Knowledge is Power; Not Knowing is Privilege
It has long since been understood that knowledge is power. Women and other subjugated voices have recognized that those who control...
South Africa: Violent Protests Gain Momentum from Within Communities
In a recent analysis piece for AllAfrica.com, Hamadziripi Tamukamoyo explores the causes of violent protest throughout South Africa, most of which...
Akosua Report: Miriam Makeba
"I ask you and all the leaders of the world, would you act differently, would you keep silent and do nothing...
Zoe Saldana Speaks on Nina Simone Biopic Controversy
American Actress Zoe Saldana responds to critics who have publicly decried Saldana for being cast as music legend Nina Simone in...
South Africa: S.A. Police Drag Taxi Driver Who Eventually Dies
****WARNING - NOT SAFE FOR WORK (NSFW) or APPROPRIATE FOR CHILDREN UNDER AGE 17
Yahoo News is reporting that a Mozambican man...
Great Britain: Slave-owners Given Huge Payouts After Abolition
written by Nsenga K. Burton, Ph.D.
When many people speak of slavery reparations, they debate the merit of whether descendants of slaves...
Africa Shafted: Under One Roof
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPrT5Z987cs
written by Kaitlin Higgins
Goucher College hosted this year's Baltimore African Film Festival from Feb. 22 to 24. The festival's lineup included...
New York City: Slavery Math Questions Cause Stir
MSN News is reporting that parents, teachers and administrators are in an uproar over a New York City teacher's poor decision...
Black Filmmakers That Changed the Game
Writing for The Root, The Burton Wire's editor-in-chief Nsenga K. Burton highlights black filmmakers that changed the game for blacks in...
Akosua Report: Frances Ellen Watkins Harper
written by Akosua LoweryÂ
"We want more soul, a higher cultivation of all spiritual faculties. We need more unselfishness, earnestness, and integrity....
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