National Newspaper Publishers Association, the nation’s oldest organization of Black publishers will convene today and tomorrow for their annual convention, which will be held virtually due to COVID-19. The theme of the 2020...
Erika Alexander is probably best remembered as attorney-at-law Maxine Shaw from the 1990s classic television series, “Living Single” (Fox) and as cousin Pam on the groundbreaking sitcom, “The Cosby Show” (NBC). The beloved...
The Twitterverse is in mourning after reports legendary music executive Andre Harrell was found dead today in his Los Angeles apartment. The Bronx native was one half of the rap duo Dr. Jeckyl and Mr. Hyde. In the early 198...
Hey Gen Xers! Here is something you can watch with the kids or grandkids while taking a trip down memory lane. The Fraggles make their return in Apple’s “Fraggle Rock: Rock On!,” a new, original collection of mini-episodes, produc...
Dallas Weekly is reporting Darnisha Harrison, founder and CEO of Atlanta-based Ennaid Therapeutics, which develops anti-viral treatments, filed a patent for a Coronavirus treatment developed by scientists at her company. The artic...
The world is mourning the loss of Sarah Maldoror, pioneer of Pan-African Cinema and a lifelong activist, who died Monday due to complications related to COVID-19. Radio France Internationale (RFI) reports: “Born Sarah Ducado...
What do you get when you mix the daughter of a Baptist pastor, an educator mother with acting aspirations, the 4H Club, a Guatemalan caregiver and the rural-meets-urban multicultural landscape of the Richland Farms neighbor...
Join The Burton Wire‘s founder & editor-in-chief Nsenga K. Burton, Ph.D. as she interviews award-winning film and television director Christine Swanson and celebrated actress Aunjanue Ellis about their latest project, Li...
Writing for ProPublica, Akilah Johnson and Talia Buford shine light on early data that shows black people are contracting and dying from COVID-19 at an alarming rate. They explore the rate of infection and death in cities like Mil...
The world is mourning the loss of musical giants Bill Withers, Ellis Marsalis, Wallace Roney and Manu DiBango, all of whom passed away last week. Bill Withers, who taught himself to play guitar, wrote some of the most iconic songs...
