About Bruce C.T. Wright

Bruce is based in New York City and mainly covers politics, culture, race and criminal justice. He previously worked at the Washington Post, the New York Times and the Boston Globe’s Boston.com, where he was a part of the Pulitzer Prize-winning team that covered the Boston Marathon bombing and manhunt. Follow him @ BCTW on social media.

Jill Biden has reversed her unprecedented White House invitation to both NCAA women's basketball champions LSU and the Iowa runners-up.

Facing expulsion, pro-gun control Tennessee State Rep. Justin Jones was violently assaulted by Republican Rep. Justin Lafferty on the State House floor, video footage shows.

Brandon James Bentley had guns, plenty of ammo and more weapons on NC A&T's campus. Students were told a week later.

Brandon James Bentley, a heavily armed white man, was quietly arrested last week on the campus of North Carolina A&T State University. The arrest comes more than a year after dozens of HBCUs were targeted by bomb threats.

Civil rights leaders suggested that Donald Trump's criminal indictment is the result of both karma and an outstanding district attorney. The indictment is also being used to renew calls to keep Trump off the ballot.

His lawyer said "all charges will be dropped imminently" nearly a week ago.

Vice President Kamala Harris gave an emotional speech at Cape Coast Castle, Ghana's historic slave trading post. Read the full speech here.

The lawyer, author and TransAfrica founder was an anti-apartheid icon.

Pan-Afrikan psychologist Dr. Umar Johnson drew attention to interracial relationships when he asked if Jonathan Majors was "snowbunnied" after his arrest for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend.

Film and stage industry veterans were quick to call Jonathan Majors "abusive" after he was arrested for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend.

Jonathan Majors' lawyer said a woman "recanting" allegations that the movie star assaulted her is among the evidence expected to get all criminal charges dropped against him.