Venezuela: Hugo Chavez Suffering from Lung Infection
CNN is reporting that Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez is suffering from a "severe" lung infection. Mr. Chavez has been battling cancer...
African Diaspora: New Year's Eve Traditions
In a photo gallery, Chantal Martineau of the Huffington Post shares different New Year's Eve traditions that occur throughout the African...
VIDEO: Black and Latino Actors Discuss Identity
Race, nation and ethnicity are three distinct categories that are often collapsed leading to conflict, confusion and generalizations when it comes...
Soul Sisters: Fontella Bass and Marva Whitney Die
The woman James Brown dubbed 'Soul Sister #1" Marva Whitney has died at 68. (Google Images)
Soul singer Fontella Bass, known...
AFRICA: U.S. to Send Troops to 35 African Countries
CBS News is reporting the United States is sending troops to 35 African countries in 2013 as an anti-terror measure to...
Holiday Gifts That Give Back
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...
African-American Film Critics Association Names 2012 Top Films
The African-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) has named Zero Dark Thirty as the Best Picture of 2012. Directed by Kathryn Bigelow,...
Multicultural Education: Organizations Like NAME Still Needed
Many people believe since the President of the United States is a Black man, then everything must be equal now. We've...
South African Police Stop Bomb Plot Against ANC
Al Jazeera is reporting that South African police have foiled a plot to bomb an ANC conference in Bloemfontein. The conference...
Susan Rice and Rhonda Lee: A Common Bond
The Burton Wire's Editor-in-Chief wrote a post for The Root demonstrating the shared experiences of black women in the workplace as...