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Posted by TheBurtonWire - April 28, 2020

Ahmaud Arbery: Georgia Man Killed While Jogging

On February 23, 2020, Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old black man, was killed while jogging through a mostly white neighborhood in Brunswick, GA. Arbery who was a standout athlete and once dreamed of a career in the NFL, was by all acc...

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Posted by TheBurtonWire - April 28, 2020

Darnisha Harrison: Black Woman Files Patent for COVID Treatment

Dallas Weekly is reporting Darnisha Harrison, founder and CEO of Atlanta-based Ennaid Therapeutics, which develops anti-viral treatments, filed a patent for a Coronavirus treatment developed by scientists at her company. The artic...

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Posted by TheBurtonWire - April 18, 2020

#Free Rayshawn: Director Seith Mann Brings Quibi to Life

Rolling out this weekend is the crime thriller #FreeRayshawn on the much celebrated Quibi, a paid mobile-app that hosts a plethora of short-form content including documentaries, shorts and news programs to name a few. Executive pr...

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Posted by TheBurtonWire - April 17, 2020

#blackAF: Kenya Barris’ Debut Netflix Show Streams Today

(April 17) – Hollywood’s powerhouse writer and director Kenya Barris is at it again with #blackAF, debuting today on the streaming giant Netflix. The acclaimed showrunner who brought the juggernaut sitcom Black-ish to ...

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Posted by TheBurtonWire - April 17, 2020

COVID -19: Elmo’s Dad George Encourages Overwhelmed Parents

COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on the lives of people, particularly parents who are often parenting and working simultaneously. Reports of the increased risks of child abuse due to the stress of the societal changes made necessary by ...

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Posted by TheBurtonWire - April 15, 2020

WATCH: Inside Story on Africans in China Being Targeted (Al-Jazee

Al-Jazeera America’s Richelle Carey examines the anti-African and African American discrimination foreign nationals are experiencing in Guangzhou due to xenophobia and being scapegoated for bringing COVID-19 to the area. Foo...

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Posted by TheBurtonWire - April 15, 2020

COVID-19: Africans in China Being Blamed & Evicted

Fresh from our, ‘What Now?” file, Okay Africa is reporting Africans in China are being forcefully evicted from their housing because they are blamed or what we would call scapegoated for spread of the Coronavirus also ...

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Posted by TheBurtonWire - April 15, 2020

Sarah Maldoror: Pioneer of Pan-African Cinema Dies

The world is mourning the loss of Sarah Maldoror, pioneer of Pan-African Cinema and a lifelong activist, who died Monday due to complications related to COVID-19. Radio France Internationale (RFI) reports: “Born Sarah Ducado...

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Posted by TheBurtonWire - April 11, 2020

Covid-19: Racial Disparities Exist Amongst Af-Ams & Latinos

April 9, 2002 (Sacramento) – The California Department of Public Health released race and ethnicity data related to COVID-19. The information, representing 37% of COVID-19 cases and 39% of deaths, shows the race and ethnicit...

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Posted by TheBurtonWire - April 10, 2020

First Lady of Writing: Camille Tucker Talks Clark Sisters Biopic

  What do you get when you mix the daughter of a Baptist pastor, an educator mother with acting aspirations, the 4H Club, a Guatemalan caregiver and the rural-meets-urban multicultural landscape of the Richland Farms neighbor...

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