Afeni Shakur: Activist & Mother of Tupac Dies
CNN is reporting Afeni Shakur-Davis, mother of iconic rapper Tupac Shakur has died. Elliott C. McLaughlin reports:
"Though she is best known as Tupac Shakur's...
Ghana: ‘An African City’ Web Series Shows a ‘Different’ Accra
Writing for Refinery29.com, Torey Van Oot discusses "An African City," a web series that examines what it's really like to be a young, professional woman...
The Burton Wire’s Top Ten News Stories of 2015
The Burton Wire (TBW) has covered many stories throughout 2015 including news from the Caribbean, the U.S., Canada, the UK and various countries in...
‘Peace Through Business’ Empowers Women Entrepreneurs
With a successful staffing agency and a non-profit in Oklahoma City, Terry Neese sought to marry her business savvy and political experience to empower...
Wells Fargo Invests $1.2 M in Diverse Chamber Leadership
Wells Fargo and the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC) Foundation announced a $1.2 million investment across two years with the majority of the...
Hurricane Joaquin: Prompts New Warnings for Bahamas
The Weather Channel is reporting hurricane warnings have been expanded to include more of the Bahamas as Hurricane Joaquin churns toward the nation of...
Trevor Noah Succeeds Jon Stewart of ‘The Daily Show’
NBC News is reporting that South African comic Trevor Noah has made his debut as successor to Jon Stewart as the host of "The Daily Show," following...
‘Uncle’ Charlie Wilson Talks Releasing Memoir & Longevity
It makes Charlie Wilson happy to see his fans smile and have a good time to his music. The crowd-pleasing elder statesman of R&B...
Five Top News Stories in the African Diaspora
NBA LEGEND MOSES MALONE DIES
ESPN is reporting three-time NBA MVP and basketball legend Moses Malone died on Sunday in Norfolk, Va. ESPN.com reports:
"The Virginia...
AAFCA to Celebrate Hip-Hop Cinema
The African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) has announced that it will celebrate the 25th anniversary of Boyz N the Hood (1991) and New...
