King’s Fight for Economic Justice Was Largely Ignored by Mainstream Media

Former NFL Player Aaron Maybin, Coppin State Student Samierra Jones Help to Raise Nearly $80,000 for Students in Baltimore

By Lauren Victoria Burke (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Thousands of people stepped up to help former NFL linebacker Aaron Maybin raise money for students in Baltimore’s public...

OPINION: Will Israel’s Likud Party Ever Respect the Rights of Palestinians?

By Bill Fletcher, Jr. (NNPA Newswire Columnist) In kicking off the new year, the central committee of the right-wing, governing Israeli party—the Likud—unanimously adopted a resolution...

Martin Luther King, Jr. was a Champion for Equity in Education

By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s influence on the Civil Rights Movement is indisputable, but his fight for equity in...

Atlanta Voice Live w/ Jae Nash & Jazzy McBee

Memphis in the crosshairs of Confederate 901 demonstrators

Fighting hate rhetoric

Center for Responsible Lending Report Calls For-Profit Education “a Risky Proposition”

By Charlene Crowell (Communications Deputy Director, Center for Responsible Lending) Mounting student debt is a nagging problem for most families these days. As the cost of...

2018: The Burton Wire’s Top News Stories

THE BURTON WIRE — The world lost major influencers, legends, trailblazers and icons during 2018

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