Darren Seals: Ferguson Protest Leader Found Dead in Burned Vehicle
The Twitterverse if in an uproar over reports that Ferguson, Mo. social justice activist and protester Darren Seals has been found dead. Victoria M....
Modern Slavery: Almost 36 Million People’s Reality
BBC News is reporting that nearly 36 million people worldwide, or 0.5% of the world's population, live as slaves, a survey by anti-slavery campaign...
Africa: mPedigree Empowers Consumers
by Nsenga K. Burton
In an Op-Ed for AllAfrica.com, Bright B. Simons discusses the development of mPedigree Network, a network that connects principal telecom operators...
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 products that help...
JUNETEENTH: Our Other Independence Day
Today is Juneteenth (June 19th)! Juneteenth.com refers to this special day for many African Americans as the ‘oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United...
Akosua Report: Benedict Wallet Vilakazi
'Bury me where the grasses grow
Below the weeping willow trees
To let their branches shed upon me
Leaves of varied greens.
Then, as I lie there, I...
America, You're Killing Me: Media Coverage Must Improve
written by Devona Walker
While CNN ran 24-hour coverage of the “Bags of Poop” boat stuck in the ocean, MSNBC obsessed over Marco Rubio’s unquenchable...
Chibok School Girls: Boko Haram Leaders Freed in Swap Deal?
Jason Hanna and Nima Elbagir of CNN are reporting that conflicting information about the details surrounding the release of 21 Chibok schoolgirls in Nigeria by...
Exclusive: Allison Jean Talks Son Botham’s Murder & ID TV Documentary
Allison Jean is a mother still in mourning. You can see it in her eyes and hear it in her voice. The CEO of...
Buzzfeed Breaks Down Clinton's Breakdown of the GOP
A contributor (nycsouthpaw) for Buzzfeed visually demonstrates why former president Bill Clinton is considered to be one of the best public speakers in modern...
