Terrell Owens’ Marriage Ends After Two Weeks
Beleaguered former NFL star Terrell Owens is unofficially single again. After only 2 weeks of marriage, Rachel Snider, the woman who...
Zimmerman DMX Boxing Match: Happy Birthday Trayvon?
When I first started seeing articles posted about George Zimmerman’s call for a celebrity boxing match, I thought that I was...
Iconic 1968 Olympian Tommie Smith: ‘Silence is Golden’
At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, gold medal sprinter Dr. Tommie Smith and bronze medalist Dr. John Carlos made...
Sochi 2014: Sochi Mayor Says No Gay People Here
BBC News is reporting that Anatoly Pakhomov, mayor of Sochi, site of the 2014 Winter Olympics, has said that no gay...
How Kenyan Olympic Skier Philip Boit Became an Icon
In a feature story for BBC News, Maddy Savage chronicles the friendship of Kenyan Olympic skier Philip Boit and Norwegian skiing...
Byron Hurt: Despite History of False Accusations, Black Men Can Actually Be Rapists
Writing for BK Nation, Byron Hurt discusses the case of Heisman hopeful and Florida State University quarterback Jameis Winston. As you...
Thanksgiving: What Are We Really Celebrating?
Writing for Creative Loafing in 2007, the Burton Wire's founder & editor-in-chief Nsenga K. Burton, Ph.D. discusses the myth of Thanksgiving...
Kendrick Johnson: New Footage Released in the Case
CNN's Victor Blackwell is reporting that new surveillance video released Wednesday in the case of Kendrick Johnson, a Georgia teen found...
Kenyan Runners Sweep 2013 NYC Marathon
After a one year hiatus due to security concerns and conditions caused by Hurricane Sandy, the 2013 New York City marathon...
Former Brazilian Soccer Player João Rodrigo Silva Santos Decapitated
The Bleacher Report is reporting that former Brazilian footballer João Rodrigo Silva Santos has been kidnapped and decapitated by suspected drug...