This Mother Has Held The Same Touching Sign At Every NYC Pride March
“I Adore My Lesbian Daughters / Keep Them Safe.” For many New Yorkers, this sign is an instantly recognizable sight…
Former Trump Campaign Official Says Black Fox News Guest Out Of His ‘Cotton-Picking Mind’
David Bossie, a former deputy campaign manager for President Donald Trump, used a racist phrase to attack a black panelist…
Black Texas Teenager Brutalized In 2015 Finally Gets Her Pool Party
For Dajerria Becton, Saturday will mark the end of a terrible period in her young life. In June 2015, when…
GOP Candidate Suggests Diversity In America Will Spark Civil War
Seth Grossman, the Republican nominee in the competitive race to represent New Jersey’s 2nd Congressional District, is really leaning into…
Unarmed Teenager Antwon Rose Shot 3 Times In Back While Fleeing Police
A 17-year-old boy in East Pittsburgh is dead after being shot three times in the back by an officer who…
Antwon Rose Jr., Who Was Shot Dead By Police, Didn’t Want To Be Another Statistic
“I see mothers bury their sons / I want my mother to never feel that pain,” Antwon Rose Jr. wrote…
‘The Read’ Is Home To The Podcast World’s Favorite S**t-Talkers
One listen to “The Read” will have you in tears, wondering why you hadn’t listened to it before. It’s a…
Netflix Chief Communications Officer Fired After Using The N-Word
Netflix’s chief communications officer Jonathan Friedland has been fired following two separate instances of using the N-word, according to The…
How Parents Are Helping Families Separated At The Border
You don’t have to be a parent to be outraged by the separation of families at the border. But for…
NFL Players Say Trump’s Pardons Aren’t Enough To Fix A Broken System
After President Donald Trump solicited ideas about whom to pardon from NFL players earlier this month, several of them said…
Blue Ivy Can’t Watch Video Of Beyoncé And Jay-Z In Bed During Concert
Beyoncé and Jay-Z might want to think about including daughter Blue Ivy in their act ― the kid is a…
Antwon Rose Police Shooting Sparks Second Night Of Pittsburgh Protests
Hundreds of protesters enraged over an East Pittsburgh police officer’s fatal shooting of an unarmed black teen poured into the…
Stay-At-Home Dad Shows What Black Fatherhood Looks Like, 1 Video At A Time
Glen Henry is a stay-at-home dad of three who faces the usual stigma that comes with being a father who…
The 20 Funniest Tweets From Women This Week
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Why This Man Crusades For Mental Health After Nearly 30 Years In Prison
America’s corrections system locks away a staggering number of people with mental health issues. An estimated 20 percent of people…
Kanye West Sobs In Front Row At Louis Vuitton Fashion Show
It famously takes a lot to make Kanye West smile, but even he had no qualms about sobbing in the…
Kim Kardashian Tries To Defend Wearing Fulani Braids To The MTV Movie & TV Awards
Kim Kardashian is defending her decision to wear her hair in Fulani braids again, just months after the reality star…
Poet Alok Vaid-Menon: ‘I Am Part Of Something Greater Than Myself’
Poet Alok Vaid-Menon goes where few others dare to go. A gender non-conforming performance artist and writer who uses the…
All Of Beyonce’s Show-Stopping On The Run II Tour Outfits
Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s On The Run II tour may have kicked off at the beginning of the month, but we’re…
All Of Beyonce’s Show-Stopping On The Run II Tour Outfits
Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s On The Run II tour may have kicked off at the beginning of the month, but we’re…
Nina Simone’s Childhood Home Recognized As ‘National Treasure’
The National Trust for Historic Preservation has named the North Carolina childhood home of legendary singer Nina Simone a “National…
Jay-Z Will Lead Puma’s Return To The NBA
Puma has largely sat out the American basketball sneaker race for nearly two decades, focusing on other sports for logo…
Activists Burn Confederacy-Inspired Mississippi Flag Outside Governor’s Mansion
Activists in Mississippi ― the only U.S. state to still incorporate the so-called Confederate battle emblem into its state flag…
Aidan Key On How He Creates Space For Kids To Explore Their Gender
Over 20 years ago, Aidan Key began his own exploration of his transgender identity. Today, he acts a crucial and…
Stonewall Inn Owners: ‘This Is The Gay Church. This Is Where It All Began.’
