Remembering Paul Robeson: The Emperor Jones
by Nsenga K. Burton, Ph.D.
If you're familiar with the term, "Renaissance Man," then the name Paul Robeson is not news to you. The son...
Hey Lady Talks MLK to Grandchild on LMN Blog
In a guest post for MLK Day, the brilliant blog Library of Maternal Nagging, takes on the troubling time period in Alabama around the...
The Burton Wire Live Tweets from the Inauguration
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Remembering Dr. King on 2013 Inauguration Day
Written by Nsenga K. Burton
A colleague of mine remarked that today is the closest thing to a high holy day in the African Diaspora....
Five Ways to Celebrate Dr. King on MLK Day
by Nsenga K. Burton
The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. national holiday is in honor of one of the most revered figures in world history....
Proposition Joe: Robert F. Chew Dies
by Nsenga K. Burton
The blogosphere is lit up with reports that the man who played Proposition Joe on the classic HBO series, "The Wire"...
U.S.: Minority Snubs May Lead to Revision of Rooney Rule
Jarrett Bell of USA Today is reporting that eight NFL head coaching jobs and seven general manager positions have been filled during the just-completed...
MALI: Musical Legacy Rises in the Midst of Conflict
by Nsenga K. Burton
Mali has been in the news lately for Islamist rebels seizing Diably and France's intervention in the growing crisis. In the...
DRC: Children Use Art to Work Through Pain
by Nsenga K. Burton
UNICEF is reporting that children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are using art to cope with the atrocities that...
Akosua Report: Patrice Émery Lumumba
by Akosua Lowery
Patrice Émery Lumumba
“Lumumba the greatest Black man who ever walked the African continent. He didn’t fear anybody. He had those people...
