Dick Gregory Unchained: Calls Out Spike Lee
by Nsenga K. Burton
In a video (audio recording) hosted by WeAllBeTV's YouTube channel, activist and comedian Dick Gregory calls out Spike Lee for being...
Octavia Butler and Iceberg Slim: Black Literary Traditions Honored in ATL
Many are still reeling from the recent death of Things Fall Apart (1958) author Chinua Achebe (1930-2013). While the world remembered the man known...
Justine Sacco Fired: AIDS is No Laughing Matter
Justine Sacco, the PR executive whose hateful and hurtful Tweet about AIDS in Africa that went viral on the Internet has been fired. In...
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...
Cameroon: Men Jailed for 'Looking Gay' Released
The Associated Press is reporting that a Cameroonian court has overturned the conviction of two men who were sentenced for five years in prison...
U.S.: Celebrating Black Love Gentleman's Ball Style
by Christopher A. Daniel
Black love and relationships have been strictly heterosexual in society and pop culture. With the Patrik-Ian Polk-developed Logo dramedy Noah's Arc,...
March on Washington 50th Anniversary: Digital Marches an Option
The 50th anniversary of the iconic and game-changing March on Washington is here and people around the world are finding ways to commemorate this...
Uganda President Refuses to Sign Anti-Gay Law? Says Gays Are ‘Sick’
Faith Karimi of CNN International is reporting that Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has refused to sign a bill that would punish certain homosexual acts...
Africa: New Chief of UN Women Says Girls Education Will Help End Poverty
AllAfrica.com is reporting that Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, the new Executive Director of the UN Entity for Gender Equity and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)...
‘American Crime’: Season Two Addresses Rape
Season two of the ABC drama American Crime is both a coming out and coming-of-age story taking place between two high schools, one private...
