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 the world are...
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 one study says...
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 if you were...
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 an upcoming biopic....
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 South African police...
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 should actually receive...
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 an afternoon's worth...
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 to give a...
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 the Hollywood film...
Akosua Report: Frances Ellen Watkins Harper
written by Akosua Lowery
"We want more soul, a higher cultivation of all spiritual faculties. We need more unselfishness, earnestness, and integrity. We need men...
