Christian Groups Launch Police Reform Initiative
A coalition of Christian groups including the Church of God in Christ and the National Association of Evangelicals is launching…
Meghan Markle, Prince Harry Fans Hatch ‘Unforgettable’ Plan To Mark Royals’ Birthdays
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry both have birthdays coming up, which means one thing: the Sussex Squad has a plan.…
Turkey’s Hagia Sophia Opens As A Mosque For The First Time In Decades
ISTANBUL (AP) — Fulfilling a dream of his Islamic-oriented youth, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan joined hundreds of worshipers Friday…
Esteemed Civil Rights Organizer C.T. Vivian Laid To Rest In Atlanta
Elijah Nouvelage via Getty Images ATLANTA, GA – JULY 23: The casket holding the body of civil rights icon C.T.…
Whole Foods Accused Of Punishing Workers Wearing Black Lives Matter Masks
(Reuters) – Whole Foods Market was sued on Monday by employees who accused the upscale grocery chain of punishing workers…
87 Breonna Taylor Protesters Arrested During Sit-In Outside Kentucky AG’s Home
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Eighty-seven demonstrators who gathered at the home of Kentucky’s attorney general to demand justice for Breonna…
Thomas Lane, Officer Charged In George Floyd Death, Seeks Case Dismissal
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — One of four Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd’s death is asking to have his case…
White Couple Arrested After Gun Pulled On Black Family In Michigan
A white couple was arrested after at least one handgun was pulled on a Black woman and her daughters during…
Assault Charges For Missouri Detective Accused Of Hitting Protester With SUV
O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — A white suburban St. Louis police detective who was captured on video apparently hitting a black…
5 Years After Charleston Church Shooting, South Carolina Protects Racist Monuments
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Five years ago, after eight Black church members and their pastor were shot and killed in…
Virginia Governor To Propose Juneteenth As State Holiday
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Tuesday that he will propose making Juneteenth — a day that…
Authorities Investigate Hanging Death Of Black Man; Second In Region In 2 Weeks
PALMDALE, Calif. (AP) — Authorities in the Southern California city of Palmdale are investigating the death of a 24-year-old black…
Yes, Silence Can Be Violence — But These Celebs Should Shut Up
You know that viral Hip-Hop Harry “who’s next” meme? That song plays in my head every time one of these…
Tabloid Slammed For Front Page Coverage Of J.K. Rowling’s Abusive Ex-Husband
The Sun newspaper in the United Kingdom has been fiercely criticized for a “stomach churning” front page featuring an interview…
Missouri Newspaper Publisher Resigns After Printing Racist Cartoon
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The publisher of a family-owned Missouri newspaper has resigned after publishing a racist syndicated cartoon depicting…
Why I Protest | HuffPost
Protesters across the country and the world are not going home until their message is heard. The death of George…
Democrats Unveil Police Reform Overhaul, Kneel At Capitol To Honor George Floyd
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats proposed a sweeping overhaul of police oversight and procedures Monday, a potentially far-reaching legislative response to…
America Has Tried And Failed To Explain Its Racism To The World
Thousands of people around the world are sending a dual message to Americans as they protest the death of George…
Police Crackdowns Escalate As More Protesters Nationwide Demand Justice For George Floyd
Protests prompted by the police killing of George Floyd popped up in even more cities across the U.S. on Saturday…
Police Arrest CNN Reporter, Crew Covering Minneapolis Protests Live On Air
Minnesota State Patrol officers arrested CNN correspondent Omar Jimenez and two members of his crew while they were broadcasting live…
Ahmaud Arbery’s Parents Demand Arrests More Than 2 Months After Son Shot Dead
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The parents of a black man slain in a pursuit by two white men armed with…
Muslims Prepare For Ramadan During Coronavirus Pandemic
WINTER PARK, Fla. (AP) — Seattle resident Maggie Mohamed was looking forward to spending the Islamic holy month of Ramadan…
Harvey Weinstein Faces New Sexual Assault Charge In Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles prosecutors have charged imprisoned former film producer Harvey Weinstein with an additional count of…
Christians Across The World Mark Good Friday At Home During Coronavirus Pandemic
JERUSALEM (AP) — Christians are commemorating Jesus’ crucifixion without the solemn church services or emotional processions of past years, marking…
Dead Sea Scroll Fragments At D.C.’s Museum Of The Bible Are Fake: Study
A scientific study examining the authenticity of purported Dead Sea Scroll fragments at the Museum of the Bible in Washington…
R. Kelly Pleads Not Guilty To Charges Involving New Accuser
CHICAGO (AP) — R&B singer R. Kelly on Thursday pleaded not guilty to an updated federal indictment that includes child…
Jury Rules Man’s Deadly Tirade On Portland Train Was Fueled By Racist, Religious Bigotry
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A jury has ruled that Jeremy Christian callously disregarded the lives of the three men he…
Jussie Smollett Pleads Not Guilty To Restored Charges Of Staging Racist Attack
CHICAGO (AP) — Former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett pleaded not guilty Monday to restored charges that accuse him of staging…
Man Convicted Of Killing 2 Who Tried To Stop His Racist Tirade On Portland Train
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A man accused of fatally stabbing two people who prosecutors say tried to stop his racist…
Man Charged With Strangling Girlfriend And Her 2 Daughters, Burning Their Bodies
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A Milwaukee man strangled his girlfriend then killed her two young daughters, kissing the girls and telling…
