ESPN Anchor Stuart Scott Dies at 49
Steve Wulf of ESPN is reporting that longtime ESPN anchor Stuart Scott has died. Scott, who battled cancer for many years, was a game...
Brazil: President Dilma Rousseff Sworn In
Lisa Alves of The Rio Times is reporting that Brazil president Dilma Rousseff was sworn into her second term on Jan. 1. President Rousseff...
Edward Brooke: First Elected Black U.S. Senator Dies
NBC News is reporting that Edward Brooke, the first African-American in U.S. history to win popular election to the Senate, died Saturday.
The Republican senator,...
In Memoriam 2014: The African Diaspora
The African Diaspora suffered the loss of many iconic figures. The world lost poet/actress/activist Maya Angelou and actress activist Ruby Dee, one-half of legendary...
2014: Top 10 News Stories in the Diaspora
The Burton Wire is committed to covering news of the African Diaspora. This year has been a doozy with political and social unrest, the...
EGYPT: Al-Jazeera Journalists Still in Jail One Year Later
BBC News is reporting that the parents of one of the three al Jazeera journalists jailed on this day last year for spreading false...
Exodus: Egypt Bans Film for Historical Inaccuracies
BBC News is reporting that Egypt has banned 'Exodus,' a Hollywood film based on the Biblical book of Exodus because of what censors described...
Kendrick Johnson: Local and Federal Investigations Continue
Victor Blackwell of CNN is reporting that the Lowndes County Sheriff's Office conducted interviews this month into the death of Kendrick Johnson, 18 months...
Black Ex-Pats 2.0: In the Wake of Police Brutality, Should Blacks Leave America?
The harsh reality of the Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown shootings along with the Brown and Eric Garner grand jury findings have given Abriel Bolton...
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 Rafael Ramos, 40,...
