Carnival and Jouvert: A Repository of Spirit, Community and Culture
It was a beautiful crisp day. A perfect sky absent of clouds and filled to the brim with the deepest blues. It hung so...
U.S.: Jenni Rivera’s Funeral Preparations Begin
The tragic ending of the life of Mexican American superstar Jenni Rivera has become even more real. ABC News.go.com is reporting that the remains...
The Burton Wire’s Top News Stories of 2013
As 2013 comes to a close, The Burton Wire brings you our top news stories from the African Diaspora in 2013. While it was...
Sixth Annual URBAN ONE HONORS: Best In Black Airs Feb. 25
It's that time of year again - awards season and 2024 "URBAN ONE HONORS: Best in Black" is in the mix. URBAN ONE HONORS...
Tunisian Rapper Sentenced to Jail for Anti-Cop Lyrics
NSFW (Not Safe for Work - pas sûr pour le travail)
Reuters is reporting that a Tunisian court has sentenced a rap singer to two...
Iconic Jazz Singer Dee Dee Bridgewater and Theo Croker: A Dynamic Duo
If jazz musicians are like one big happy family, then Dee Dee Bridgewater would certainly be the protective big sister over her younger siblings.
The...
Mali: Musician Baba Salah Calls for War in Song “Dangay”
https://soundcloud.com/studiomali/baba-salah-the-north-dangay
Yochi J. Dreazen of The Atlantic is reporting that, in Mali, popular musician Baba Salah is using his talent to call for war. Although...
R.IP. Prince Rogers Nelson (1958-2016)
The Burton Wire is mourning the loss of legendary musician Prince Rogers Nelson, one of the greatest musical influences of modern music. Prince, a...
U.S.: Celebrating Black Love Gentleman's Ball Style
by Christopher A. Daniel
Black love and relationships have been strictly heterosexual in society and pop culture. With the Patrik-Ian Polk-developed Logo dramedy Noah's Arc,...
Perri ‘Pebbles’ Reid Dishes on TLC Biopic on Wendy Williams Show
The interview that everyone was waiting for has happened. Perri 'Pebbles' Reid, the woman presented as a thieving, manipulative tyrant in the hit Vh1...
