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...
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...
Ghana Honors Jamaican Rita Marley with Citizenship
The Jamaican Observer is reporting that Rita Marley, widow of pop icon Bob Marley, was made an honorary citizen of Ghana...
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...
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...
VIDEO: Black and Latino Actors Discuss Identity
Race, nation and ethnicity are three distinct categories that are often collapsed leading to conflict, confusion and generalizations when it comes...
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...
Kamala Harris Makes History: First Af-Am Vice-President
Senator Kamala Harris will become the United States of America's first African American woman elected Vice-President in the history of the...
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...
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...