Justin Carissimo

Justin Michael Jerome is a national correspondent with The Independent covering race issues, social movements, film, music, and the arts. He’s also a budding screenwriter and actively trying to level up his improv game. Contact him here: me@jstnmchl.com

Paul Gatling wipes away tears at Brooklyn Supreme Court on May 2, 2016.

Man wrongfully convicted of murder is fully exonerated 52 years later

Syd performs with The Internet on March 8, 2016 in London, England.

Syd on songwriting and her advice for new artists

This undated picture released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) via KNS on March 7, 2017 shows the launch of four ballistic missiles by the Korean People's Army (KPA) during a military drill at an undisclosed location in North Korea.

US sanctions North Koreans in response to missile tests

The first Game of Thrones Season 7 teaser is here