African American Families: Balancing Business and Family
On a summer evening, Karen Tappin pulls up to collect her 6-year old daughter from a full day of African, tap,...
Barbados: UWI Cave Hill and China Partner on Confucius Institute
Caribbean 360 is reporting that the University of the West Indies at Cave Hill and the Chinese government are partnering on...
Atlanta’s Center for Civil and Human Rights: A Special Place
After nine years of strategic planning and construction, downtown Atlanta’s Center for Civil and Human Rights (CCHR) opened its doors to...
NIGERIA: Businessman Arrested in Schoolgirls’ Abduction
NBC News is reporting that a businessman has been arrested on suspicion of being the head of a Boko Haram intelligence...
NewsOne: The Burton Wire Named to 2014 Top 15 Most Share-Worthy Black Blogs List
The Burton Wire is excited to report that TV One's NewsOne has named The Burton Wire as one of the top...
NBAF: Harlem Fine Arts Show Heads to Atlanta
The Harlem Fine Arts Show (HFAS) is America’s flagship art series that spotlights a range of visual works rooted in the...
Nigerian Teen Girls Create Urine-Powered Generator
Forbes is reporting that four teenage girls have invented a generator that converts one liter of urine into six hours of...
Akosua Report: Remembering ‘Father of Gospel’ Thomas A. Dorsey
“There will be peace in the valley for me, some day
There will be peace in the valley for me, oh Lord...
South Africa Commemorates 38th Anniversary of Soweto Uprisings
Star Africa is reporting that South Africa is commemorating the 38th Anniversary of the Soweto uprisings in which hundreds of high school...
PHOTO GALLERY: Legendary Actress and Activist Ruby Dee Dies
The world is mourning the loss of legendary stage and screen actress and civil rights activist Ruby Dee who died on Wednesday...