Just over 10 years ago, it looked like The Stonewall Inn was going out of business. “It had nothing really…
A Person’s Risk For Depression Rises If They’re On These Medications: Study
A new study suggests that you should pay special attention if you’re taking any drugs that list depression as a…
R. Kelly’s Ex-Wife Speaks Out For The First Time In 10 Years, Recalls Years Of Abuse
R. Kelly’s ex-wife, Andrea Kelly, is publicly talking about her marriage with the R&B singer for the first time in…
Republican Rep. Steve King Promotes Well-Known Neo-Nazi On Twitter
Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) retweeted a British neo-Nazi on Tuesday, the latest in a series of incidents in which the…
House Republicans Make A Deal To Hold 2 Immigration Votes Next Week
House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) promised GOP members to hold votes on two immigration bills next week, a move meant…
Tiffany Haddish Finally Reveals Who Bit Beyoncé
Our long national nightmare is over: We finally know who bit Beyoncé, according to the eyewitness who started the whole…
London Breed Elected Mayor Of San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO ― London Breed will be the next mayor of San Francisco after fellow front-runner Mark Leno announced his…
Target Apologizes For Father’s Day ‘Baby Daddy’ Cards
Target apologized and pulled a Father’s Day card off its shelves after it drew the ire of customers nationwide for…
Brie Larson Wants More Than Just ‘White Dudes’ Reviewing Films
Brie Larson wants more underrepresented groups to be among the journalists and film critics at movie screenings. The Oscar winner…
Model Munroe Bergdorf Is Beating The Odds As A Transgender Woman Of Color
Welcome to Yahoo Lifestyle, Pride Edition, commemorating Pride Month —June — with a collection of stories celebrating the resilience of…
All-White Church Kicked Out Of Baptist Group Over Alleged Racism
A Georgia Baptist church has been booted from America’s largest Protestant denomination after being accused of racism toward a local…
Hundreds Protest In Cities Across U.S. Against Trump’s Immigrant Family Separations
Hundreds protested across the country on Thursday against the Trump administration’s separation of migrant parents and children at the U.S.…
Waffle House Under Fire After Video Shows Black Customers Handcuffed In Bill Dispute
The Waffle House restaurant chain finds itself in the news again after a cellphone video surfaced this week showing police…
The 20 Funniest Tweets From Women This Week
The ladies of Twitter never fail to brighten our days with their brilliant ― but succinct ― wisdom. Each week,…
Jada Pinkett Smith Talks Mental Health After Anthony Bourdain, Kate Spade Suicides
Jada Pinkett Smith opened up about her own struggle with mental health in the wake of last week’s reported suicides…
Judge Won’t Give Texas Woman Sentenced To 5 Years For Illegal Voting A New Trial
A Texas woman who was sentenced to five years in prison for voting in the 2016 election while she was…
Oprah Winfrey Tells How She Plied Meghan Markle’s Mom With Kumquats
Oprah Winfrey shared details of a recent visit from new friend Doria Ragland, the mother of Duchess of Sussex Meghan…
Meet The Man Traveling To All 50 States To Mow Lawns For Those In Need
Rodney Smith is a man on a mission. The Bermuda native is in the midst of a trip that will…
Transgender Celeb Laverne Cox Talks About Her Greatest Challenge: ‘Getting Out Of My Own Way’
When Laverne Cox first burst onto the pop culture scene through her role as Sophia Burset on the Netflix series…
Meghan, Duchess Of Sussex, Steps Out For Her First Solo Appearance With The Queen
Queen Elizabeth II and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, make a good team. The former Meghan Markle made her first solo…
Tiffany Haddish Hits Leonardo DiCaprio With A Bizarre Proposition
Tiffany Haddish wants Leonardo DiCaprio in the worst way ― and she told him so, she says. In a freewheeling…
How LGBTQ People Have Fought To Reform Gun Laws In The Wake Of Pulse Massacre
On June 12, 2016, about 300 people gathered in a meeting room at the LGBT Community Center in Manhattan. They…
Cities Are Starting To Address The Eviction Crisis That’s Devastated Poor Tenants
PHILADELPHIA ― The rodent infestation had grown so severe in the home Yazmin Vazquez shared with her nephew that when…
Oprah Said The Royal Wedding ‘Felt Like Another Level’
The royal wedding was not just a big day for Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, and Prince Harry. The May 19…
Dorothy Cotton, Civil Rights Icon, Dead At 88
Civil rights leader and icon Dorothy Cotton, who helped educate black Americans about their rights and worked with Rev. Martin…
Education Dept. Received Hundreds Of Complaints Last Year About Racist School Discipline
The Department of Education received more than 200 civil rights complaints last year involving students who say they were victims…
Lena Waithe To LGBTQ Youth: You Were ‘Born To Be Whole’
When Lena Waithe arrived at the Met Gala wearing a floor-length rainbow-colored cape in May, she was hailed as a…
Surviving The Pulse Massacre Propelled This Gay Man Into Gun Reform Activism
Brandon Wolf is one of a group of survivors who made it out of Pulse nightclub alive in the early…
19 Photos Of Interracial Couples That You Wouldn’t Have Seen 51 Years Ago
June 12 marks the 51st anniversary of Loving v. Virginia, the landmark Supreme Court decision that declared all laws against…
Jada Pinkett Smith To Daughter Willow: ‘By Your Age… I Gave Myself Multiple Orgasms’
Jada Pinkett Smith had a very public sex talk with her 17-year-old daughter, Willow Smith, on Monday. “We as women…
Arizona Man Charged With Threatening To Bomb Harvard’s Black Commencement
(Reuters) – An Arizona man who made racially-charged online threats to shoot students attending Harvard’s first black commencement ceremony last…
Big Freedia: My Voice Is All I Need To Break Barriers
Big Freedia did not come to play with you hoes, as she’d say. She came to break barriers and make…
The Gay ‘Ghetto Boy’ Who Bonded With Mister Rogers And Changed The Neighborhood
When François Clemmons first met minister-turned-childhood-educator Fred Rogers at a Good Friday service in the 1960s, he had no clue…
Lottery Winner Picks Up Check In Emoji Wink Mask
A Jamaican woman who won the equivalent of $1 million in a lottery found a clever way to collect the…
Philly Police Issue New Policy On Trespassing Response After Starbucks Arrests
The Philadelphia Police Department instituted a new policy on responding to calls about trespassing on private business property nearly two…
Albert Einstein Sure Wrote Some Racist Things In His Diaries
Albert Einstein could visualize the universe but apparently had trouble recognizing the humanity in front of him. A newly published…