RE2PECT: Jordan Brand Commercial Honoring Jeter is Pretty Awesome
The blogosphere is lit up over the Jordan Brand Commercial honoring baseball legend Derek Jeter. The ad shows a multitude of people from all...
Veteran Journalist and Trailblazer Ray Boone Laid to Rest
The Richmond Times-Dispatch is reporting that veteran journalist Raymond H. Boone has been laid to rest. Boone, founder of weekly newspaper the Richmond Free Press succumbed...
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...
Breaking News: Warlord Bosco Ntaganda Surrenders to American Embassy
Jeffrey Gettleman of The New York Times is reporting that Bosco Ntaganda, a Congolese rebel general accused of massacring civilians and building an army...
Somalia’s Parliament Voting for New President
BBC News is reporting that Somalia's parliament is in the midst of electing a new president in another step to end a decades long...
President Obama Meets First Black Miss Israel
Daniel Estrin of PRI's The World is reporting that during President Obama's visit to Israel, the United States' first black president met Yityish 'Titi'...
What if Jordan Davis’ Killer Were Black?
Writing for The Root, Nsenga K. Burton, Ph.D., The Burton Wire's Editor-in-Chief wonders why there is a national outcry when an unarmed black teen...
Venezuela Breaks Diplomatic and Economic Ties with Panama
BBC News is reporting that Venezuelan President Nicolas Madura has broken diplomatic and economic ties with Panama after the Central American nation requested a...
Global Soul Kitchen on FYI: One to Watch
Black chefs have been making their mark on American television for decades. In 1949, legendary chef Lena Richard of New Orleans, was the first...
Turn It Blue: PSA Drops to Encourage GA Voters to Vote Early
NSFW (contains profanity)
With both Senate seats up for grabs and President Trump up for re-election, the November 3rd election could be a game changer...
