‘Invisible Universe’ Documentary Explores Blackness and Science-Fiction
M. Asli Dukan's documentary 'Invisible Universe: A History of Blackness in Speculative Fiction' explores the relationship between the Black body and popular fantasy, horror...
Thanksgiving: What Are We Really Celebrating?
Writing for Creative Loafing in 2007, the Burton Wire's founder & editor-in-chief Nsenga K. Burton, Ph.D. discusses the myth of Thanksgiving and the idea...
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...
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 the Hollywood film...
Jamaica: Sheckema Cunningham Makes Martial Arts History
Caribbean 360 is reporting that Sheckema Cunningham, a rising star in the world of martial arts, has made history. Jamaica’s sports minister Neita Headley...
BET’s Hip-Hop Documentary ‘The Message’ Debuts Tonight at 10 p.m.
BET's highly anticipated four-part documentary on Hip-Hop, 'The Message' debuts tonight at 10 p.m. (EST). Narrated by rapper Joe Budden (LHHNY), the documentary takes...
How to Fast for Ramadan When You Medically Aren’t Supposed to Fast
Writing for Aquila Style Magazine, Fatimah Jackson-Best discusses the challenges of fasting during Ramadan when you can't fast due to health conditions like diabetes,...
2013 NCAA Tournament: African Players Help Make March Mad
With the exception of Passover and the Easter holiday, 'March Madness' a.k.a. the 2013 NCAA Men's Division I basketball tournament is quite possibly the...
FLOTUS' DNC Speech Resonates with Women in the Caribbean
OPINION
by
Tara J. Wilkinson
Listening to First Lady Michelle Obama’s Democratic National Convention Speech, it hit home that although we so often think of ourselves as...
Bye Felicia: ‘Indigenous Peoples Day’ Replacing ‘Columbus Day’?
Emanuella Grinberg of CNN is reporting that many cities in the United States are replacing 'Columbus Day' with 'Indigenous People Day'. Grinberg reports:
"For the...
