U.S.: Allen Hughes Talks Tupac and 'Menace' with Sway
by Nsenga K. Burton
Allen Hughes, one half of the iconic Hughes Brothers film directing team (Menace to Society, Dead Presidents, American...
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...
Namibia: Reactions to Ban on Mini-Skirts
written by Kaitlin HigginsÂ
Margreth Nunuhe of New Era is reporting that, in Namibia, women will soon be arrested for wearing skirts...
Right-Wing Smear of Bob Menendez Isn't Fair or Just
After admonishing other news outlets for not jumping on the Daily Caller’s smear of Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Fox News refuses...
Nelson George: ‘Funk is the Link Between Soul and Hip-Hop’
Black pop culture curator Nelson George screened his upcoming VH1 Rock Doc, Finding The Funk, on opening night of Atlanta’s BronzeLens...
Shaneka Nicole Thompson’s Life Matters Too
This past weekend, I wrote a post on Facebook that was shared numerous times regarding the murders of NYPD police officers...
Gospel Great Andraé Crouch Dies
Robert Jablon of the Associated Press is reporting that gospel legend Andraé Crouch has died. Crouch was an outstanding gospel performer,...
U.S.: Angie Martinez Leaves Hot 97
The blogosphere is lit up over reports that legendary Hip-Hop DJ Angie Martinez, 'The Voice of New York," has resigned from...
FLOTUS’ DNC Speech Resonates with Women in the Caribbean
OPINION
by
Tara J. Wilkinson
Listening to First Lady Michelle Obama’s Democratic National Convention Speech, it hit home that although we so often think...
‘Searching for Shaniqua’: Documentary Asks What’s in a Black Name?
Writing for The Root, The Burton Wire's founder & editor-in-chief Nsenga K. Burton, Ph.D. interviewed filmmaker Phill Branch about his upcoming...
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