Akosua Report: Joseph Hayne Rainey
“If the colored people of South Carolina had been accorded the same advantages—if they had had the same wealth and surroundings...
VIDEO: Chinua Achebe Discusses Colonization and Africa
African literary legend Chinua Achebe died last week at the age of 82. While re-reading, re-imagining and revisiting his work, we...
U.S.: Obama to Award Medal of Honor to 19 Victims of Discrimination
The Washington Post is reporting that United States President Barack Obama will award the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest commendation...
Knowledge is Power; Not Knowing is Privilege
It has long since been understood that knowledge is power. Women and other subjugated voices have recognized that those who control...
Akosua Report: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Burton Wire is proud to announce the addition of The Akosua Report: Facts on The African Diaspora, written by Akosua...
Italy: Jamaican Family Killed in Bridge Collapse
Caribbean 360 is reporting a Jamaican woman, her Italian husband and their 9-year-old daughter were among the victims of a bridge...
Akosua Report: Alain Locke
"Negro life is not only establishing new contacts and founding new centers, it is finding a new soul. There is a...
Sadiq Khan: London Elects First Muslim Mayor
The Guardian is reporting Sadiq Khan has been elected mayor of London, reclaiming the post for Labour after eight years of Conservative...
Lupita Nyong’o Named New Face of Lancôme
Vanity Fair is reporting that Academy award-winning actress and fashion darling Lupita Nyong'o has been named the new face of Lancôme...
David Frankham's 'Witness: South Sudan' Debuts on HBO
by Christopher A. Daniel
David Frankham takes pride in good storytelling.
His HBO Documentary Series, Witness, takes a candid look at the conflict...
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