Emmys 2015: Regina King and Viola Davis Win
A beautiful thing happened on the way to the Emmys. Just as those of us watching the 2015 Emmys were wondering...
‘Free State of Jones:’ Director Gary Ross Talks Resistance
When filmmaker and screenwriter Gary Ross initially read the treatment for Free State of Jones in 2006, he knew he had...
Albuquerque Police Department: Is Brutality the Norm?
Conor Friedersdorf of The Atlantic is reporting that the Albuquerque Police Department is one of the most brutal police departments in...
19th Amendment Centennial: Remembering Black Women Suffragists
Writing for Courier Newsroom, The Burton Wire's founder & editor-in-chief Nsenga K. Burton, Ph.D. discusses the importance of writing the work...
‘Motown 25’ Anniversary Special to Air on PBS
For the first time since its original telecast, the commemorative variety show, Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever, is airing on PBS...
Loretta Lynch Expected to be Next Attorney General
CNN is reporting that President Obama has nominated Loretta Lynch to be the next United States Attorney General. If confirmed, Lynch...
Ethiopia: Study Shows Ancient DNA from Eurasia
Rebecca Morrelle of BBC Africa is reporting 3,000 years ago there was a huge wave of migration from Eurasia into Africa....
George Stinney Jr. Exonerated: 14-Year-Old Executed for Crime is Cleared
NBC News is reporting that 70 years after South Carolina executed a 14-year-old boy so small he sat on a phone...
Lupita Nyong’o Opposes VA Minor League Baseball Stadium
The Associated Press is reporting that "Twelve Years a Slave" actress Lupita Nyong'o is opposing the building of a minor league...
Confederate Statues: Stop Romanticizing ‘History’ and Treasonists
EDITORIAL by Ambassador Harold E. Doley, Jr.Â
President Donald J. Trump:
Vice President Michael R. Pence:
U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell:
Speaker of the House Paul...
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