URBANWORLD FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2023 AWARD WINNERS
NEW YORK, NY (November 6, 2023) – The 27th Annual Urbanworld® Film Festival (www.urbanworld.org), along with prestige partner Warner Bros. Discovery and founding partner...
The Burton Wire’s Top Stories of 2022
2022 was a doozy with a host of stories impacting Black communities throughout the Diaspora. From the arrest and conviction of Basketball Superstar Britney...
Tanzanian Plane Crash: Death Toll Rises to 19
A Precision Airline flight carrying 43 passengers including an infant crashed into Lake Victoria while attempting to land on the lakeside town of the...
Tiffany Cross Show Canceled: Twitter Responds
Cross, host of “The Cross Connection with Tiffany Cross,” has exited MSNBC after the network failed to renew her two-year contract.
The internet is in...
The Burton Wire Turns Ten: It’s Our Anniversary
Atlanta, GA (October 7, 2022) – The Burton Wire, the premiere online destination for news and culture of the African Diaspora, will celebrate 10 years of elevating...
Op-Ed: Black Theatre Day (September 17) is An Annual Day of Solidarity and Service
By Monica White Ndounou
Black Theatre Day (September 17) is an annual day of solidarity and service, to celebrate and support 21st century Black theatres...
Jesse Powell: R&B Crooner Dies
R&B singer and Grammy-nominated artist Jesse Powell has died. Powell's sisters Trina and Tamara Powell announced his passing on social media Tuesday (September 13,...
VIDEO: Shannon Sharpe Skewers Favre Over Welfare Scam
The internet is buzzing over Pro Football Hall of Fame tight end and ESPN commentator Shannon Sharpe's takedown of NFL Hall of Fame quarterback...
#LAMH: OWN’S SMASH HIT “LOVE & MARRIAGE: HUNTSVILLE” RETURNS
New episodes of OWN’s smash hit unscripted series “Love & Marriage: Huntsville” return to Saturdays at 8:00pm ET/PT starting September 10 with Melody Shari...
South Africa: Zulu King Misuzulu ka Zwelithini Crowned
Nomsa Maseko of BBC News Africa is reporting, Misuzulu ka Zwelithini has been crowned Zulu king in a traditional ceremony in South Africa. After...
