Kanye West and Common Join Urban League to Create 20,000 Youth Jobs
Writing for Colorlines.com, Jamilah King is reporting that iconic rappers Kanye West and Common are teaming up with the Chicago Urban League to create...
Mandela is Home: Hero’s Body Cheered at Qunu Arrival
Ed Cropley of Arise TV is reporting that local residents cheered the arrival of the body of Nelson Mandela when it arrived on Saturday...
Tea Party Groups Block Black Voters in Florida
The Nation is reporting that Tea Party activists in Florida’s largely black and electorally significant Interstate 4 corridor have worked furiously to hamper the record-setting...
What's in Deon Cole's Black Box?
Deon Cole is television’s latest definitive jokester. The veteran stand-up comedian, writer and television producer hosts his weekly half hour original program, Deon Cole's...
Ghana: Defeated NPP Presidential Candidate Akufo-Addo Speaks
by Rose Afriyie
In an exclusive interview for The Burton Wire, Ghanaian journalist Rose Afriyie speaks with defeated NPP presidential candidate Nana Akufo-Addo about his...
Susan Rice and Rhonda Lee: A Common Bond
The Burton Wire's Editor-in-Chief wrote a post for The Root demonstrating the shared experiences of black women in the workplace as evidenced by the...
Nelson George: ‘Funk is the Link Between Soul and Hip-Hop’
Black pop culture curator Nelson George screened his upcoming VH1 Rock Doc, Finding The Funk, on opening night of Atlanta’s BronzeLens Film Festival. Finding...
Barbados: Back Slap Alley Challenges Society; Critiques Domestic Violence
At a time when the Barbados government has just made an about-turn with its policy of free education for its citizens, two recent Barbadian...
Smokin’ Joe Biden KOs Paul Ryan
OPINION
by Nsenga K. Burton
If ever there was an occasion when there was a clear distinction between a boy and a man, it was...
David Frankham's 'Witness: South Sudan' Debuts on HBO
by Christopher A. Daniel
David Frankham takes pride in good storytelling.
His HBO Documentary Series, Witness, takes a candid look at the conflict photojournalists’ quest to...
