‘Born For This: The BeBe Winans Story’ Premieres in Atlanta
Gospel music recording artist BeBe Winans thought his dear friend, music legend Roberta Flack, was crazy to randomly suggest via phone that he create...
Tuskegee Airmen: ‘In Their Own Words’ Documentary Event
The Tuskegee Airmen are legendary in their accomplishments, role in American history and invaluable contribution to World War II. On March 29, 2016, Fathom...
Roger Guenveur Smith Talks ‘Rodney King’ Performance
Performing on-stage is how celebrated actor, director and playwright Roger Guenveur Smith answers those burning questions he has about the past. His inquisitive one-man...
Black Woman-Owned Comic Book Store Opens in Philly
Erika Hardison of the Huffington Post is reporting Ariell R. Johnson has opened what may be the first black woman-owned comic book store in...
The Burton Wire’s Top Ten News Stories of 2015
The Burton Wire (TBW) has covered many stories throughout 2015 including news from the Caribbean, the U.S., Canada, the UK and various countries in...
The Burton Wire: Happy Holidays!
The Burton Wire wishes you a happy and safe holiday season! Go forward with faith, love, purpose and good intentions.
We'll see you in 2016.
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‘Chi-Raq’ Actress Teyonah Parris: ‘Acting Feeds Me’
Actress Teyonah Parris spent a month this past summer on Chicago’s South Side filming the highly-anticipated Spike Lee joint Chi-Raq. She portrays lead character...
Watch: Being Black in the United States and France
The Green Space has posted a video of a discussion about being black in the United States and France that is timely in light of...
Dear Conservatives: Stop Feeding Terrorist Ideology
An open letter to conservatives...
Before ISIS renamed itself ISIS in 2013, it was al Qaeda in Iraq – born of the U.S. invasion in...
Twitter: Africans Fight Media Poverty Porn With Real Images
Tyler Fyfe of Plaid Zebra magazine is reporting that Africans are using Twitter to fight what is called "media poverty porn" by Tweeting beautiful...
