The North Star with Shaun King

The North Star with Shaun King

It’s Always Felt Like the World Was Ending and Other Lessons I Learned From Spike Lee

We are in an era of mass violence that can easily make us feel isolated in our fear - but the generations that came before me know this fear well, and can provide insight through it.

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Kendi King
Apr 18, 2022
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 13: Suspected subway shooter, Frank James is escorted out by the FBI (Photo by John Lamparski/Getty Images)

The NYC subway shooter was caught a few blocks from my apartment. 

Frank James, the Brooklyn man who opened fire in a subway station injuring at least 23, was arrested in lower Manhattan on April 13th, a day after the shoo…

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