Curacao Party Leader Assassinated
Caribbean 360 is reporting that the leader of the largest political party in Curacao's coalition government was shot dead late Sunday...
HBCUs: Blacks in Technology Convening at Stanford
NPR is reporting that representatives from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are meeting this week to talk about African Americans...
Remembering Stuart Hall: Scholarship Underscored Black Experience
Google search for 'Stuart' and it's interesting what appears. Stuart Weitzman, Stuart, Florida, Stuart Little -- even a nod to the...
Renisha McBride: Killer Sentenced to 17 Years
Ed White of The Huffington Post is reporting that Theodore Wafer, the man convicted of shooting unarmed teen Renisha McBride in...
Watch: Being Black in the United States and France
The Green Space has posted a video of a discussion about being black in the United States and France that is timely...
Senate Rejects Debo Adegbile for Top Civil Rights Post
Wesley Lowery and Ed O'Keefe of the Washington Post are reporting that President Barack Obama's pick to head the Justice Department's...
Happy Father's Day: Angie Stone's 'Brotha'
In celebration of Father's Day, The Burton Wire (TBW) is sending love to all of the fathers, grandfathers, father figures, uncles,...
Richie Havens: Folk Singer Dies at 72
Tom Cole of NPR's blog The Record is reporting that folk singer Richie Havens has died of a heart attack today...
John Singleton Will Direct Tupac Shakur Biopic
Gerrick D. Kennedy of The Los Angeles Times is reporting that John Singleton will direct a biopic on legendary rapper Tupac...
‘Enter the Dragon’ Actor and Martial Artist Jim Kelly Dies
The Hollywood Reporter (THR) is reporting that iconic martial artist and actor Jim Kelly has died.
THR staff writes:
"Jim Kelly, a martial...
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