http://s.huffpost.com/images/HuffingtonPost_250x20.png tag:www.huffingtonpost.com,2012:/tag/north-carolina Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/megan-smolenyak-smolenyak/michelle-obama-american-tapestry_b_1560228.html 2012-05-31T16:12:35Z 2012-05-31T16:11:39Z Megan Smolenyak http://www.huffingtonpost.com/megan-smolenyak-smolenyak/ As the genealogist who initially researched the first lady's family tree (four to five generations on all branches), I wanted to love <em>American Tapestry: The Story of the Black, White and Multicultural Ancestors of Michelle Obama</em>, but found myself disappointed -- mostly due to what's missing. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/cory-booker">Cory Booker</a>, <a href="/tag/dolphus-shields">Dolphus Shields</a>, <a href="/tag/flotus">Flotus</a>, <a href="/tag/michelle-obama">Michelle Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/melvinia-shields">Melvinia Shields</a>, <a href="/tag/heritage">Heritage</a>, <a href="/tag/rachel-swarns">Rachel Swarns</a>, <a href="/tag/native-americans">Native Americans</a>, <a href="/tag/obama">Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/virginia">Virginia</a>, <a href="/tag/history">History</a>, <a href="/tag/dna">Dna</a>, <a href="/tag/first-lady">First Lady</a>, <a href="/tag/alex-haley">Alex Haley</a>, <a href="/tag/ancestry">Ancestry</a>, <a href="/tag/slavery">Slavery</a>, <a href="/tag/roots">Roots</a>, <a href="/tag/genetics">Genetics</a>, <a href="/tag/genealogy">Genealogy</a>, <a href="/tag/family-history">Family History</a>, <a href="/tag/great-migration">Great Migration</a>, <a href="/tag/african-americans">African Americans</a>, <a href="/tag/north-carolina">North Carolina</a>, <a href="/tag/american-tapestry">American Tapestry</a>, <a href="/books">Books News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/30/arbitrary-day-reddit_n_1555818.html 2012-05-30T13:09:40Z 2012-05-30T13:09:55Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Reddit users are known for marching to their own beat, so it comes as no surprise they're preparing to celebrate their own unique holiday: Arbitrary D... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/stephen-colbert">Stephen Colbert</a>, <a href="/tag/reddit">Reddit</a>, <a href="/tag/orphanage">Orphanage</a>, <a href="/tag/luis-francisco-gonzalez">Luis Francisco González</a>, <a href="/tag/gift-giving">Gift-Giving</a>, <a href="/tag/anthony-omari">Anthony Omari</a>, <a href="/tag/scott-widak">Scott Widak</a>, <a href="/tag/arbitrary-day">Arbitrary Day</a>, <a href="/tag/north-carolina">North Carolina</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/impact">Impact News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/hayden-bixby/charles-worley-antigay-sermon_b_1541282.html 2012-05-30T11:48:41Z 2012-05-30T11:48:24Z Hayden Bixby http://www.huffingtonpost.com/hayden-bixby/ I'm sure Jesus would approve of the electrified-fencing of the queers -- there would be food ration fly-overs, after all. Pastor Worley has thought of everything. Compare this with the tone and style of Fr. Michael Ryan of Seattle. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/pastor-charles-l-worley">Pastor Charles L Worley</a>, <a href="/tag/father-michael-g-ryan">Father Michael G Ryan</a>, <a href="/tag/internment">Internment</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-marriage">Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/north-carolina">North Carolina</a>, <a href="/tag/rachel-held-evans">Rachel Held Evans</a>, <a href="/tag/final-solution">Final Solution</a>, <a href="/tag/seattle-met-magazine">Seattle-Met-Magazine</a>, <a href="/gay-voices">Gay Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/27/protesters-denounce-minis_n_1549339.html 2012-05-27T16:39:00Z 2012-05-27T16:39:00Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ By John Peragine NEWTON, N.C., May 27 (Reuters) - More than 1,000 people on Sunday protested a small-town North Carolina Baptist minis... