African Diaspora: New Year’s Eve Traditions
In a photo gallery, Chantal Martineau of the Huffington Post shares different New Year's Eve traditions that occur throughout the African Diaspora. Martineau highlights...
Somalia: U.S. Re-Establishes Permanent Diplomatic Presence
Eli Watkins and Jennifer Hansler of CNN are reporting the U.S. State Department has re-established a diplomatic presence in Somalia, three years after re-establishing...
Brazil: Why Some Afro-Brazilians May Vote for a Racist Candidate
Writing for The Root, journalist Kiratiana Freelon examines the quagmire of why some Afro-Brazilians may choose to vote for a de facto racist candidate...
Black Public Media Announces Jacquie Jones Scholarship Fund
Black Public Media (BPM) announced a call for applications for the Jacquie Jones Memorial Scholarship Fund (JJMSF) in August. Established with funding provided by...
Italy: Jamaican Family Killed in Bridge Collapse
Caribbean 360 is reporting a Jamaican woman, her Italian husband and their 9-year-old daughter were among the victims of a bridge collapse in Genoa...
Brazil: Marielle Franco’s Family Requests Protection
Telesur Brasilia is reporting the family of assassinated human rights activist Marielle Franco has asked for protection after receiving death threats. Media outlets reported...
Aretha Franklin: Queen of Soul Dies at 76
The world has gone silent with news that Queen of Soul and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Aretha Franklin has died. Franklin has...
BPM: Black Public Media Wins NEA Grant for AfroPop
The Harlem-based media arts organization Black Public Media (BPM) has been awarded an Art Works grant of $40,000 by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)....
NFL Draft 2018: Saquon Barkley Talks Work-Life Balance
Thursday, Apr. 26, 2018 is the day Penn State running back Saquon Barkley (#26) had envisioned. The football standout was selected by the New...
Jacquie Jones: Black Film and Media Champion Dies
The Burton Wire is sad to report Peabody Award-winning director and longtime former executive director of National Black Programming Consortium (NBPC)—now Black Public Media—has died....
