Rayshard Brooks Killing: District Attorney Announces Charges
Officer Garrett Rolfe faces 11 charges including felony murder in the killing of Rayshard Brooks in a Southwest Atlanta Wendy's.
Fulton County District Attorney Paul...
South Africa: Investigation of Murdered Pregnant Woman Intensifies
News 24 is reporting the police investigation into the murder of Tshegofatso Pule, who was 8-months pregnant with her first child at the time...
George Floyd Uprisings: Property Is Not More Important Than Black Lives
Writing for Courier Newsroom, The Burton Wire's founder & editor-in-chief Nsenga K. Burton discusses the misplaced anger surrounding the national uprisings against police brutality...
Atatiana Jefferson: So What She Owns a Gun? It’s Her Right
Unless you've been living under a rock, you have heard the most recent high-profile case of the killing of Atatiana Jefferson, a 28-year-old woman,...
Theresa Kachindamoto: Woman Chief Ends Child Marriages
Relieved is reporting Theresa Kachindamoto has come to power as a chief in Monkey Bay Malawi and has ended child marriages. Even though the...
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...
Nipsey Hussle: Rapper, Philanthropist, Entrepreneur Remembered
The world is mourning the loss of rapper and philanthropist Nipsey Hussle who was killed over the weekend in front of his Marathon clothing...
New Zealand: Three-Year-Old is Youngest Victim of Massacre
Mucad Ibrahim, 3, is the youngest victim of the Mosque attacks that took place in New Zealand in March. According to Carol Kuruvilla of...
21 Savage: ICE Arrests Rapper for Overstaying Visa
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's J.D. Capelouto is sharing new details about the arrest of Grammy-nominated rapper 21 Savage the morning of Superbowl LIII. The U.S....
Kenya: Al-Shabab Claims Nairobi DusitD2 Hotel Attack
The Associated Press' Joseph Mwihia is reporting Al-Shabab extremists have claimed responsibility for the attack on the DusitD2 hotel in Nairobi Kenya. He writes:
"Al-Shabab —...
