkley (#26) had envisioned. The football standout was selected by the New York Giants as the second overall NFL Draft pick in the first round. The six-foot, Bron...
Jacquie Jones: Black Film and Media Champion Dies
The Burton Wire is sad to report Peabody Award-winning director and longtime former executive director of National Black Programming Consortium (NBPC)—now Black Public Media—has died. Her death was announced by Black Public Media ...
Hugh Masekela: ‘Father of South African Jazz’ Dies
Multiple media outlets are reporting Hugh Masekela, the man known as the “Father of South African Jazz,” has died. Masekela played many instruments but was best known as a trumpeter, singer and composer. Masekela playe...
CHAN 2018: African Nations Championship Tourney Underway
The 2018 African Nations Championship (CHAN) in Morocco is underway. The fifth tournament of the biennial sports event that features the men’s national teams of Africa kicked off on January 13 and is rolling along. The Confe...
Breaking: Morehouse College Interim President Taggart Dies
Eric Sturgis of the Atlanta Journal Constitution is reporting Bill Taggart, Morehouse College’s interim president, has died. Sturgis reports: “The Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office told The Atlanta Journal-Consti...
OPINION: Let Go Of Our Girls Hair and Let Our Girls Learn
Writing for The Root, The Burton Wire‘s founder & editor-in-chief Nsenga K. Burton, Ph.D., discusses the growing number of cases of black girls being punished at school for wearing natural hair styles. Dr. Burton calls o...
‘LA 92’: Doc Commemorates 25th Anniversary of Uprisin
Documentary filmmakers Dan Lindsay and TJ Martin anticipate one day doing less and less interviews about their work. The chatty cinematic pair would much rather concentrate on acknowledging how their films inspire people or mobili...
Chuck Berry: Rock n’ Roll Pioneer & Legend Dies
ABC News is reporting legendary Rock n’ Roll musician Chuck Berry has died. Dean Shabner of ABC News writes: “St. Charles County, Missouri, police said they responded to a medical emergency on Buckner Road at approxima...