Ailing Mandela 'Opens Eyes' and Smiles When Told of Obama Visit

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NBC News is reporting that ailing former South African President opened his eyes and smiled when he learned of U.S. President...

What’s in Deon Cole’s Black Box?

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Deon Cole is television’s latest definitive jokester. The veteran stand-up comedian, writer and television producer hosts his weekly half hour original...

Blacks in Cuba Are Still Waiting for the Revolution

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In an op-ed for the New York Times, Afro-Cuban Roberto Zurbano discusses the ongoing struggle with being black in Cuba. In...

Assata Shakur Added to FBI’s Most-Wanted Terrorist List

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RJ Cubarrubia of Rolling Stone is reporting that the FBI has placed Joanne Chesimard, known as Assata Shakur, godmother of Tupac...

Will Turks and Caicos Become Canada’s 11th Province?

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Andrea Janus of CTV News is reporting that Turks and Caicos Premier Rufus Ewing is “not closing the door completely” on...

National Black Voter Poll Findings: Black Voters Favor Clinton

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With the election only days away, a new national poll shows that Black American voters overwhelmingly plan to vote for Hillary...

Nigeria: Plane Carrying Body of Former Governor Crashes

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AllAfrica.com is reporting that a plane carrying the body of former Governor Olusegun Agagu to Akure for burial crashed at the...

Akosua Report: Harold Lee Washington

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“In our ethnic and racial diversity, we are all brothers and sisters in a quest for greatness. Our creativity and energy...

Lawrence Guyot: Civil Rights Legend Passes Away

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  The New York Times is reporting that civil rights activist Lawrence Guyot has died. Douglas Martin reports: "Mr. Guyot (GHEE-ott) was repeatedly...

Policing Women’s Garb From L.A. to Namibia

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Writing for The Root, The Burton Wire's Editor-in-Chief Nsenga K. Burton, Ph.D. examines the phenomena of policing women's bodies through dress...

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