Charlottesville Anniversary: White Supremacy Didn’t Invade. It Was Always Here.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. ― On Aug. 12 of last year, after the murder of Heather Heyer, word went around the city that an evening vigil would be held in McGuffey Park,…
NAACP President Says Trump Emboldened Racists With Charlottesville Response
It’s been a year since white supremacists violently rallied in Charlottesville, Virginia, killing Heather Heyer and sparking a national reckoning on the state of racism in America. HuffPost spoke with…
Dan Rather Unloads On Donald Trump Over ‘Racist’ Attack On LeBron James
Veteran journalist Dan Rather unleashed a blistering attack on President Donald Trump over Twitter early Saturday. The former CBS news anchor described the president’s tweeted attack on NBA star LeBron…
Smith College Employee Called Police On Black Student Eating Lunch
A Smith College employee called the police on a black student who was eating lunch in a common area because she “seemed to be out of place,” the school said.…
Hollywood Has Made ‘No Progress’ On Diversity In Over A Decade, Study Finds
From inclusion riders to public protests, calls for diversity and inclusion in Hollywood have taken the limelight in recent years. But, according to a report released Tuesday from the University…
Fired Haitian Dishwashers Receive $2.5 Million From Posh Miami Hotel
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission reached a $2.5 million settlement with a swank Miami hotel over allegations that black Haitian dishwashers were fired due to their race and replaced with…
Roseanne Barr Apologizes To Valerie Jarrett, Then Immediately Mocks Her Haircut
Roseanne Barr just had to have the last insulting word. In an interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity on Thursday night, the actress issued another personal apology to former…
Fast-Food Workers Notch Win In Alabama Minimum Wage Fight
A group of African-American fast-food workers from Birmingham, Alabama, just won the latest round in a legal fight over the minimum wage that has national implications. A ruling by an…
New Dad Shot Dead By Man Who Called His Friend A Racial Slur: Police
A 25-year-old Pennsylvania man was shot and killed Saturday by a fellow bar patron who had berated his friend using racial epithets, police say. James Saylor, 24, fatally shot Chad…
Police Called On Black Man In San Francisco For ‘Breaking Into’ His Own Business
A black man in San Francisco said he was questioned by police last week after a neighbor accused him of “breaking into” his own high-end lemonade stand. Viktor Stevenson had…