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Posted by TheBurtonWire - December 24, 2018

Black Santa: Santas of Color are No Longer Novel

Writing for MPR News, Riham Feshir discusses the great demand for Santas of color in the United States. The article highlights Santa Larry who can be found at Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota. In the article, Larry Jeffer...

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Politics
Posted by TheBurtonWire - December 24, 2018

Africa: China and Russia’s Footprint Challenges U.S.

Writing for Bloomberg.com, Michael Cohen, Samer Al-Atrush, Henry Meyer and Margaret Taley contextualizes United States National Security Adviser John Bolton’s “new strategy” for Africa. At the center of Bolton...

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United States of America
Posted by TheBurtonWire - December 24, 2018

Idris Sandu: Young Tech Genius Behind Uber & Instagram

When most people think of the name Idris, they think of world famous actor Idris Elba. There’s another Idris on the block and he has been leading the tech industry since his teen years. Idris Sandu, 21, may one day be a hous...

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Music
Posted by TheBurtonWire - December 24, 2018

The Burton Wire’s Christmas Playlist

The Burton Wire would like to wish you a safe and Happy Holiday season! To help you get into the Christmas spirit, we’ve compiled a list of our favorite songs. Feel free to add the name of your favorites in the comments sect...

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Politics
Posted by TheBurtonWire - December 5, 2018

Somalia: U.S. Re-Establishes Permanent Diplomatic Presence

Eli Watkins and Jennifer Hansler of CNN are reporting the U.S. State Department has re-established a diplomatic presence in Somalia, three years after re-establishing diplomatic relations with the country in 2015. The journalists ...

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Race
Posted by TheBurtonWire - December 4, 2018

Mahershala Ali & John David Washington: Talk ‘Green Bo

  As part of Variety’s Actors on Actors series, Academy award-winning actor Mahershala Ali sits down to chat with rising star John David Washington about his film Green Book and season 3 of HBO’s third season of T...

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Law and Society
Race
Posted by TheBurtonWire - December 3, 2018

‘Say Her Name’: Sandra Bland Doc Debuts Tonight on HB

Writing for The Guardian, Jamiles Lartey discusses the documentary, “Say Her Name: The Life and Death of Sandra Bland,” which premieres tonight at 10 p.m. on HBO.  Lartey chats with Shante Needham, Sandra Bland’s...

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Law and Society
Posted by TheBurtonWire - December 3, 2018

Rania Yousseff: Egyptian Actress Faces 5 Years in Prison for Reve

Zaynab of Hot New Hip-Hop is reporting Egyptian actress Rania Yousseff is facing five years in prison for wearing a revealing dress on the red carpet of the closing ceremony of the 40th edition of the Cairo International Film Fest...

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Entertainment
Posted by TheBurtonWire - December 3, 2018

Beyoncé Pens Letter to Nelson Mandela for Global Citizen Festival...

Music icon Beyonce Knowles Carter has penned a letter to the late South African President and political prisoner Nelson Mandela days before her much celebrated performance at the Global Citizen Festival. Published in the South Afr...

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Gender
Posted by TheBurtonWire - November 27, 2018

Trinidad & Tobago: Former PM Calls for Nat’l Response

Caribbean 360 is reporting former Trinidad & Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar is calling for a national response to the number of women murdered by domestic partners in the country. In a statement released by the o...

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