Barbados: How We Stifle Our Creativity and Innovation (Op-Ed)
Numbers don’t lie. Barbados’ ranking on the Human Development Index is now at number 38. Though this is still quite an...
Social Media Week NYC 2014: Black Disparities Continue
Started in February 2009 by founder and executive director Toby Daniels, Social Media Week (SMW)takes place in February and September across...
Holiday Gifts That Give Back
Writing for The Root, TheBurtonWire.com's Editor-in-Chief Nsenga K. Burton, Ph.D. offers some examples of six groups that are working to make...
Caribbean: S&P Lowers Credit Rating for Several Countries
Peter Richards of Caribbean 360 gives the lowdown on all of the changes that occurred in the Caribbean that resulted in...
Mali Elections are Scheduled for July 28
AllAfrica.com is reporting that Mali has scheduled elections for July 28, 2013. Mali has been in a state of turmoil since...
Haiti: Airport to be Renamed in Honor of Hugo Chavez
Caribbean 360 is reporting that Haiti will rename Cap-Haitien International Airport in the north to Hugo Chavez International Airport after the...
Africa: 55 Billionaires and Counting
Pan African Magazine is reporting that Africa has 55 billionaires worth more than $143 billion including a Nigerian woman said to...
Akosua Report: Stokely Carmichael
“…black people in this country unite, recognize their heritage, and build a sense of community." - Stokley Carmichael
Kwame Ture born...
Somalia: Al Shabab Bans Use of the Internet; Citizens Outraged
Sabahionline.com is reporting that Islamist extremist rebels Al-Shabab  has banned use of the Internet. Abdi Moalim writes:
"In a statement published January...
Former Turks and Caicos PM Misick Re-Arrested in Brazil
Caribbean 360 is reporting that former Turks and Caicos Prime Minister Michael Misick has been re-arrested in Brazil. The author writes:
"The...
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