BPM: Black Public Media Wins NEA Grant for AfroPop
The Harlem-based media arts organization Black Public Media (BPM) has been awarded an Art Works grant of $40,000 by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)....
Mothers Day: How Countries Celebrate Across the Globe
Writing for Time.com, Noah Rayman reports on the many ways mothers throughout the world celebrate Mothers Day. Lets check out a few:
China
While relatively new...
Happy Mothers Day from The Burton Wire
As I celebrate my 3rd Mothers Day, I must thank the woman who started it all. Like many of you, my Mom is my...
Iyanla Vanzant: Award-winning Author Offers Inspiration
Iyanla Vanzant, internationally acclaimed Spiritual Life Coach, New York Times Best-Selling Author, and Emmy Award-winning television personality made a stop in Atlanta for “Get...
Kendrick Lamar: Rapper Wins Pulitzer Prize
Sandra Gonzalez of CNN is reporting rapper Kendrick Lamar has won a Pulitzer Prize for his fourth studio album "Damn." Lamar is the first...
Winnie Mandela: Anti-Apartheid Freedom Fighter Dies
BBC Africa is reporting anti-Apartheid activist and freedom fighter Winnie Madikizela-Mandela has died. The former wife of South Africa's first black president, Nelson Mandela, "succumbed...
Black Panther Movie Primer: Kevin E. Ross Gives You the 411
The countdown has begun to one of the most anticipated superhero films in movie history. Marvel's Black Panther hits theaters Friday, February 16, 2018....
Lerone Bennett Jr.: Legendary Journalist Dies
Journalist. Scholar. Game changer. The media world is reeling over the loss of legendary journalist and biographer Lerone Bennett, Jr. Bennett is known as...
Jacquie Jones: Black Film and Media Champion Dies
The Burton Wire is sad to report Peabody Award-winning director and longtime former executive director of National Black Programming Consortium (NBPC)—now Black Public Media—has died....
Oscar 2018: Mudbound and Get Out Nominated
The Twitterverse is celebrating the 2018 Oscar nominations of Dee Rees' Mudbound and Jordan Peele's Get Out announced today. Jordan Peele earned a best...
