Charnice Milton: Journalist Among 6 Killed in DC
The Washington Post is reporting that journalist Charnice Milton, 27, is among the six people killed in six days in Washington,...
Terrence Howard Talks Empire’s Lucious Lyon
Writing for The Root, the Burton Wire's founder and editor-in-chief Nsenga K. Burton, Ph.D. caught up with Terrence Howard, star of...
Director Marcos Siega Talks Filmmaking and Fox’s ‘The Following’
When actor Kevin Bacon initially read the script for the Fox series, The Following, he asked if David Fincher could direct...
Ed Gordon: Groundbreaking Journalist Talks New Show and Career Advice
Ed Gordon has masterfully held down the type of career in broadcast journalism that many journalists, especially those of color, could...
EGYPT: Al-Jazeera Journalists Still in Jail One Year Later
BBC News is reporting that the parents of one of the three al Jazeera journalists jailed on this day last year...
Hip-Hop Pioneer Larry Smith Dies
Tragedy struck in hip hop when radio personality Combat Jack posted to Twitter that iconic producer and instrumentalist Larry Smith died...
VIDEO: Brawl Breaks Out in Parliament Over Passage of Kenya’s Anti-Terrorism Law
New anti-terrorism law requires journalists to get approval from police before publishing or broadcasting stories, imposes anti-stripping sentence and says terrorist...
Illinois Legislation Would Make Recording Police a Felony
The Grio is reporting that the Illinois House Senate has passed legislation that would make it a crime to record any...
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...
Michel du Cille: Three Time Pulitzer Prize Winning Photographer Dies
The Washington Post is reporting that celebrated photographer Michel du Cille, a Pulitzer Prize winning photographer has died. It is being...
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