African players like Syracuse’s Baye Moussa Keita, Duke’s Rasheed Sulaimon and Wichita State’s Ehimen Orukpe, are major factors in the road to the 2013 NCAA Men’s Division I national basketball championship. Find out how at The Burton Wire. Read More: http://theburtonwire.com/2013/03/31/culture/2013-ncaa-tournament-african-players/ TheBurtonWire.com is the premiere online destination for news, informed opinion and culture of the…

Known for love songs, Malian musician Baba Salah calls for war against Islamist rebels who banned music in the northern region of Mali, celebrated worldwide for its music. Find out why at The Burton Wire. Read More: http://theburtonwire.com/2013/03/26/politics/mali-musician-baba-salah-calls-for-war-in-song-dangay/ TheBurtonWire.com is the premiere online destination for news, informed opinion and culture of the African Diaspora (including…

The recent interest in the fight for marriage equality by politicians, celebrities and pop culture icons is disingenuous, to say the least. (Smirnoff, anyone?) Devona Walker explains why at The Burton Wire. Read More: http://theburtonwire.com/2013/03/28/politics/gay-marriage-johnny-come-latelys-political-expediency-at-its-finest/ TheBurtonWire.com is the premiere online destination for news, informed opinion and culture of the African Diaspora (including black populations in…

Chinese contractors and a local Rwandan firm will work together on a $27 million (US) project to help Rwanda improve domestic accessibility to energy. Read More: http://theburtonwire.com/2013/03/28/news/rwanda-geothermal-drilling-to-begin-at-karisimbi-volcano/ TheBurtonWire.com is the premiere online destination for news, informed opinion and culture of the African Diaspora (including black populations in Latin and South America).

A Tunisian court has sentenced Weld el 15 to two years in jail in absentia for insulting the police in a case likely to fuel debate over free speech under the Islamist-led government. Find out more about the rap video that led to his conviction at The Burton Wire. Read More: http://theburtonwire.com/2013/03/25/education/tunisian-rapper-gets-jail-term-for-speaking-out-against-bad-cop-lyrics/ TheBurtonWire.com is the…

Kenyans Japhet Korir and Emily Chebet won the World Cross Country Championships in Poland on March 24. Read More: http://theburtonwire.com/2013/03/25/news/kenyans-place-first-in-world-cross-country-championships/ TheBurtonWire.com is the premiere online destination for news, informed opinion and culture of the African Diaspora (including black populations in Latin and South America).

Dominican writer Junot Diaz has added yet another accolade to his dossier. The Pulitzer prize-winning, MacArthur genius grant recipient, has won the Sunday Times short story award for “Miss Lora,” which tackles sexual relationships between adolescent boys and older women. Learn the details at The Burton Wire. Read More: http://theburtonwire.com/2013/03/24/education/junot-diaz-wins-sunday-times-short-story-award/ TheBurtonWire.com is the premiere online…

African literary legend Chinua Achebe died last week at the age of 82. While revisiting his work, The Burton Wire came across a video of Achebe discussing the devastating impact of colonization. It’s definitely worth a listen. Read More: http://theburtonwire.com/2013/03/24/education/video-chinua-achebe-discusses-colonization-and-africa/ TheBurtonWire.com is the premiere online destination for news, informed opinion and culture of the African…

The United States’ first black President Barack Obama meets Yityish “Titi” Aynaw, Israel’s first black Miss Israel, during his recent visit to Israel. Find out what happened at The Burton Wire Read More: http://theburtonwire.com/2013/03/24/education/first-black-president-obama-meets-first-black-miss-israel/ TheBurtonWire.com is the premiere online destination for news, informed opinion and culture of the African Diaspora (including black populations in Latin…

In an op-ed for the ‘New York Times,’ Afro-Cuban Roberto Zurbano discusses the ongoing struggle with being black in Cuba. In a place where social mobility is attached to skin color, what are Afro-Cubans to do when being systematically shut out of opportunities for advancement? Read More: http://theburtonwire.com/2013/03/23/education/blacks-in-cuba-are-still-waiting-for-the-revolution/ TheBurtonWire.com is the premiere online destination for…