WATCH: Hair Love Wins Best Animated Short Oscar
Matthew Cherry's animated short Hair Love won the 2020 Academy Award for Best Animated short, following in the footsteps of the late basketball star...
E.R. Braithwaite: ‘To Sir With Love’ Author Dies at 104
The New York Times reported E. R. Braithwaite, a Guyanese author, diplomat and former Royal Air Force pilot whose book “To Sir, With Love,”...
Irving Burgie Remembered for Selling 100M+ Records
Irving Burgie, Songwriter who helped bring Calypso to America has died. Burgie wrote the calypso song “Day-O” (“The Banana Boat Song”) which became a huge...
Miss Universe 2019: Miss South Africa Wins Crown
Zozibini Tunzi was crowned Miss Universe Sunday making it the first time Miss America, Miss USA, Miss Teen USA and Miss Universe are all...
Podcast: The Burton WireTap™ Episode 1 ( November 14, 2019)
Welcome to the inaugural episode of The Burton WireTap™, The Burton Wire's podcast which discusses topics and issues at the intersection of black culture...
Jessye Norman: Opera Legend Dies at 74
The world is mourning the loss of legendary opera singer Jessye Norman, who has died at the age of 74. The five-time Grammy award-winner,...
Toni Morrison Discusses Her Last Book God Help the Child
The world is still mourning the loss of Nobel Laureate and Princeton University professor Toni Morrison, who died August 6, 2019 at age 88....
Marianne Williamson: Be Mindful of Charismatic Christian Performance
2020 Democratic Presidential hopeful Marianne Williamson is known as a author, writer and self-help guru. She has written 13 books, four of which have...
WORLD Channel: Stories From the Stage Marathon Premieres June 22
This summer, television audiences can listen in on amazing real life stories told by everyday people as WORLD Channel presents a 24-hour binge-a-thon of...
Cannes 2019: First Black Woman Director Competes in Main Category
Writing for the New York Times, film critic Manohla Dargis discusses the politics of identity surrounding Mati Diop, the first black woman director to...
