Jose James Pays Homage to ‘Lady Day’
Traveling the world inspires Jose James’ music. The down-to-earth, Minneapolis-born baritone normally likes to scope out a city’s mood and architecture, but it’s through...
Jena Six: Theo Shaw Heads to Law School
Jarvis DeBerry of Nola.com is reporting that former Jena Six defendant Theo Shaw is headed to the University of Washington Law School on a...
VIDEO: Solange Attacks Jay-Z in Elevator? Beyonce Looks On
It seems all is not necessarily well in the Knowles-Carter clan. TMZ is reporting that Solange Knowles attacked Sean 'Jay-Z' Carter in an elevator...
Philadelphia International Records Office Gets Torn Down
The house where legendary songwriters Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff crafted “The Sound of Philadelphia” has been dismantled coincidentally on Record Store Day.
Vince Lattanzio...
Egypt, Iran and Amnesty International Criticize US Over Ferguson Unrest
Aljazeera is reporting that countries often criticized for human rights violations, especially as it relates to quashing protestors rights, are criticizing the United States...
U.S. Cancer Institute to Import Cuban Vaccine
Caribbean 360 is reporting that Cuba’s Center of Molecular Immunology and New York’s Roswell Park Cancer Institute, have signed an agreement to export a...
Director Kevin Kerslake Releases Doc on DJ AM
Kevin Kerslake’s latest film, As I AM: The Life and Times of DJ AM, is a 97-minute feature documentary profiling the success and tumultuous...
Happy Earth Day? First Qtr of 2015 Earth’s Warmest Ever
Each year, Earth Day, April 22, marks the anniversary of what many consider the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970. Millions of...
Throwback 2009: Africa Celebrates Obama’s Inauguration
On the heels of the 2013 inauguration for the United States 44th President Barack Hussein Obama II, the Burton Wire decided to find some...
Throwback 2009: Africa Celebrates Obama's Inauguration
On the heels of the 2013 inauguration for the United States 44th President Barack Hussein Obama II, the Burton Wire decided to find some...
