Buzz: The Kenyan ‘Erin Brokovich’ & Beyoncé Drops $7M to House Homeless
These two ladies are making it happen in their communities.
Read about environmental activist Phyllis Omido, who faced death threats to tackle lead-poisoning in her...
Atlanta: Black Music Industry Keeps Georgia on the Map
Written by Christopher A. Daniel
The history of American popular music has definitely seen its fair share of input from African Americans. Considering hip hop...
EXCLUSIVE: The Robert Glasper Experiment Talks ‘Black Radio 2’
Meet this generation’s dopest fusion band, The Robert Glasper Experiment (RGE). The multi-talented quartet’s current lineup consists of keyboardist Glasper, bassist Derrick Hodge, saxophonist/vocoder...
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...
2014 Oscars: The Burton Wire Wants to Know Your Picks!
The 2014 broadcast of the 86th Academy Awards is happening tonight on ABC with host Ellen DeGeneres. Broadcasting live at 5:30 p.m. PST (8:30...
Lauryn Hill Begins Prison Sentence
USA Today is reporting that Grammy award-winning singer Lauryn Hill began serving a three-month prison sentence on Monday for failing to pay about $1...
Jonathan Butler: South African Legend Talks Youth and Jazz
When Jonathan Butler was growing up in South Africa, the thought of him becoming a jazz musician during the Apartheid era seemed farfetched --...
R&B Legends 'The Temptations' Lose Another Member
The Urban Daily is reporting that the legendary R&B group the Temptations has lost another member. You may recall last week, Damon "Otis" Harris,...
Beyoncé Builds $7million Complex to House Homeless
Rolling Out is reporting that Houston native and superstar Beyoncé Knowles-Carter spent $7 million to build a low-income housing project in her hometown for...
Vh1’s Rock Doc on ATL Rap Leaves Viewers Wanting More
Black music scenes in America have always been characterized as having a specific “sound.” Scenes, or cities, such as Detroit, Memphis, Muscle Shoals, Minneapolis,...
