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...
U.S.: EPA Chief Lisa P. Jackson to Step Down
John M. Broder of the New York Times is reporting that Lisa P. Jackson is stepping down as administrator of the...
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...
10 Black Films for the Holidays
By Nsenga K. Burton (portions of this post originally appeared on The Root)
1. Roots: The Gift (1988)
Roots: The Gift is the...
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...
Blue-Eyed Soul: Madonna’s ‘MDNA’ Highest-Grossing Tour of 2012
by Christopher A. Daniel
It’s Oct. 6, 1982. An unknown singer, Madonna, releases her uptempo debut single, "Everybody." The track is funky...
Blue-Eyed Soul: Madonna's 'MDNA' Highest-Grossing Tour of 2012
by Christopher A. Daniel
It’s Oct. 6, 1982. An unknown singer, Madonna, releases her uptempo debut single, "Everybody." The track is funky...
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...
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