African American Families: Balancing Business and Family
On a summer evening, Karen Tappin pulls up to collect her 6-year old daughter from a full day of African, tap, ballet, and hip-hop...
R.I.P.: ‘The Roots’ Manager Rich Nichols Dies
Rich Nichols, the legendary hip-hop writer, producer and manager of iconic hip-hop group The Roots has died. Nichols, who managed and produced The Roots...
London: Legendary Reggae DJ Roberto Allen Dies
The blogosphere is mourning the loss of London's DJ Roberto Allen of Vibes FM, one of London's leading community radio stations. Allen reportedly died...
Atlanta’s Center for Civil and Human Rights: A Special Place
After nine years of strategic planning and construction, downtown Atlanta’s Center for Civil and Human Rights (CCHR) opened its doors to the public this...
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...
Nigerian Teen Girls Create Urine-Powered Generator
Forbes is reporting that four teenage girls have invented a generator that converts one liter of urine into six hours of electricity. Fourteen-year-olds Duro-Aina...
China to Build New East African Railway
BBC News Africa is reporting that formal agreements for plans to build a new railway line in East Africa with Chinese help have been...
National Infertility Awareness Week: Black Women and Infertility
Over the course of the year I feel like I’m bombarded with various awareness campaigns -- National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Go Red for...
Kanye West and Common Join Urban League to Create 20,000 Youth Jobs
Writing for Colorlines.com, Jamilah King is reporting that iconic rappers Kanye West and Common are teaming up with the Chicago Urban League to create...
TBW Founder Nsenga K. Burton to Give Talk on Race & the Blogosphere at...
The Burton Wire's founder & editor-in-chief Nsenga K. Burton, Ph.D. will be discussing the topic, "Race and the Blogosphere " at Clark Atlanta University...
