Afro-Latino History: Ways to Celebrate the Entire Year
With Pan-Africanist ideology regaining popularity, the increased awareness and acceptance of the African diaspora within America and beyond, as well as...
Black Florida GOP House Candidate Calls for Obama to be Hanged
Stephen A. Crockett of The Root is reporting that on the national day of reflection for Martin Luther King's birthday, an...
Nigeria: Women Win 2015 IAAF World Relays Gold
AllAfrica.com is reporting that Nigeria's women's relay team won the 4x200m relay at the 2015 IAAF World Relays in Nassau, Bahamas...
Cape Town: ‘Mother City’ Prepares to Be Without Water
The Guardian is reporting Cape Town's leadership is preparing to be without water in what has become a losing battle against...
Morehouse School of Medicine Names First Woman President
Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) has announced that Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice will become the medical school's sixth president and first...
Somalia's First Formal Musical Event in 25 Years
Phil Moore of Al Jazeera is reporting that Somalia held its first formal musical performances in more than 25 years last week....
BHM: How to Shake a Black Man’s Hand
The Burton Wire is known for thoughtful and meaningful coverage of news impacting the African Diaspora. Every once in a while,...
Usher's New Look: Helps Young People Become Leaders
by Christopher A. Daniel
Black pop megastars (or lack thereof) are frequently targeted in mass media. Their success and fame is often the...
Cameroon: Boko Haram Kidnaps Vice Prime Minister’s Wife
Tansa Musa of Reuters Africa is reporting that Nigerian Boko Haram militants kidnapped the wife of Cameroon's vice prime minister and...
Meet Phyllis Omido: Kenya’s ‘Erin Brokovich’
Emma Daly of Human Rights Watch is profiling the activism of Phyllis Omido, a Kenyan woman who led the fight against...