Women Were ‘Disposables’ To Weinstein, Prosecutor Says In Closing Arguments
NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein considered himself such a big shot in Hollywood that he thought he could get…
Weinstein Attorney Says She’d Never Put Herself ‘In That Position’ To Be Assaulted
Harvey Weinstein’s defense attorney, Donna Rotunno, has never been sexually assaulted because she never put herself in “any vulnerable circumstance,”…
Rape Case Dropped Against Bravo Reality TV Doctor
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Prosecutors are dropping charges that a doctor who appeared on a reality TV show and…
LGBTQ Rights Icon Bayard Rustin Granted Posthumous Pardon In California
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s governor announced Wednesday that he is posthumously pardoning a gay civil rights leader while creating…
In Amy Klobuchar’s Past, Questions About A Teen Jailed For Life
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — It was a prime-time moment for Amy Klobuchar. Standing in the glare of television lights at a…
R. Kelly To Face Trial For Allegedly Sexually Assaulting Hairdresser
CHICAGO (AP) — State prosecutors said Wednesday that the first of the four Chicago sexual abuse cases against R. Kelly…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom May Pardon LGBTQ Rights Leader Bayard Rustin
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Legislature’s LGBTQ and black caucuses on Tuesday asked Gov. Gavin Newsom to posthumously pardon…
St. Louis Attorney Files ‘Unprecedented’ Lawsuit Accusing City Of Racist Conspiracy
ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner on Monday filed what she called an unprecedented federal civil…
Texas Church Shooting Victim’s Daughter Says She Forgives Killer
The daughter of a Texas man who was murdered while serving communion at his church now says she forgives the…
Disney World Characters Say Tourists Inappropriately Touched Them
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Walt Disney World employees who portray Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse and Donald Duck each filed police…
Los Angeles Prosecutors Mulling 8 Cases Against Harvey Weinstein
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors in Los Angeles are reviewing eight cases accusing disgraced film mogul Harvey Weinstein of sexual…
13 Amazing Photos You Missed This Week
With the crazy news cycle nowadays, it’s easy to miss images that fly under the radar. We’ve got you covered.…
Black Hebrew Israelites In Spotlight After Jersey City Attacks
The deadly shooting rampage at a New Jersey kosher market has cast a spotlight on a fringe movement known for…
Jack Black Forgets His Own ‘Holiday’ Movie, Recovers From Gaffe In Style
Actor Jack Black appeared to forget that he’d starred in a holiday movie for an embarrassing second, but then styled…
De Blasio’s NYPD Still Employs Stop And Frisk Tactics Using Gang Database: Report
A new report alleges that New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s crackdown on gangs is so overreaching and ill-defined,…
Bill Cosby Loses Appeal Of Sexual Assault Conviction
A Pennsylvania appeals court rejected Bill Cosby’s bid to overturn his sexual assault conviction Tuesday over the trial judge’s decision…
GOP Lawmaker Proposes LGBTQ Rights Bill With Religious Exemptions
As Democrats champion anti-discrimination protections for the LGBTQ community and Republicans counter with worries about safeguarding religious freedom, one congressional…
R. Kelly Charged With Bribery To Get Fake ID To Wed 15-Year-Old Aaliyah In 1994
Federal prosecutors charged singer R. Kelly on Thursday with bribing a government official to obtain a fake identity card for…
Gabrielle Union, NBC Meet Over ‘America’s Got Talent’ Firing
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gabrielle Union and NBC both said Wednesday that they have had a “productive” first conversation on…
Gabrielle Union Felt ‘Lost, Adrift, Alone’ After ‘America’s Got Talent’ Ouster
Gabrielle Union is thanking her supporters in her first comments since her ouster from TV’s “America’s Got Talent” show after…
Muslim Mom Defends Jewish Family Targeted In Anti-Semitic Rant On London Subway
A British Muslim woman says her faith and her own experiences with discrimination inspired her to step in and defend…
Georgia Teen Planned To Attack Predominantly Black Church: Police
ATLANTA (AP) — A white 16-year-old girl is accused of plotting to attack a mostly black church in a north…
At Least 22 Transgender People Were Killed In 2019. Here Are Their Stories.
Nov. 20 marks Transgender Day of Remembrance, designated to honor transgender and gender non-conforming people who have been lost to…
Los Angeles Archbishop Is First Hispanic Man Elected To Lead U.S. Catholic Bishops
BALTIMORE (AP) — Archbishop José Gómez of Los Angeles, an immigrant from Mexico, overwhelmingly won an election Tuesday as the…
Christian Comedian Popular On YouTube Accused Of Harassing Multiple Women
A popular Christian comedian has canceled his tour dates for the rest of this year after a major conservative Christian…
We’re All Scabs Now | HuffPost
When it comes to coping with the degradations of late capitalism, nothing beats a meticulous skin care regimen. Specifically: scrubbing…
Celebrities Urge Texas Governor To Halt Execution Of Rodney Reed
Celebrities Kim Kardashian, Rihanna and others are calling for Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) to stop the upcoming execution of…
Jimmy Fallon’s Viewers Share Their Scariest Halloween Costume Fails
With Halloween fast approaching, “The Tonight Show” host Jimmy Fallon this week crowdsourced some of his viewers’ biggest costume fails.…
Central Park Will Get Its First Statue Honoring Women
Central Park has 23 statues of men who left their mark in history but not a single one honoring the…
Students Protest Firing Of Black Employee Who Repeating Racial Slur Used Against Him
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Students at a Wisconsin high school skipped class Friday and marched through the streets of the…