Black Film Festivals Remember Those That Oscar Forgets
With the Oscars right around the corner, many people are upset with the snubbing of films by black filmmakers by mainstream awards shows. Folks...
Ledisi Talks Beyoncé and Grammy Controversy
For Harriet is reporting that Grammy award-nominated singer Ledisi is addressing the controversy swirling around the snub heard and scene around the world for...
AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange Premieres Tonight
The National Black  Programming Consortium (NBPC)'s world premiere of the one of a kind public television series AfroPop: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange, will air tonight...
MLK Day: Find a Service Project and Celebrate Dr. King
Today is a national holiday in the U.S. celebrating the life of civil rights icon Dr. Martin Luther, King, Jr. In 1983, Congress voted...
Kúkátónón Children’s African Dance Troupe
Michael Hulshof-Schmidt of Social Justice for All is reporting that the annual Annual Gala of the Kúkátónón Children’s African Dance Troupe will take place...
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."Â Young Black Americans are...
Hip-Hop Pioneer Larry Smith Dies
Tragedy struck in hip hop when radio personality Combat Jack posted to Twitter that iconic producer and instrumentalist Larry Smith died Thursday evening. The...
VIDEO: Brawl Breaks Out in Parliament Over Passage of Kenya’s Anti-Terrorism Law
New anti-terrorism law requires journalists to get approval from police before publishing or broadcasting stories, imposes anti-stripping sentence and says terrorist suspects can be...
George Stinney Jr. Exonerated: 14-Year-Old Executed for Crime is Cleared
NBC News is reporting that 70 years after South Carolina executed a 14-year-old boy so small he sat on a phone book in the...
US and Cuba to Start Talks to Normalize Relations
BBC News is reporting that the US and Cuba are to start talks to normalize diplomatic ties in a historic shift in relations between...
