#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...
Why is Education So Low on the Political Totem Pole?
OPINION
by
Rhonda J. Summey, Ed.D.
Joblessness, hopelessness and a lifetime dependency on the government—this is what Condoleezza Rice said would result if the...
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...
VP-Elect: AKA Declares Jan. 20 Kamala Harris Day
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated's national president Dr. Glenda Glover has declared January 20, 2021 Kamala Harris Day. Twitter lit up...
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...
2020: The Year Black Voters Said, ‘Hold Up!’
Politico's Teresa Wiltz discusses the cultural expression of Black joy as a part of the momentum behind the historic impact of...
Michael Brown: Parents Appeal to U.N. Committee
CNN is reporting that the parents of Michael Brown, 18, a Missouri teen killed by police officer Darren Wilson, 28, have...
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....
Holiday Gifts That Give Back
Writing for The Root, TheBurtonWire.com's Editor-in-Chief Nsenga K. Burton, Ph.D. offers some examples of six groups that are working to make...