John Legend And His EGOT Are Coming To ‘The Voice’ As New Coach
Sure, an Emmy, Grammy, Tony and Oscar are enviable credits on any resume, but the only one moms everywhere truly…
News Show Scrubs Social Media Of Heated Discussion On White Privilege
“Daily Blast Live,” a daily live-streaming show on social media, has scrubbed its social media of a contentious discussion about…
Rihanna: ‘Women Are Running The World Right Now And It’s Too Bad For Men’
Who run the world? Rihanna … and women in general, according to the singer. “Women are running the world right…
Missy Elliot Surprises Her ‘Funky White Sister’ For ‘Work It’ Duet On ‘Ellen’
Performing Missy Elliot’s “Work It” for 15 years really paid off for one shofar-loving woman from Rhode Island. Self-proclaimed “funky…
Naomi Osaka Tells Ellen DeGeneres What Serena Williams Whispered To Her
Naomi Osaka dropped by “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” on Wednesday, opening up about everything from her historic U.S. Open win…
Republican Rep. Steve King Retweets A Known White Supremacist On Twitter… Again
For the second time in three months, Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) has promoted the views of a prominent white nationalist…
As Trump Boasts About Economy, New Data Show Poverty Rate Virtually Unchanged
New data from the U.S. Census Bureau show that, despite overall increases in household income for Americans since last year,…
Jimmy Kimmel Has A Cardboard Antidote To Donald Trump’s NFL Rants
Jimmy Kimmel has the perfect product for people upset with NFL players who protest systemic racial injustice and police brutality…
Nicki Minaj Takes Aim At Male Rappers In ‘Barbie Dreams’ Music Video
Cardi B can take a breather, because Nicki Minaj has her sights set on some other rappers in her “Barbie…
‘Insecure’ Reminds Us The Devil (AKA Lawrence) Always Shows Up Eventually
Satan stays busy, and the latest episode of “Insecure” is proof of that. Issa, Molly, Tiffany and Kelli link up…
Ex-NFL Player Likens Nike’s Colin Kaepernick Ad Campaign To ‘9/11 And Pearl Harbor’
Former NFL player Burgess Owens was met with swift backlash after likening Nike’s latest advertising campaign to attacks like “9/11…
Tarana Burke Tells Black Women Me Too Is ‘Your Movement, Too’
Tarana Burke sure knows how to give a riveting acceptance speech. “Black women are magic and we rock, mostly because…
Lena Waithe Reminds The World That ‘Gay Black Girls Rock, Too’
Lena Waithe gave a shoutout to gay black women at Sunday night’s Black Girls Rock award show. “I want to…
John Legend Becomes First Black Man To Reach EGOT Status
John Legend made history Sunday night. The singer and actor won an Emmy at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards, along…
Winnie Harlow, Duckie Thot Freak Out After Making The Victoria’s Secret Show
Duckie Thot and Winnie Harlow’s dreams are coming true, one runway at a time. Both models posted emotional videos over…
Colin Kaepernick Praises NFL Week 1 Anthem Protests As Trump Fumes
Miami Dolphins wide receivers Kenny Stills and Albert Wilson took a knee Sunday for the national anthem prior to their…
Donald Trump Asked ‘What Was Nike Thinking?’ And Got Savaged In Reply
President Donald Trump faced an online backlash Friday morning after he posed this question about Nike: “What was Nike thinking?”…
Florida Schools In Anti-Bullying Program Ban Dreadlocks And ‘Progressive’ Hairstyles
Florida’s new school voucher program, designed to help students escape bullying in public schools, gives publicly funded scholarships to victimized…
Serena Williams’ Daughter Olympia Rocks A Tutu Just Like Her Mama
Serena Williams’ daughter, Olympia, is following in her mama’s footsteps. The tennis great posted a photo of Olympia wearing a…
Rapper Mac Miller Dead At 26: Reports
Rapper, singer and record producer Mac Miller has died at age 26 of an apparent overdose, according to media reports.…
Cardi B Reportedly Hurt In Dust-Up With Nicki Minaj At NY Fashion Week Party
Rapper Cardi B was reportedly injured when she tried to fight Nicki Minaj Friday night at a Manhattan Fashion Week…
The Other Side Of School Safety: Students Are Getting Tasered And Beaten By Police
Jalijah Jones, then a freshman at Kalamazoo Central High School in Michigan, remembers the punch of thousands of volts hitting…
Tucker Carlson Has No Idea How Diversity Strengthens America
Fox News host Tucker Carlson sees absolutely no benefit to diversity. The opinionated host on Friday questioned how diversity strengthens…
HBO’s ‘Insecure’ Renewed For A Fourth Season
Rae, the creator and star of the comedy series, announced in a tweet Thursday that the show was recently renewed…
Bodycam Footage Shows Cincinnati Cop Scolding 11-Year-Old Girl He Used Taser On
Newly released bodycam footage from the Cincinnati Police Department shows an officer scolding an 11-year-old girl after he stunned her…
Colin Kaepernick Unveils An Emotional New Nike Ad Amid Controversy
Colin Kaepernick just tweeted a powerful full-length advertisement for Nike. The two-minute ad features clips of iconic athletes such as…
Trump Says Nike Is ‘Getting Absolutely Killed’ Due To Colin Kaepernick Ad
It took a few days, but President Donald Trump has finally tweeted about Nike’s decision to use Colin Kaepernick in…
Aretha Franklin’s Family Rips Pastor’s ‘Offensive’ Eulogy
The pastor who delivered the controversial eulogy at Aretha Franklin’s funeral on Friday has come under fire from the Queen…
GOP Official Resigns After Calling Black NFL Players ‘Baboons’
A Republican official in Pennsylvania who made several racist Facebook posts last year in response to NFL players kneeling during…
Meghan Markle Suits Up For Charity Awards With Prince Harry
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle returned to the public eye after taking a few weeks off for a summer vacation…
Nicki Minaj Reveals Surprising Detail About Her Love Life To Ellen DeGeneres
Nicki Minaj dropped an eyebrow-raising detail about her love life this week, telling Ellen DeGeneres that she requires her love…
Some White People Are Very Mad At Nike And Colin Kaepernick
The white community flew into a destructive rage this weekend after Colin Kaepernick was named the face of Nike’s 30th…
Will Smith And Alfonso Ribeiro Hung Out And Our ‘Fresh Prince’ Dreams Came True
“The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” costars (aka Will and Carlton) reunited Tuesday, and both posted a snap of their get-together…
Getting A Section 8 Voucher Is Hard. Finding A Landlord Willing To Accept It Is Harder.
