The Real Lesson of the APS Cheating Scandal
Writing for The Root, the Burton Wire's founder & editor-in-chief Nsenga K. Burton, Ph.D. explores the complexity of the Atlanta Public...
Meyiwa: Slain South African Soccer Captain to Be Honored
BBC Sports is reporting that South Africa will honor former goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa by playing their Africa Cup of Nations qualifier...
Jamaica to Legalize Marijuana?
Caribbean 360 is reporting that Jamaica will decriminalize marijuana by the end of the 2014.
With the numbers of people...
Guyana President Ramotar Suspends Parliament
BBC is reporting that Guyana President Donald Ramotar invoked an obscure constitutional procedure to suspend parliament in order to avoid a...
African American Families: Balancing Business and Family
On a summer evening, Karen Tappin pulls up to collect her 6-year old daughter from a full day of African, tap,...
Nigerian Farmers: Shell On Trial for Environmental Damage
AllAfrica.com is reporting that oil giant Royal Dutch Shell is on trial for ruining the lands of farmers in the Niger...
Brazil: Hope for a Latin American Successor to Pope Benedict XVI
written by Kaitlin Higgins
Ben Tavener of The Rio Times is reporting that, after the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI on February...
Lupita Nyong’o Opposes VA Minor League Baseball Stadium
The Associated Press is reporting that "Twelve Years a Slave" actress Lupita Nyong'o is opposing the building of a minor league...
Former Baltimore Police Commissioner Robbed at Gunpoint in South Africa
Matthew Hay Brown of The Baltimore-Sun is reporting that former Baltimore Police Commissioner Frederick H. Bealefeld III, was among a group...
Tropical Storm Isaac Expected to Become Hurricane
Caribbean 360 is reporting that at 11 a.m., the National Hurricane Center (NHC) has said that Tropical Storm Isaac is moving...