International Black Theatre Summit Celebrates 200th Anniversary of Black Theater
BOSTON, MA – September 10, 2021 – The International Black Theatre Summit, a special initiative of The CRAFT Institute, held this...
VMAs Dead Wrong on DNC
Writing for TheRoot.com, The Burton Wire's editor-in-chief Nsenga K. Burton, ponders why MTV's Video Music Awards (VMAs) would counter program against...
Milt Campbell: First Black Olympian to Win Gold in Decathlon Dies
The Associated Press is reporting that Milt Campbell, who became the first African-American to win the Olympic decathlon in 1956 and went...
Akosua Report: Francis L. Cardozo
“e have been cheated out of our rights for two centuries, and . . . I want to fix them in...
Africa: U.N. Launches Mobile Phone Health Initiative
Jocelyne Sambira of AllAfrica.com is reporting that the United Nations will launch a mobile phone health initiative to save lives, reduce...
DNC 2012: Events You Should Know About
The 2012 Democratic National Convention has officially kicked-off. Delegates, politicians, celebrities, professionals, local and international journalists and of course Charlotteans have...
Brenda Tindal Makes History at Levine Museum of the New South
Mark Washburn of the Charlotte Observer is reporting historian Brenda Tindal, 34, has been named head historian for the Levine Museum of the...
‘Invisible Universe’ Documentary Explores Blackness and Science-Fiction
M. Asli Dukan's documentary 'Invisible Universe: A History of Blackness in Speculative Fiction' explores the relationship between the Black body and...
Actor Michael Clarke Duncan Dies
The Los Angeles Times is reporting that actor Michael Clarke Duncan has died. Duncan passed away at Cedars-Sinai Hospital Monday following complications...
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