When New York City passed the right for gay couples to get married, it was definitely a happy and history-making occasion. The same rights were now being given to those who were previously denied the...
Fans of Oprah and her reading picks rejoice -- Oprah announced the return of her popular book club on Friday. The former daytime diva delivered the big news via video from her Chicago office. She is ...
In corporate America, white men have always held powerful positions of authority. From first-level managers to GMs, from senior VPs to C-Suite executives, youll find white men wielding power and infl...
Mays disappointing jobs numbers were far less than were expected — at 69,000, the number was flat with population growth — but the month also saw an uptick in black unemployment. The unemployment rat...
Having grown up in Ohio, a state thats been home to renowned soul groups like Heatwave, Zapp, and The Isley Brothers, its no surprise that Macy Grays body of work continues in the area’s rich musical...
Love is a democratic ideal. This notion of love is what Martin Luther King, Jr. called "the love that does justice," a love that intentionally supports and cultivates personal and systemic ch...
Dr. Sylvester Maphosa is chief research specialist and head of peace and security at the Africa Institute of South Africa (AISA), located in Pretoria, South Africa. Since 1996 he has worked in peace-...
On May 14-17, I had the fortunate opportunity to have traveled to the Dominican Republic with Children International and a group of committed advocates for the poor. This non-profit organization, whi...
The other night I attended market research guru Pepper Millers Black Still Matters book launch and panel discussion held at the DuSable Museum of African-American history. Miller and her panel explai...
It is hard to imagine that an airline can lose a child. But thats precisely what seems to have happened to a three-year-old albino boy, who was a Kenya Airways passenger flying from Nairobi to Ouagad...
Following in the footsteps of Whitney Houston, Sam Cooke, Bob Marley, Sade, and Lauryn Hill is something that Melanie Fiona has always admired throughout her career. In support of Black Music Month, ...
Have any of you had the feeling of what to use as a side item or an accompaniment to one of your culinary creations? Maybe then you went to your comfort zone and opened a jar or bottle of whatever wa...
Jackée Harry, 55, is most commonly known for starring in the 1985 TV series "227." Although the actress has moved on from the show, which ended in 1990, she didnt mind discussing her early ca...
Its Black Music History Month, and HuffPost Entertainment is celebrating with a revamped installment of "Spotify the News." In this special edition, weve rounded up 10 songs (and about as man...
LOS ANGELES — Justin Combs, the 18-year-old son of hip-hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs, will attend UCLA on a $54,000 football scholarship. It is one of 285 athletic scholarships the unive...
WASHINGTON -- Alarmed by the recent hazing death of a Florida A&M University band student, a coalition of black fraternities and sororities joined with civil rights leader Al Sharpton and others in p...
WASHINGTON -- Rep. Joe Walsh (R-Ill.) isnt backing down from controversial comments he made last week about Rev. Jesse Jackson -- instead, hes ramping them up. "All Jesse Jackson is trying to do ...
A Florida judge on Friday afternoon revoked bond for George Zimmerman, the man charged with second-degree murder in the death of Trayvon Martin, and ordered that he turn himself in within 48 hours. P...
LAS VEGAS — Floyd Mayweather Jr. surrendered in a courtroom Friday to begin a three-month jail sentence for attacking his ex-girlfriend in September 2010 while two of their children watched. La...
Governor Cuomo has an opportunity to exercise economic leadership on behalf of the Empire States most vulnerable families. Despite his characterizations, raising the states minimum wage from $7.25 to...
Iman is tired of black beauty products being relegated to the back walls of "ethnic sections" in major retailers. The model and beauty mogul spoke out against mass retailers such as Wal-Mart,...
"Sit your nappy-headed self down." This was the comment that Brea Persley, a 13-year-old student at Century Academy For Excellence in Inglewood, Calif., received from teacher Kelly Dempsey la...
People will tell you that you need a lot of money and a lot of time to do Paris. Not so. My partner and I went to Paris for less than 48 hours in January, saw all the highlights, and best of al...
Steve Smith, a white nationalist with a violent past, was elected to the Republican Party committee for a county in northeastern Pennsylvania. Smith, who is listed as the state chairman of the white ...
Some church folk claim that artists who started singing Gospel in the church and then crossed over to R&B and pop have abandoned the faith. But these nine Divas have kept one foot in the church and t...
For Teri Johnson and Andrea Adams, traveling the world is a year-round pursuit. But with summer (unofficially) underway, its as good a time as any to knock some cities off your travel bucket list. Fo...
A federal judge in Florida has blocked parts of a state law that put "harsh and impractical" restrictions on civic groups that help new voters register to vote in the upcoming election season...
Former Atlanta Braves Pitcher John Rocker, who infamously made homophobic and racist comments to Sports Illustrated in a 1999 interview, told conservative outlet WND that he will vote for Mitt Romney...
Mayor Michael Bloomberg may think hes helping to curb obesity in New York City -- where it has doubled among adults since 1997 -- with his new proposal to ban sugary drinks over 16 ounces. In actuali...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Southern Baptist Conventions ethics chief has been reprimanded and his radio show canceled after he made inflammatory comments about the Trayvon Martin case. Among other things...
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