David Denson: First MLB Openly Gay Active Player
Emanuela Grinberg of CNN is reporting Major League Baseball Player David Denson, 20, has announced that he is gay, making him...
The Burton Wire’s Christopher A. Daniel Featured on HuffPost Live
The Burton Wire's Deputy Editor Christopher A. Daniel recently had the opportunity to chat with talk show host/activist Tavis Smiley on HUFFPost...
Chinua Achebe: African Literary Giant Dies at 82
Jonathan Kandell of the New York Times is reporting that literary great Chinua Achebe has died after a brief illness. Kandell...
Welfare Reform Is Given a Black Face Again
TheBurtonWire.com's editor-in-chief Nsenga K. Burton discusses the continued strategy of the GOP to paint welfare as a black issue when in...
Right-Wing Smear of Bob Menendez Isn’t Fair or Just
After admonishing other news outlets for not jumping on the Daily Caller’s smear of Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Fox News refuses...
Venezuela: Hugo Chavez is 'Conscious' in Cuba
Al-Jazeera is reporting that the health of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has evolved in a "favorable" way in recent days, although...
CARICOM Joins Battle Against Cholera in Haiti and DR
Caribbean 360 is reporting that CARICOM has joined the fight against cholera devastating Haiti and the Dominican Republic. The Caribbean Community...
Lawrence Guyot: Civil Rights Legend Passes Away
The New York Times is reporting that civil rights activist Lawrence Guyot has died. Douglas Martin reports:
"Mr. Guyot (GHEE-ott) was repeatedly...
Dr. Dre: ‘The Chronic’ 20 Years Later
By the early 1990s, hip hop was on a roll with heavy MTV rotation, modest Billboard chart success, prime time sitcoms,...
DNC 2012: When Clinton Speaks…
OPINION
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Jasper Alexander
In 48 minutes, former president Bill Clinton reminded the country of why he is considered by many to be one...
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