Crime

FBI officials said Thursday that a White male -- with a felony record in South Carolina and alleged ties to White supremacist groups -- threatened a "Dylann Roof-style attack" and purchased a handgun.

New York Times columnist Charles Blow defended himself against CNN pundit Kayleigh McEnany, who threw a veiled accusation at him about her "left-wing counterparts inserting sinister suspicion" when reporting about Trump during a late-night CNN panel this week.

Opinion

L. Joy Williams, a Brooklyn-based political strategist, gives tips on how to determine fake news from real news.

Hampton University President William Harvey slams BET's drama 'The Quad.' He sends a strongly-worded letter to the network's president.

Entertainment

On Thursday, a federal judge in Massachusetts dismissed a defamation lawsuit brought against Bill Cosby by Sammy Davis Jr.'s former lover Katherine McKee.

The Wicomico County School Board agrees to address alleged discrimination. Black parents filed complaints with the DOJ.

A study shows that low-income students improve academically with more spending. This raises questions about funding equity.

The University of Wisconsin student government proposes free tuition for Blacks. They get push-back from school administration.

Leaders at more than 100 historically Black colleges are planning a meeting with President Donald Trump and GOP lawmakers to discuss overcoming funding and enrollment challenges facing schools on Feb. 28.

The Trump administration fired Shermichael Singleton, who was one of a few black conservatives and a top aide to Ben Carson, from his post as a senior advisor this week after Trump's advisors found public writings of Singleton criticizing POTUS.