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.

Maxine Waters has remembered that in math, two negatives still equal a positive.

A deadly shooting at a Maryland newspaper showed how the public can interpret words from people in positions of power.

Ben Jealous’ Democratic primary victory in Maryland meant there were two Black nominees for governor.

There were multiple political statements sandwiched between performances that were mostly void of them.

The reports that Joe Jackson was battling a terminal case of pancreatic cancer came as the deadly disease has lopsidedly affected Black people.

The Army Reserve soldier was missing since Wednesday.

The first lady even wore a jacket that said, "I REALLY DON’T CARE. DO U?”

Up-and-coming rappers XXXTentacion and Jimmy Wapo were shot to death Monday.

The U.S. has always relied on the tactic of dividing in order to conquer.

Emergency responders seemed to show a lack of urgency toward this young, Black life.

The annual meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors may have ended Monday, but the political power of Black women was showing absolutely no signs of letting up.