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.

Democratic Caucus Chair Hakeem Jeffries...

Support Grows For Hakeem Jeffries To Lead House Dems

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries seems poised to succeed Nancy Pelosi as House Democratic leader.

3 months ago

11.21.22

GOP Senate Candidate Herschel Walker Campaigns Ahead Of Runoff Election

'Observably Stupid'

Herschel Walker gave a political speech about vampires, werewolves and Martians days after Dave Chappelle joked on "SNL" the Senate…

3 months ago

11.17.22

Black History For Karen Bass

The Congresswoman and native Angeleno is the first woman to be elected mayor of Los Angeles.

3 months ago

11.17.22

Three Shot Dead And Others Wounded At University Of Virginia, Suspect Apprehended

Reports Suggest Possible Motive For UVA Shooting

The shooter is charged with three counts of second-degree murder.

3 months ago

11.19.22

Former President Trump Holds Rally In Perry, Georgia

How Trump Affects Georgia Senate Runoff

Leery Republicans are weighing the pros and mostly the cons of Trump the presidential candidate campaigning for Herschel Walker in…

3 months ago

11.16.22

14th Amendment: Is Trump Eligible For Public Office?

Inciting the deadly Jan. 6 riot should keep him off any ballot, Constitution experts say.

3 months ago

11.16.22

House Select January 6 Committee Holds Its Eighth Hearing

Will GOP Treat Herschel Walker Like 'Full' Senator?

Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley spoke out.

3 months ago

11.16.22

Sen. Raphael Warnock Holds A Press Conference In Atlanta

Why The Georgia Senate Runoff Election Still Matters

Democrats winning Nevada doesn't reduce the significance of the Georgia Senate runoff between Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker.

3 months ago

11.14.22

Celebrity Sightings In Los Angeles - October 28, 2022

Kanye Rejects Farrakhan Defending Him Amid Antisemitism

"Minister Farrakhan, I love you, but the way you read that, I took that as a slight," the rapper formerly…

3 months ago

11.12.22

YouTuber Mocks Trayvon Martin Death

Steven Crowder suggested George Zimmerman should kill John Fetterman over his hoodie.

3 months ago

11.12.22

Twitter Asking Recently Laid Off Employees To Return

Laid-Off Twitter Africa Staff Feel 'Discriminated'

Workers in Twitter's office in Ghana spoke out.

3 months ago

11.11.22

Veteran Sportscaster Fred Hickson Dies

The award-winning journalist's career was 66.

3 months ago

11.10.22

Mandela Barnes And Tony Evers Rally With The Teamsters Union In Madison

Mandela Barnes Narrowly Defeated By Sen. Ron Johnson

Mandela Barnes was defeated by GOP Sen. Ron Johnson Tuesday night in Wisconsin, sending Johnson back to the Senate for…

3 months ago

11.09.22

President Biden Joins Maryland Democrats For Election Eve Rally

Wes Moore Makes History In Maryland

Democrat Wes Moore won his election to become Maryland's first Black governor and just the third-ever Black governor elected in…

3 months ago

11.10.22

FORT LAUDERDALE FL - NOVEMBER 6, 2022 US Senate Democratic Cand

Val Demings Falls Short To Marco Rubio

Val Demings and Marco Rubio squared off on Election Day as the two Floridians vied for the incumbent Republican's seat…

3 months ago

11.08.22

No Severance For Twitter Africa Staff

Twitter laid-off "nearly all" of its staff in Africa differently than its U.S. Twitter workers.

3 months ago

11.09.22

Black Hebrew Israelites Protest Outside U.S. Capitol

'Anti-Semitic' Film Director ‘Not' Sorry

A statement attributed to Ronald Dalton Jr. addresses the Kyrie Irving controversy.

3 months ago

11.10.22

Recalling James Baldwin On Black Antisemitism

A 1967 essay could help explain -- not excuse -- the recent behavior of Ye and Kyrie Irving.

3 months ago

11.09.22

Amazon Still Profiting From Film Kyrie Irving Tweeted

At what point do Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Books share the blame?

3 months ago

11.05.22

Black man with face mask being vaccinated

Tweet Stresses Medical Racism

A Black medical school student decried false beliefs in healthcare about skin color and pain.

3 months ago

11.04.22