This video examines Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s last speech in which he talks about having been stabbed and learning had he sneezed, the tip of the knife which was near his aorta, would have killed him and he would have bl...
The Burton Wire‘s founder & editor-in-chief Nsenga K. Burton, Ph.D. appeared today on WABE 90.1 FM’s “Closer Look with Rose Scott,” to discuss the impact of Dr. Martin Luther King’s legacy on tod...
‘AFROPOP’ OPENS WITH ‘BLACK PANTHER WOMAN’ ON MLK DAY The 10th anniversary season of the documentary series AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange opens with Rachel Perkins’ Black Panther Woman, a look back at the Black Panther ...
CNN is reporting embattled Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe,93, has stepped down. After 37 years as “autocratic” leader of Zimbabwe, Mugabe conceded to the demands of a military takeover that he step down. CNN’...
Selena Hill of Black Enterprise is reporting seven black candidates made history in the 2017 November elections. The Burton Wire offers a few of the highlights: Vi Lyles: Elected Charlotte’s First Black Woman Mayor Pu...
NEW YORK (November 2, 2017)—The National Black Programming Consortium is Black Public Media (BPM). The 38-year-old media arts institution, the nation’s only nonprofit dedicated solely to media content about the Black experience, h...
Fresh from our, “Must Read” file, NFL player and activist Michael Bennett writes a letter detailing his encounter with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. He has hired Civil Rights attorney John Burris to exp...
New York, NY (Sept 5, 2017) – New York African Restaurant Week (NYARW) will kick off its fifth annual celebration of African cuisine and culture on October 1-22, 2017, featuring a curated selection of more than 25 restaurant...
At this year’s BB&T Atlanta Open, Venus Williams’ win against Genie Bouchard was another milestone in the good ‘ole boys club of tennis. It was the first time in the tournament’s 96-year span that women competed and were a hug...
Daymond John recently noticed a resurgence in consumers buying vintage FUBU apparel on ebay. Grammy-winning entertainer Chris Brown was coincidentally photographed soon after wearing a signature t-shirt onstage. It’s a renew...