MCKINNEY, Texas — As a prospective tenant, B.R. Williams learned early on she needed a script to woo potential landlords:…
Meghan Markle Reportedly Flew Commercial To Visit Her Best Friend
Before Meghan Markle and Prince Harry made an appearance at “Hamilton” in London this week, the Duchess of Sussex took…
Watch The Sweet Video Gabrielle Union Made Husband Dwyane Wade For Their 4th Anniversary
The “Being Mary Jane” actress marked the fourth anniversary of her marriage to NBA star Dwyane Wade with a special…
The 20 Funniest Tweets From Women This Week (Aug. 25-31)
The ladies of Twitter never fail to brighten our days with brilliant ― but succinct ― wisdom. Each week, HuffPost…
Dozens Of Pink Cadillacs Rode With Aretha Franklin’s Funeral Procession
Aretha Franklin got the R-E-S-P-E-C-T she deserved on Friday when more than 100 pink Cadillacs gathered on Seven Mile Road…
Bill Clinton Remembers Aretha Franklin At Detroit Funeral
Former President Bill Clinton elicited laughter, applause and a few uncertain expressions as he recalled his decadeslong friendship with Aretha…
Colin Kaepernick To Be The Face Of Nike’s ‘Just Do It’ 30th Anniversary Campaign
Colin Kaepernick may not be currently signed to an NFL team, but he definitely scored a big coup with Nike.…
Democrats Are Pushing More Diverse Candidates. Behind The Scenes, Not So Much.
For the past year, Carol McDonald has been trying out a new way of introducing herself when she speaks in…
‘Queer Eye’ Star Karamo Brown Recalls Suicide Attempt In Heartbreaking Video
Karamo Brown urged fans to prioritize their mental health in an emotional video in which he recalled one of the…
Democrats Need Strong Candidates For Local Office. Cheri Bustos Is Finding Them.
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. ― Imagine the perfect campaign event. You’re in a field on a breezy, sunny day, under a tent…
Serena Williams’ Lavender Tutu Is Another Slammin’ Hit At The U.S. Open
Same fashion statement, same result. Sporting a Virgil Abloh-designed lavender number this time, she defeated Carina Witthoeft 6-2, 6-2, advancing…
Family Of Unarmed Black Teen Murdered By White Cop Says 15-Year Sentence Is Too Short
DALLAS (AP) — A Texas jury gave a white former police officer too lenient of a punishment when sentencing him…
Teacher Helps Students Make ‘Skin Color’ Paints Beyond Brown And Tan
“Love the skin you’re in.” That’s the goal that kindergarten teacher Aeriale Johnson wants to teach her class this year…
You Can’t Unsee Wesley Snipes’ CGI Eyes In ‘Blade: Trinity’
It’s Beef Week at HuffPost Culture. Fight us. Of all the stories about troubled movie productions, none are quite as…
Lauryn Hill Denies She Stole Songs In Impassioned Essay
Lauryn Hill has responded at length to a laundry list of bold accusations about her work from a musician she…
Trump Uses ‘I Have A Dream’ Anniversary To Tout Black Unemployment Rate
President Donald Trump used the 55-year anniversary of the famed “I Have A Dream” speech to once again brag about…
Listen To Aretha Franklin’s Little-Known Political Anthem ‘Stand Up For Yourself’
Franklin originally recorded “Stand Up For Yourself” for the AARP circa 2007 for the Divided We Fail coalition, which advocated…
‘White People Food’ Is Creating An Unattainable Picture Of Health
Tanisha Gordon doesn’t see what white people love so much about cottage cheese. Or salads, especially when they’re topped with…
Andrew Gillum Becomes First African-American Nominee For Florida Governor
Andrew Gillum has become the first African-American nominee for Florida governor, pulling off an upset win over favorite Gwen Graham…
Nia Long: ‘I Have Watched A Lot Of Men Get Rich Off Of The Films That I’ve Done’
Nia Long is no stranger to Hollywood’s gender pay gap. “I have watched a lot of men get rich off…
AfroPunk Brooklyn Photos Show The Beauty Of Blackness In All Forms
It’s that time of the year when flower-decorated afros, eclectic outfits and scents of sage fill Commodore Barry Park in…
3 Weeks In, Cops Say Foul Play ‘A Definite Possibility’ In Kiera Bergman’s Disappearance
It’s been three weeks since 19-year-old Kiera Bergman was reported missing in Arizona, and police now say there may have…
A Famous Director Once Asked Laverne Cox If Trans Actors Even Existed
Few people recognize the importance of trans representation in Hollywood more than Laverne Cox. “I think part of the thing…
‘America To Me’ Reminds Us That Racial Inequity Impacts Middle-Class Students Too
Stories about Chicago’s young people of color often lean on misconceptions and violent stereotypes without addressing the full scope of…