Writing for the Huffington Post, Julee Wilson reports that music and fashion mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs has made history yet again by producing the first-ever Instagram Fashion Show. Wilson reports that the fashion icon ...
by Devona Walker For a man awarded the Nobel Peace Prize within months of taking office, began his second term with an impassioned vow to bring troops home from Afghanistan and owes his political career to his opposition to the wa...
Roland Perry of AllAfrica.com is reporting that Liberia’s Finance Minister Amara S. Konneh has challenged the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications and the Liberia Telecommunication Corporation (LIBTELCO) to connect Monrov...
Lucy Jordan of The Rio Times is reporting that 245 people were killed at Kiss nightclub in central Rio Grande do Sul. Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff is on site comforting relatives of victims. In addition to the 245 people kil...
by Nsenga K. Burton The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. national holiday is in honor of one of the most revered figures in world history. Dr. King fought for equality and social justice through peaceful and effective means. He is quit...
by Nsenga K. Burton In an Op-Ed for AllAfrica.com, Bright B. Simons discusses the development of mPedigree Network, a network that connects principal telecom operators in Africa, leading pharmaceutical industry associations in Afr...
by Nsenga K. Burton, Ph.D. Happy Founders Day to the ladies of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.* Founded on January 15, 1908 on the campus of Howard University, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority is the first Greek-letter organizat...
The Burton Wire is proud to announce the addition of The Akosua Report: Facts on The African Diaspora, written by Akosua Lowery. The Akosua Report will outline historical facts of importance about descendants of Africa throughout ...
Caribbean 360 is reporting that the Barbados Workers Union (BWU) will “definitely” embark upon industrial action after efforts to get the telecommunications company, Cable and Wireless (Barbados) Limited, to retract dismissal lett...
Ebony.com is highlighting a number of Africans that are launching publications to combat the negative stereotypes of Africans in culture and society. Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond writes: The stereotypes about Africa/Africans are too man...