Cesar Chavez: The Only Latino-Centered Hollywood Release This Year?
Reporting for Jezebel.com, Dodai Stewart highlights that director Diego Luna's Cesar Chavez is the only Latino-centered studio film released this year....
Listen to Black Women: Why I Still Have Hope for Democracy
Writing for Courier Newsroom, The Burton Wire's founder & editor-in-chief Nsenga K. Burton, Ph.D., discusses how Black women continue to have...
Shadow and Act's Tambay Obenson is Not Impressed
If you haven't gotten the memo yet, please stop sending Shadow and Act's founder and editor-in-chief Tambay A. Obenson articles about...
Google Hangout: The Burton Wire Talks Black Travelers
Today, The Burton Wire will host a Google Hangout on the topic of "Black Travelers: Exploring the New Travel Class." Young...
U.S.: Oldest Black-Owned Bookstore Closes Its Doors
The Root is reporting that Marcus Books, the nation's oldest black-owned bookstores, is closing after 44 years of operating. Lynette Holloway...
March on Washington 50th Anniversary: Digital Marches an Option
The 50th anniversary of the iconic and game-changing March on Washington is here and people around the world are finding ways...
Soul Sisters: Fontella Bass and Marva Whitney Die
The woman James Brown dubbed 'Soul Sister #1" Marva Whitney has died at 68. (Google Images)
Soul singer Fontella Bass, known...
Zimbabwe: Mugabe and Tsvangirai Feud Over Election Date
AllAfrica.com is reporting that Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has ordered general elections to be held on July 31, 2013, but his political...
Defining The Obama Doctrine: Of Doves and Drones
by Devona Walker
For a man awarded the Nobel Peace Prize within months of taking office, began his second term with an...
AFRICA: U.S. to Send Troops to 35 African Countries
CBS News is reporting the United States is sending troops to 35 African countries in 2013 as an anti-terror measure to...