Blues Legend B.B. King Dies at 89
The blogosphere is lit up with remembrances for Blues legend B.B. King, who died last night at age 89. The New...
Sweet Honey in The Rock: Founder Bernice Johnson Reagon Dies
Sweet Honey in the Rock founder Bernice Johnson Reagon, one of the most stirring and soulful voices of the civil rights...
August Wilson: ‘The Ground on Which I Stand’ PBS Doc Airs Tonight
Writing for The Root, the Burton Wire's founder & editor-in-chief Nsenga K. Burton, Ph.D. reviews the new PBS documentary on legendary...
South Carolina: Confederate Flag Comes Down
CNN and other networks broadcast the removal of the Confederate flag from the state capit0l in Columbia, South Carolina today at...
Influx of Syrian Refugees Trouble Lebanese
Justin Salhani of The Los Angeles Times is reporting that tensions are brewing in Lebanon with the influx of Syrian refugees....
Georgia: Deadly Sapelo Island Dock Collapse Being Investigated
Russ Bynum and Emily Wagster Pettus of the Associate Press are reporting Georgia authorities said Sunday they are investigating the “catastrophic...
AFCC: Atlanta Film Critics Circle Announces 2024 Award Winners
Now in its eighth year, the Atlanta Film Critics Circle has announced its awards for top cinematic achievements in 2024.
The 38...
Fannie Lou Hamer: Honored Posthumously with Nation’s Highest Civilian Honor
President Joseph R. Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 19 recipients Saturday January 4. Of the 19 people honored,...
WHM: Founder and Entrepreneur Okeatta Brown Celebrates Women
Okeatta Brown is a trailblazing woman in diversity and inclusion, who has taken her expertise and applied it to interior design...
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