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/newton">Newton</a>, <a href="/tag/catawba-valley-citizens-against-hate-aclu">Catawba Valley Citizens Against Hate. ACLU</a>, <a href="/tag/slideexpand">Slideexpand</a>, <a href="/tag/religious-tolerance">Religious Tolerance</a>, <a href="/tag/nc">Nc</a>, <a href="/tag/love-not-hate">Love Not Hate</a>, <a href="/tag/same-sex-marriage">Same-Sex Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/protest">Protest</a>, <a href="/tag/reuters">Reuters</a>, <a href="/tag/same-sex-marriage">Same Sex Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/pastor-charles-worley">Pastor Charles Worley</a>, <a href="/tag/providence-road-baptist-church">Providence Road Baptist Church</a>, <a href="/tag/north-carolina-amendment-one">North Carolina Amendment One</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-marriage">Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/north-carolina">North Carolina</a>, <a href="/religion">Religion News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/26/replacements-limited-gay-marriage_n_1547813.html 2012-05-26T11:41:03Z 2012-05-26T11:56:35Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ In the months leading up to North Carolina’s vote this month to ban gay marriage, most of the state’s business leaders were conspicuously silent. ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/replacements-limited-gay-marriage">Replacements Limited Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/bob-page">Bob Page</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-rights">Gay Rights</a>, <a href="/tag/north-carolina-gay-marriage">North Carolina Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/boycott">Boycott</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-marriage-endorsement">Gay Marriage Endorsement</a>, <a href="/tag/replacements-limited">Replacements Limited</a>, <a href="/tag/greensboro">Greensboro</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-marriage">Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/north-carolina">North Carolina</a>, <a href="/business">Business News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-kleinschmidt/why-you-shouldnt-boycott-north-carolina_b_1547186.html 2012-05-25T20:56:00Z 2012-05-25T20:56:10Z Mark Kleinschmidt http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-kleinschmidt/ While I understand that this is a natural response to the passage of such a discriminatory act, one that targets innocent North Carolinians for the worst of reasons, misunderstanding and bigotry, I'm asking everyone to take a deep breath. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/boycott-nc">Boycott Nc</a>, <a href="/tag/nc-boycott">Nc Boycott</a>, <a href="/tag/north-carolina-boycott">North Carolina Boycott</a>, <a href="/tag/boycott-north-carolina">Boycott North Carolina</a>, <a href="/tag/amendment-1">Amendment 1</a>, <a href="/tag/north-carolina-amendment-1">North Carolina Amendment 1</a>, <a href="/tag/amendment-one">Amendment One</a>, <a href="/tag/nc-amendment-one">NC Amendment One</a>, <a href="/tag/north-carolina">North Carolina</a>, <a href="/tag/north-carolina-amendment-one">North Carolina Amendment One</a>, <a href="/tag/nc-amendment-1">NC Amendment 1</a>, <a href="/gay-voices">Gay Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/25/know-thine-enemy-anti-gay-moments-may-20_n_1547715.html 2012-05-25T17:10:10Z 2012-05-25T17:10:10Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Every weekend we bring you a round up of either the best lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender moments from the week before -- our Something To Celeb... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/lgbt">Lgbt</a>, <a href="/tag/know-thine-enemy">Know Thine Enemy</a>, <a href="/tag/conversion-therapy">Conversion Therapy</a>, <a href="/tag/lesbian">Lesbian</a>, <a href="/tag/waffle-house">Waffle House</a>, <a href="/tag/charles-worley">Charles Worley</a>, <a href="/tag/gay">Gay</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-marriage">Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/north-carolina">North Carolina</a>, <a href="/tag/marriage-equality">Marriage Equality</a>, <a href="/tag/x-men">X-Men</a>, <a href="/gay-voices">Gay Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/25/north-carolina-latino-vote_n_1544480.html 2012-05-25T15:20:34Z 2012-05-25T15:23:39Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ The number of registered Latino voters living in North Carolina has doubled in the last four years, likely cementing North Carolina’s status as a sw... