Puff Daddy, Meek Mill, Wiz Khalifa Send Water to Flint
The fever pitch of the Flint, MI water crisis has resulted in many people, organizations and celebrities sending bottled water to...
Nigerian Born Doctor Opens ER in Houston
Rebecca Walton of Houston Profile Magazine is reporting that Nigerian born Dr. Foyekemi Ikyaator, 31, is opening a stand-alone emergency room...
Breast Cancer Awareness: Pinkwellchick Foundation Offers Comfort
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. You would have to be living under a rock to not be touched by...
Alma G. Davis: From Domestic Violence Survivor to Advocate
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM). Every nine seconds a woman is assaulted or beaten. On average, nearly 20 people...
‘Dust Lady’: 9/11 Survivor Marcy Borders Dies
The blogosphere is mourning the loss of Marcy Borders, 42, the woman referred to as 'Dust Lady,' after what would become...
Ghana to Bring Cuban Doctors to Help Mitigate Strike
AllAfrica.com is reporting that Ghana is bringing 170 doctors from Cuba to help mitigate the deficiencies in health care due to...
VIDEO: Using Play to Cope with Stress & Anxiety
July is National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month. The Burton Wire has brought you information, resources and personal stories of African-Americans...
Blacks & Asthma: Dr. Brian Seymour Honored
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WJCT Public Broadcasting is reporting that Dr. Bryan Seymour was honored with an award praising his medical research on asthma and...
Nigeria Marks One Year Without Polio
BBC is reporting that Nigeria has made it a year without declaring a single case of polio. If the World Health...
Black Women and Suicide: The Curious Case of Sandra Bland
The curious case of ‪#‎SandraBland‬ has really been on my mind lately not so much for the obvious reasons but more...
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