Insurrection – Are We Living Up to Our Pledge?
NB: Last week's insurrection at the United States Capitol has led many to ponder just who we are as a nation...
#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...
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....
Mali: Musician Baba Salah Calls for War in Song “Dangay”
https://soundcloud.com/studiomali/baba-salah-the-north-dangay
Yochi J. Dreazen of The Atlantic is reporting that, in Mali, popular musician Baba Salah is using his talent to call...
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....
Meles Zenawi Dies: Reactions from Africa
Jenée Desmond-Harris of TheRoot.com is reporting on reactions to the death of Ethiopia's Prime Minister Meles Zenawi by dignitaries from other...
First Afro Latino Festival of New York Held in Brooklyn
On Saturday, June 29, 2013, the first Afro Latino Festival of New York: Listen to the Echo of the Drums in...
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...