How the GOP Became a Party of Dissidents
OPINION by Devona Walker
It use to be said that trying to bring together the diverse caucuses and constituencies of the Democratic...
Dr. Dre: ‘The Chronic’ 20 Years Later
By the early 1990s, hip hop was on a roll with heavy MTV rotation, modest Billboard chart success, prime time sitcoms,...
Happy Father’s Day: Angie Stone’s ‘Brotha’
In celebration of Father's Day, The Burton Wire (TBW) is sending love to all of the fathers, grandfathers, father figures, uncles,...
2014 SAG Awards: Lupita Nyong’o Wins Best Actress Award
Jevon Phillips of the Los Angeles Times is reporting that Lupita Nyong'o won the Screen Actors Guild award for female actor...
Oscar Pistorius Sentenced to Five Years for Steenkamp Homicide
The BBC is reporting that Judge Thokozile Masipa has sentenced legendary paralympian Oscar Pistorius to serve five years in jail for...
Exclusive: Nzingha Stewart Talks Latest Film ‘With This Ring’
Nzingha Stewart is on the brink of becoming a household name. The music video director turned filmmaker and producer For Colored...
WATCH: ‘The Queen of Basketball’ Documentary Short Wins Oscar
Executive produced by NBA superstar Steph Curry and NBA legend Shaquille O'Neal, The Queen of Basketball won the Best Documentary Short...
Awkward? Issa Rae Developing Show for HBO
Shadow and Act is reporting that writer/producer/actress/rising superstar Issa Rae is developing a series for HBO. Rae, who is already developing...
Basketball Wives: With Friends Like These…
After online protests and much criticism in the media for bad girl behavior on the fourth season i.e. beat downs, bullying...
Akosua Report: Josephine Baker
"Surely the day will come when color means nothing more than the skin tone, when religion is seen uniquely as a...