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/swing-state">Swing State</a>, <a href="/tag/union-membership">Union Membership</a>, <a href="/tag/latino-population">Latino Population</a>, <a href="/tag/elections-2012">Elections 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/obama">Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/romney">Romney</a>, <a href="/tag/same-sex-marriage">Same-Sex Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/constitutional-amendment">Constitutional Amendment</a>, <a href="/tag/latino-voters">Latino Voters</a>, <a href="/tag/latino-politics">Latino Politics</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-election">2012 Election</a>, <a href="/tag/slidepollajax">Slidepollajax</a>, <a href="/tag/union">Union</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-marriage">Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/north-carolina">North Carolina</a>, <a href="/latino-voices">Latino Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/25/north-carolina-pastor-anti-gay-anderson-cooper-_n_1545761.html 2012-05-25T12:13:00Z 2012-05-25T11:57:37Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ A member of North Carolina's Providence Road Baptist Church defended Pastor Charles L. Worley to Anderson Cooper last night, saying she agreed with he... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/charles-l-worley">Charles L. Worley</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-rights">Gay Rights</a>, <a href="/tag/pastor-charles-worley">Pastor Charles Worley</a>, <a href="/tag/pastor-charles-l-worley">Pastor Charles L. Worley</a>, <a href="/tag/anti-gay">Anti-Gay</a>, <a href="/tag/slideexpand">Slideexpand</a>, <a href="/tag/north-carolina-pastor-gay-sex">North Carolina Pastor Gay Sex</a>, <a href="/tag/north-carolina">North Carolina</a>, <a href="/gay-voices">Gay Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/24/protests-planned-after-mi_n_1544005.html 2012-05-24T17:11:00Z 2012-05-24T17:11:00Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ By Wade Rawlins RALEIGH, N.C., May 24 (Reuters) - A North Carolina group said it plans to hold a public protest on Sunday to denounce ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/same-sex-marriage">Same Sex Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/reuters">Reuters</a>, <a href="/tag/pastor-charles-worley">Pastor Charles Worley</a>, <a href="/tag/providence-road-baptist-church">Providence Road Baptist Church</a>, <a href="/tag/catawba-valley-citizens-against-hate-aclu">Catawba Valley Citizens Against Hate. ACLU</a>, <a href="/tag/north-carolina-amendment-one">North Carolina Amendment One</a>, <a href="/tag/slideexpand">Slideexpand</a>, <a href="/tag/religious-tolerance">Religious Tolerance</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-marriage">Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/north-carolina">North Carolina</a>, <a href="/tag/same-sex-marriage">Same-Sex Marriage</a>, <a href="/religion">Religion News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/23/north-carolina-pastor-anti-gay-sermon-defended_n_1539395.html 2012-05-23T11:31:00Z 2012-05-23T11:31:29Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Parishioners at North Carolina's Providence Road Baptist Church have come to the defense of Pastor Charles L. Worley, days after video footage of him ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/slideexpand">Slideexpand</a>, <a href="/tag/same-sex-marriage">Same-Sex Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/charles-l-worley">Charles L. Worley</a>, <a href="/tag/california-gay-marriage">California Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/north-carolina-amendment-1">North Carolina Amendment 1</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-rights">Gay Rights</a>, <a href="/tag/pastor-charles-worley">Pastor Charles Worley</a>, <a href="/tag/pastor-charles-l-worley">Pastor Charles L. Worley</a>, <a href="/tag/same-sex-marriage">Same Sex Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/lgbt-rights">LGBT Rights</a>, <a href="/tag/charles-worley">Charles Worley</a>, <a href="/tag/north-carolina-amendment-one">North Carolina Amendment One</a>, <a href="/tag/north-carolina">North Carolina</a>, <a href="/gay-voices">Gay Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bill-chameides/climate-change-north-caro_b_1537773.html 2012-05-22T19:16:02Z 2012-05-22T19:16:02Z Bill Chameides http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bill-chameides/ All this time I've been worrying about what will happen to my kids as a result of climate change. It was clear to me that we needed some really innovative, out-of-the-box solutions. Turns out we can just legislate it away. