In case you’ve been living under a rock, Black folks made history at the 72nd Emmy Awards last night (9/20/20). Zendaya won the lead drama actress Emmy for her turn as Rue Bennett, a troubled, drug-addicted teen on HBO’s “Eu...
The Burton Wire‘s Nsenga Burton, Ph.D. appeared on the Dr. Phil Show to discuss the, “Karen Phenomenon.” Karen is a term used to describe a behavior, usually practiced by a white woman, perceived as entitled or d...
The BBC has produced a video examining what has changed globally in the 100 days since the killing of George Floyd. How has the death of Floyd and other unarmed Black people at the hands of police officers changed you? Share on Tw...
(Los Angeles, CA) – Tuesday, September 8, 2020, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced new representation and inclusion standards for Oscars® eligibility in the Best Picture category, as part of its Academ...
Allison Jean is a mother still in mourning. You can see it in her eyes and hear it in her voice. The CEO of a utility company in St. Lucia, Mrs. Jean presents herself as a consummate professional, eloquently making the case for wh...
Kartemquin film’s social justice documentary UNAPOLOGETIC is the directorial debut of Ashley O’Shay and producer Morgan Elise Johnson. The documentary chronicles Black women activists in Chicago leading the movement against ...
TRIGGER WARNING: EXTREME VIOLENCE AGAINST UNARMED, NAKED AFRICAN-AMERICAN MAN A chilling police custody case that happened in March 2020 is surfacing today. Victoria Albert of CBS News is reporting Daniel Prude, 41, died seven day...
The world is reeling from the loss of iconic actor Chadwick Boseman, who died Friday, August 28, after losing a private battle to colon cancer. Boseman died at home surrounded by his family. A statement released by his family said...
Celebrated filmmaker Ava DuVernay released her short film, “August 28: A Day in the Life of a People,” starring Lupita Nyong’o, Angela Bassett, Don Cheadle, Regina King, David Oyelowo, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, André Holland, Michael...
The blogosphere is teeming with news Dr. Jeanette Epps could become the first Black woman to join an International Space Station. NASA has assigned astronaut Jeanette Epps to NASA’s Boeing Starliner-1 mission, the first operationa...
