Africa: New Chief of UN Women Says Girls Education Will Help End Poverty
AllAfrica.com is reporting that Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, the new Executive Director of the UN Entity for Gender Equity and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)...
Pope Francis Visits Brazil for World Youth Day
Ben Tavener of The Rio Times is reporting that Pope Francis traveled to Brazil for the 2013 World Youth Day (WYD). Tavener writes:
"... was...
Meet the Sheltons: Couple Helped to Desegregate Atlanta’s Restaurants
In 1963, America’s Deep South was a hotbed for hopelessness as a result of racial tension.
In Birmingham, AL, blacks striving for equality resulted in...
Meet the Sheltons: Couple Helped to Desegregate Atlanta's Restaurants
In 1963, America’s Deep South was a hotbed for hopelessness as a result of racial tension.
In Birmingham, AL, blacks striving for equality resulted in...
WondaGurl Ebony Oshunrinde, 16, Creates Beat for Jay-Z
Karissa Donkin of The Toronto Star is reporting that Brampton's Ebony Oshunrinde, 16, created a beat used on “Crown,” a track on Jay-Z’s Magna...
Janelle Monae and Erykah Badu: Q.U.E.E.N.
In honor of Mother's Day, check out a new track and video by trailblazing performers Janelle Monae and Erykah Badu. The Burton Wire dedicates...
Mandela Hospitalized Again, ‘Responding Positively’ to Treatment
BBC Africa is reporting that former South African President Nelson Mandela has been hospitalized for a recurring lung infection. The office of the presidency...
Mandela Hospitalized Again, 'Responding Positively' to Treatment
BBC Africa is reporting that former South African President Nelson Mandela has been hospitalized for a recurring lung infection. The office of the presidency...
Nicholas Kristof on ‘Half the Sky,’ Impact of Women on Development
As a storyteller—in his journalism as well as in his books—it would be unfitting if Nicholas Kristof, a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times columnist, had...
Nicholas Kristof on 'Half the Sky,' Impact of Women on Development
As a storyteller—in his journalism as well as in his books—it would be unfitting if Nicholas Kristof, a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times columnist, had...
