Rawandan Authorities: 50,000 Genocide Suspects
AllAfrica.com is reporting that Rwanda justice officials have compiled a list of 50,000 suspects that are alleged to have participated in the 1994 genocides. Rwandan...
Sao Paolo Under Siege: Police Battle Crime Group; Murders Soar
Reuters is reporting that an escalating battle between police and a notorious organized crime group known as the First Capital Command is leaving the...
Omari Hardwick: STARZ Original Series ‘Power’ Debuts Tonight at 9 p.m.
Omari Hardwick will star as the lead character of James "Ghost" St. Patrick in the STARZ original series 'Power.' Hardwick plays a powerful New...
Harry Belafonte to Receive Prestigious Humanitarian Award from Academy
Reuters is reporting that that Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences is honoring legendary singer, actor and activist Harry Belafonte for his humanitarian...
Policing Women’s Garb From L.A. to Namibia
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 codes across the...
Ryan Coogler: ‘Fruitvale Station’ Director Talks Filmmaking and Oscar Grant
Ryan Coogler is the writer/filmmaker responsible for the tear-jerking independent feature, Fruitvale Station. The 27-year-old Oakland native with a serious Bay Area accent earned...
Steve Biko Archive Published by Google
BBC Africa is reporting that the Steve Biko South Africa Archive has been published by Google. Thirty-five years after the death of Biko while in...
Charleston SC: Nine Murdered at Historic Black Church
A white man walked into Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, a historic African-American church in Charleston, and opened fire during a Bible study class,...
Prince Paul: Hip-Hop Legend’s Star is Still Rising
Prince Paul is about two years shy of celebrating the 30th anniversary of his dynamic music career. As somebody that has motivated millions of...
'The Central Park Five' Examines Race and Social Injustice
Meet Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Korey Wise, Yusef Salaam and Raymond Santana, Jr. Like Emmett Till, Trayvon Martin and the Jena Six, the five...
