Bill Straus: ‘Straight Outta Compton’ Was Always a Hit Film
The film Straight Outta Compton is making an impact that’s completely defying Hollywood’s expectations for black cinema’s influence on pop culture. Directed by F....
Wedding or Knot: Meet Entrepreneur Shana Johnson
Make no mistake about it, Shana Johnson is an entrepreneur. She probably understands how useful small business software can be, similar to what Salesforce...
Barbados: How We Stifle Our Creativity and Innovation (Op-Ed)
Numbers don’t lie. Barbados’ ranking on the Human Development Index is now at number 38. Though this is still quite an impressive standing, it...
A3C Hip-Hop Festival Kicks Off 10th Anniversary in Atlanta
The A3C Hip-Hop Festival is celebrating its 10th Anniversary in the city of Atlanta Oct 8-14.* Founded by Brian Knott and Kevin Elfick, the A3C...
Minority Newspaper Groups Raise Advertising Concerns
Associationsnow.com is reporting the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) and the National Association of Hispanic Publications (NAHP) have formed an alliance to combat being...
Is the U.S. Supreme Court Destroying ‘Representative Democracy’?
Last week, the five conservative judges on the U.S. Supreme Court deemed that monetary caps on how much an individual could contribute to a...
Southern Rap Icon Mannie Fresh on NOLA Music Scene: ‘It’s Gumbo’
In the late 1990s when mainstream hip hop culture was becoming more commercially viable and making a coastal migration below the Mason-Dixon Line, Mannie...
Inspiring Beauty: 50 Years of Ebony Fashion Fair Delivers
Ebony Magazine is undeniably one of African American culture’s most influential and immediately recognizable brands. For seven decades, the brainchild of iconic entrepreneur, John...
Akosua Report: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Burton Wire is proud to announce the addition of The Akosua Report: Facts on The African Diaspora, written by Akosua Lowery. The Akosua...
Kidpreneurs: 13-Year-Old Runs Successful Bow Tie Business
Nekala Alexander of Atlanta Black Star is reporting Moziah Bridges, 13, has built a successful business which has produced $200,000 in sales with his...
