St. Kitts and Nevis: Bob Marley Remembered on 68th Birthday
Writing for SKNVibes, Precious Mills talks to members of the music community in the twin-island Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis about the legacy...
Liberia: Wireless Internet Connectivity on the Horizon
Roland Perry of AllAfrica.com is reporting that Liberia's Finance Minister Amara S. Konneh has challenged the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications and the Liberia...
Akosua Report: Arthur Ashe
by Akosua Lowery
“…historians had underestimated the socio-historical impact of the black athlete in black American life. But the truth is that the psychic value...
Immigration Reform Forces Republicans to Actually Do Their Job
by Devona Walker
Congress is a mess. Due to the elimination of moderates and the ultra conservative hijacking of the Republican party, Congress continues to...
Akosua Report: Arturo Alfonso Schomburg
by Akosua Lowery
Arturo Alfonso Schomburg
“History must restore what slavery took away from the Negro, his glorious past to act as stimulation for inspiration for...
Akosua Report: Lincoln MacCauley Alexander
by Akosua Lowery
Lincoln MacCauley Alexander
“He was already a trailblazer, working as a lawyer in Hamilton — one of the first black lawyers in Ontario...
Hey Lady Talks MLK to Grandchild on LMN Blog
In a guest post for MLK Day, the brilliant blog Library of Maternal Nagging, takes on the troubling time period in Alabama around the...
The Burton Wire Live Tweets from the Inauguration
For live updates of the inauguration festivities of President Barack Obama, follow The Burton Wire on Twitter @TheBurtonWire or @Ntellectual.
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Remembering Dr. King on 2013 Inauguration Day
Written by Nsenga K. Burton
A colleague of mine remarked that today is the closest thing to a high holy day in the African Diaspora....
Five Ways to Celebrate Dr. King on MLK Day
by Nsenga K. Burton
The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. national holiday is in honor of one of the most revered figures in world history....
