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....
VIDEO: Black and Latino Actors Discuss Identity
Race, nation and ethnicity are three distinct categories that are often collapsed leading to conflict, confusion and generalizations when it comes...
Akosua Report: Joel Augustus Rogers
"Intellect, whether of civilized or uncivilized humanity, as you know, sir, is elastic in quality. That is, primitive man when transplanted...
Akosua Report: Marcus Garvey
"Our success educationally, industrially and politically is based upon the protection of a nation founded by ourselves. And the nation can...
African Diaspora: New Year’s Eve Traditions
In a photo gallery, Chantal Martineau of the Huffington Post shares different New Year's Eve traditions that occur throughout the African...
Holiday Gifts That Give Back
Writing for The Root, TheBurtonWire.com's Editor-in-Chief Nsenga K. Burton, Ph.D. offers some examples of six groups that are working to make...
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: Francois-Dominique Toussaint L’Ouverture
“I was born a slave, but nature gave me the soul of a free man” - Francois-Dominique Toussaint L’Ouverture
On May 20,...
Ghana Celebrates 56 Years of Independence
Today, Ghana celebrated 56 years of independence as a nation. Ghana obtained its independence from colonial Britain in 1957.
President John Dramani...
Shadow and Act's Tambay Obenson is Not Impressed
If you haven't gotten the memo yet, please stop sending Shadow and Act's founder and editor-in-chief Tambay A. Obenson articles about...