#MLKDAY: Metcalfe Park: Black Vote Rising Doc Airs Tonight
WORLD Channel is celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day tonight with Metcalfe Park: Black Vote Rising, a look at two women fighting to protect voting...
Turn It Blue: PSA Drops to Encourage GA Voters to Vote Early
NSFW (contains profanity)
With both Senate seats up for grabs and President Trump up for re-election, the November 3rd election could be...
DNC 2012: When Clinton Speaks…
OPINION
by
Jasper Alexander
In 48 minutes, former president Bill Clinton reminded the country of why he is considered by many to be one...
The Burton Wire’s Top News Stories of 2013
As 2013 comes to a close, The Burton Wire brings you our top news stories from the African Diaspora in 2013....
Mauree Turner: First Queer Black Muslim State Legislator Elected
The 2020 Election season has brought about a number of firsts. In addition to having Kamala Harris elected the first Black...
Dear Black People: Election Day is Coming – Vote!
As Election Day approaches there is an unusual hush over the nation. It is not the hush of productivity though; it...
Educating Black Kids: Obama’s White House Initiative Offers Hope
OPINION
by
Dr. Rema Reynolds
During his speech at the Democratic National Convention (DNC), President Obama talked passionately about education. He stated, “No parent...
Black Southern Voters Wield Political Power in GA Runoffs
CNN's John Blake discusses the political power Black Southerners wielded in the 2020 U.S. Presidential election and the Georgia Senate run-offs....
A Tribute to the Real MVP: Madam Vice-President-Elect Harris
Writing for BET News, The Burton Wire's founder & editor-in-chief Nsenga K. Burton, Ph.D. talks to some of the African American...
Kendrick Johnson: New Footage Released in the Case
CNN's Victor Blackwell is reporting that new surveillance video released Wednesday in the case of Kendrick Johnson, a Georgia teen found...