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In a little known piece of New York City history, Adams once served as Sharpton's bodyguard.

arrow As the city's most impoverished borough, the Bronx has seen its deep-rooted problems exacerbated by the pandemic. It currently ranks as the state's unhealthiest county, with heart disease and obesity afflicting many in the borough. While the Bronx's unemployment rate stood at 4% in December 2019, it has soared as high as 24% during the pandemic, leaving scores of Bronx residents jobless. But it doesn't mean all of the Bronx's successes have been obliterated. Construction of new residences remains strong across the borough, though other large-scale projects—including the construction o...

22 TV Shows To Watch On Netflix Featuring Black And Multi-Racial Casts, Creators 01/18/21 AT 7:01 AM Martin Luther King Jr. Day is an annual day celebrating the life and legacy of the Civil Rights Movement leader, and while racial tensions and issues still do exist in the United States 53 years after his death, some of the rights and changes he and other leaders of the movement fought for can still be felt—especially in Hollywood, where Black creators are making some of the most provocative, interesting and entertaining films, TV shows and music in the entertainment world. Whether they are ...