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The American Tennis Association (ATA) fostered black tennis talent at a time when the USTA barred blacks from playing. The ATA will host their 96th National Championships, July 29-August 3, 2013 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Read More: http://theburtonwire.com/2013/04/01/politics/american-tennis-association-black-tennis-talent/ TheBurtonWire.com is the premiere online destination for news, informed opinion and culture of the African Diaspora (including…

Girl crushes come and go, but nothing’s as enduring as America’s love for First Lady Michelle Obama. Her fashion choices and signature style often leave us drooling and lingering for more. A step by step guide on Michelle’s style has been featured in the Style Suite before, but Mission: Mimic First Lady Style just got…

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…

It’s a familiar story: professional athletes, superstar entertainers and other famous celebrities losing their homes, filing for bankruptcy, delinquent with their child support payments, in trouble with the IRS—just plain going broke, despite having earned millions of dollars during their careers. Meanwhile, we—including evening news anchors, social media instigators, late night talk show hosts, and…

Nick Cannon is on fire. You probably know that he stars alongside Kevin Hart in the hilarious new “reality show” The Real House Husbands of Hollywood. The actor/rapper/entrepreneur is the host of NBC’s America’s Got Talent, and  recently signed a deal with Monster to release branded NCredible headphones, named after Cannon’s NCredible entertainment and production…

As Charles Barkley continues to expand his ESPN career, and other former athletes such as Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson and Michael Strahan expand their brands with hosting gigs, shoe releases and network TV deals, it’s important to note that there are many athletes who work to make a name for themselves outside the game. From…

The calling came with a blessing. They’d have gone anywhere in the world, but Otterburne Theological Seminary in Niverville, Manitoba (now Providence College and Theological Seminary) worked for Henry and Choice Idonije because it sponsored missionaries and their families. Henry preached, read and studied his way to his Masters in Theology and, before long, theirs…

At Very Smart Brothas, Damon Young writes: I never quite got what it meant until finally meeting someone who hit me with so many reasons why I needed to be with her that I just couldn’t fight it anymore. I was too fatigued by reason. Too exhausted by realization. Too beat to continue to deny that I’d…

Sometimes documentary filmmakers are inspired to embark on their projects. Others are compelled. But in the case of the documentary filmmaker Byron Hurt, inspiration, a strong moral compass and increased confidence in himself as a filmmaker and moderator of some of the weightiest topics in American culture, has introduced his audience to Hazing: How Badly…

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…