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By Daniel Wallis and Edward McAllister FERGUSON, Missouri, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Activists gathered in Ferguson, Missouri, on Saturday to begin a 120-mile march to the state capital Jefferson City to protest the killing of an unarmed black teen by a white police officer, a case that has rekindled a national debate over U.S. race relations. About 100 people were expected to take part in the seven-day march organized by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), with more joining segments of the long walk, NAACP staff member Jamiah Adams told Reuters. The march, which is reminiscent of the civil rights marches of the 1960's, was set to begin ...

North West may just be one of the most stylish 1-year-olds around. Kim Kardashian shared photos of her daughter in a fur coat on Instagram on Friday. North was also wearing Charlotte Olympia Kitty flats, according to USA Today, which retail for $495 in adult sizes. North & Georgia A photo posted by Kim Kardashian West (@kimkardashian) on Nov 11, 2014 at 6:42pm PST Kardashian also posted a photo of her daughter that said how thankful she was for her "best friend." I'm so thankful for my best friend N+K=❤️ Een foto die is geplaatst door Kim Kardashian West (@kimkardashian) op Nov 11, 2014 at 3:53 PST This outfit is only further proof that North is taking over the fashion world. She's already sat front row at Paris Fashion...

You know the fix is in when a suspect who shot an unarmed man voluntarily provides four hours of un-cross examined testimony to a grand jury without taking the Fifth. On August 9, Ferguson, Missouri Police Officer Darren Wilson gunned down 18-year-old African American Michael Brown. Since that fateful day, people across the country have protested against racial profiling, excessive police force, and the failure of the criminal justice system to provide accountability. The nail in the coffin of "equal justice under law" came on November 24, when the St. Louis County grand jury refused to indict Wilson for any criminal charges ...

Busta Rhymes surprised fans at an O.T. Genasis show in New York City on Thursday night, but he turned up a little too hard. The rapper came on stage at Webster Hall to support O.T. during his viral hit "CoCo," but as soon as the song started Busta began nodding his head a little too much. The rapper, who was holding a bottle of Hennessy and smoking a cigar, took one step too many forward and fell off stage into the crowd. According to photos from TMZ, Busta got up from the crowd with a bloody forehead and was ushered off the dance floor by security guards. The rapper is okay though, tweeting that he...

Author Jacqueline Woodson addressed Daniel Handler's (aka "Lemony Snicket") racist joke, Friday, with an unflinching response in The New York Times. Handler previously made offhanded comments about Woodson being allergic to watermelon while hosting the National Book Awards. Woodson was accepting an award in the young adult category for her latest book "Brown Girl Dreaming." Amid waves of criticism and backlash over the comments, Handler has since apologized and donated $110,000 to the grassroots organization We Need Diverse Books while Woodson issued an indirect statement through her publisher. Woodson's essay in the Times takes Handler's comments head on, though. Titled "The Pain of the Watermelon Joke," Woodson explores her own background and the evolution ...

TOM HAYS, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Amid the fallout from a grand jury's decision in the fatal police shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown in Missouri, a panel in New York City is quietly nearing its own conclusion about another combustible case involving the death of an unarmed man at the hands of police. The grand jury that began investigating the chokehold death of Eric Garner in September heard last week from what was believed to be its final witness — the New York Police Department officer seen on a widely watched amateur video showing him wrapping his arm around Garner's neck. Before the end of the year...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Sierra Leone will soon see a dramatic increase in desperately needed Ebola treatment beds, but it's still not clear who will staff them, according to the top United Nations official in the fight against the disease. Ebola has sickened more than 16,000 people of whom nearly 7,000 have died, according to figures released by the World Health Organization Friday. Sierra Leone is now bearing the brunt of the 8-month-old outbreak. In the other hard-hit countries, Liberia and Guinea, WHO says infection rates are stabilizing or declining, but in Sierra Leone, they're soaring. The country has been reporting around 400 to 500 new cases each week for several weeks. Those cases are concentrated in the capital, Freetown, its surrounding areas ...

Unless you've mastered the clean-as-you-go approach to hosting, the aftermath of a dinner party can feel a lot like the hangover that comes with it -- fond memories of a great time overshadowed by the stomach-churning odor of dirty dishes in your kitchen sink. And let's not talk about that molten mess you left crystalizing behind your oven door. Short of hiring help, there's only one other way to handle this madness: By keeping that door shut and letting your oven clean itself. But how does that self-cleaning mechanism work, anyway? We went to an appliance pro, Consumer Reports' deputy home editor, Celia Kuperszmid-Lehrman, for answers. HuffPost Home: How exactly does the feature work? Celia ...

Since his big screen debut in the Jackie Robinson biopic "42," Chadwick Boseman has been on a trajectory to superstardom. He captivates audiences with his gap-toothed grin and serious acting chops (we're still in awe of how well he pulled off James Brown's dance moves and raspy voice in "Get On Up"). As Hollywood's next greatest leading man, it's no surprise that Boseman is also acing the style game. Whether appearing in the glossy pages of GQ or on the plush red carpet at movie premieres, the South Carolina native exudes confidence. With holiday party season in full swing, we suggest sharing this article featuring Boseman's three best style lessons with the men in your life. You can thank us (and...

FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Demonstrators temporarily shut down three large malls in suburban St. Louis on one of the busiest shopping days of the year and then marched in front of the Ferguson police department to protest a grand jury's recent decision not to indict the police officer who fatally shot 18-year-old Michael Brown. Several stores lowered their security doors or locked entrances as at least 200 protesters sprawled onto the floor while chanting, "Stop shopping and join the movement," at the Galleria mall in Richmond Heights a few miles south of Ferguson, Missouri, where Officer Darren Wilson fatally shot Brown, who was unarmed, in August. The action prompted authorities to close the mall for about an hour Friday ...