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Russell Simmons Wants To Bring Yoga, Meditation To Chicago Schools
Hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons had a surprising message for Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel during his Thursday appearance on HuffPost Live. Simmons, who said he has…
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NATIONAL NEWS
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal spoke Thursday at the Conservative Political Action Conference about his state’s educational reforms. With an allusion to infamous segregationist governor George…
Christopher Sims, 30, from Lorain, Ohio, has been arrested on charges that he raped an 11-year-old girl that he met through Facebook, reports the Daily…
WORLD NEWS
AFP Photo Mahamat Nour and his two friends knew they had to flee the capital of Central African Republic, where mobs decapitate Muslims in the…
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Criminal Court on Friday convicted a rebel leader of charges including murder and pillage over a deadly attack…
ENTERTAINMENT
–New York Times Best-Selling author-media personality Steve Harvey addresses the pressures of offering relationship advice to couples. (Today Show) Huff Post
POLITICS
WASHINGTON (AP) — One by one, President Barack Obama’s warnings to Russia are being brushed aside by President Vladimir Putin, who appears to only be…
Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) kicked off the 2014 Conservative Political Action Conference today in National Harbor, Maryland. Scott — who was one of the first…
BUSINESS
Brutal winter weather snarled traffic, canceled flights and cut power to homes and factories in February. Yet it didn’t faze U.S. employers, who added 175,000…
The U.S. economy has been skating on an icy patch in advance of the February jobs report being released Friday. Hiring skidded in December and…
SPORTS
Joakim Noah’s father couldn’t give ESPN’s Lisa Salters his undivided attention while he watched his son play against the Heat on Sunday. As Salters tried…
CHICAGO (AP) — Joakim Noah and Jimmy Butler understand it. The real victory for the Chicago Bulls will come when they’re knocking the Miami Heat…
HEALTH
With just three weeks left to sign up under President Barack Obama’s health care law, a major survey tracking the rollout finds that the uninsured…
Hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons had a surprising message for Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel during his Thursday appearance on HuffPost Live. Simmons, who said he has…
EDITORS PICKS
Ever wince when someone else stubs their toe? It turns out that the empathy we feel actually can be influenced by racial bias, and it…
FEATURES
Race issues on college campuses have seemed to prevail over time with disregard to the humans who are deeply impacted by it, the students. Students…
FAITH
Our favorite singing sisters Mary Mary are back for Season 3, premiering Thursday February 27th at 9|8c on WE tv. Click through the below stunning…
“Winners lose much more often than losers. So if you keep losing but you’re still trying, keep it up! You’re right on track.” – Matthew…
FOCUS
Elroy Sailor, CEO of the lobbying firm J.C. Watts Companies, said Republicans shouldn’t fear talking about abortion to African-Americans in their districts because the issue…
Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) took to the Senate floor Wednesday night to slam fellow senators for what he called their “shameful” vote to block the…
CULTURE
The family of Martin Luther King Jr. has warned Georgia’s governor it wants input on any monument to the slain civil rights icon that might…
How We Met: Joy Adaeze I was a freshman at Rutgers University and had signed up to be on the dance troupe for an African organization…
VIEWS
In the face of critics who are already writing brainless articles about why the new Annie will “probably be terrible,” I am ecstatic. In the…
Conservative Ben Carson let loose on gay marriage during his Saturday CPAC speech, reinforcing his belief in traditional practices. “As you know, I am not…
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