Masks: Japanese Method of Making a Face Mask Works
To wear or not to wear? After months of going back and forth over whether people should be wearing face masks to help prevent...
#QuarantineAndChill: Things to Do During the COVID-19 Crisis
Writing for Black Press USA, The Burton Wire founder & editor-in-chief Nsenga K. Burton, Ph.D., offers readers some insight on what to do while...
SCAD aTVfest 2020 Kicks-Off in Atlanta
SCAD aTVfest, Atlanta’s only festival dedicated to television kicks-off today and is now in its eighth year. It is Savannah College of Art &...
Paula Kelly: Famed Actress, Dancer and Singer Dies
The blogosphere is reporting famed actress, singer and dancer Paula Kelly has died. Kelly was a staple in television and film during the 1970s...
Kobe Bryant: NBA Legend Dies in Helicopter Crash
UPDATE: It is now being reported that five people died in the helicopter crash that claimed NBA legend Kobe Bryant's life. One of the...
‘Lionheart’: Nigerian Film Disqualified from Oscars
The Twitterverse is in an uproar over the disqualification of Nigerian film 'Lionheart' from Oscar consideration because it is in English, which is the...
Artist Shanequa Gay’s Immersive Ode to West End Extended
Atlanta, GA - Artist Shanequa Gay’s immersive, site-specific exhibition LIT WITHOUT SHERMAN celebrates Atlanta’s historic West End neighborhood. Integrating a mix of mediums, the...
Toni Morrison Discusses Her Last Book God Help the Child
The world is still mourning the loss of Nobel Laureate and Princeton University professor Toni Morrison, who died August 6, 2019 at age 88....
Don’t Let Go Movie: Ava DuVernay Hosts L.A. Screening
In Don’t Let Go, detective Jack Radcliff (David Oyelowo) gets a shocking phone call from his recently-murdered niece Ashley (Storm Reid). Working together across...
President Trump’s Verbal Abuse of Rep. Omar Must End
President Trump’s verbal abuse and attacks on women in general and black women specifically are dangerous. I refuse to allow Republicans to frame this...