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/outer-banks">Outer Banks</a>, <a href="/tag/climate-science">Climate Science</a>, <a href="/tag/climate-change">Climate Change</a>, <a href="/tag/sea-level-rise">Sea Level Rise</a>, <a href="/tag/global-warming">Global Warming</a>, <a href="/tag/north-carolina">North Carolina</a>, <a href="/tag/nc-20">Nc-20</a>, <a href="/tag/north-carolina-sea-level-rise">North Carolina Sea Level Rise</a>, <a href="/tag/north-carolina-climate-change">North Carolina Climate Change</a>, <a href="/tag/climate-change-legislation">Climate Change Legislation</a>, <a href="/green">Green News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/22/north-carolina-anti-gay-pastor-gays-hanging_n_1537410.html 2012-05-22T17:14:00Z 2012-05-22T17:14:28Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Footage of a homophobic sermon given by the North Carolina pastor who called for gays and lesbians to put in an electrified pen and ultimately killed ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/charles-l-worley">Charles L. Worley</a>, <a href="/tag/north-carolina-amendment-1">North Carolina Amendment 1</a>, <a href="/tag/north-carolina-gay-marriage">North Carolina Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/pastor-charles-l-worley">Pastor Charles L. Worley</a>, <a href="/tag/barack-obama-gay-rights">Barack Obama Gay Rights</a>, <a href="/tag/obama-gay-rights">Obama Gay Rights</a>, <a href="/tag/obama-gay-marriage">Obama Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/north-carolina-amendment-one">North Carolina Amendment One</a>, <a href="/tag/slideexpand">Slideexpand</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-marriage">Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/same-sex-marriage">Same-Sex Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/north-carolina">North Carolina</a>, <a href="/gay-voices">Gay Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/22/charles-l-worley-north-carolina-pastor-gay-rights_n_1536039.html 2012-05-22T11:08:00Z 2012-05-22T11:08:52Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ The North Carolina pastor who called for gays and lesbians to be put in an electrified pen and ultimately killed off is facing a backlash. <br /> <br /> After v... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/charles-l-worley">Charles L. Worley</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-rights">Gay Rights</a>, <a href="/tag/same-sex-marriage">Same Sex Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/lgbt-rights">LGBT Rights</a>, <a href="/tag/obama-gay-rights">Obama Gay Rights</a>, <a href="/tag/north-carolina-amendment-one">North Carolina Amendment One</a>, <a href="/tag/slideexpand">Slideexpand</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-marriage">Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/north-carolina">North Carolina</a>, <a href="/tag/same-sex-marriage">Same-Sex Marriage</a>, <a href="/gay-voices">Gay Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/william-rose/the-ignorance-that-drives_b_1531728.html 2012-05-21T16:48:05Z 2012-05-21T16:47:48Z William Rose http://www.huffingtonpost.com/william-rose/ When we talk about all the hatred, fear, and ignorance in this country, I will never understand why people so quickly assume that the racism, homophobia, and brain-drain all comes from the South. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/religion">Religion</a>, <a href="/tag/the-south">The South</a>, <a href="/tag/mitt-romney">Mitt Romney</a>, <a href="/tag/homophobia">Homophobia</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-santorum">Rick Santorum</a>, <a href="/tag/north-carolina-amendment-one">North Carolina Amendment One</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-marriage">Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/north-carolina">North Carolina</a>, <a href="/tag/same-sex-marriage">Same-Sex Marriage</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/21/north-carolina-pastor-gay-rant-starvation_n_1533463.html 2012-05-21T13:33:00Z 2012-05-21T13:33:13Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ The barrage of anti-gay sermons delivered by North Carolina-based pastors to hit the blogosphere continues with yet another disturbing rant caught on ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/religious-tolerance">Religious-Tolerance</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/same-sex-marriage">Same Sex Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/north-carolina-amendment-one">North Carolina Amendment One</a>, <a href="/tag/slideexpand">Slideexpand</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-marriage">Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/same-sex-marriage">Same-Sex Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/north-carolina">North Carolina</a>, <a href="/gay-voices">Gay Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/19/clay-aiken-discusses-celebrity-apprentice_n_1529511.html 2012-05-19T09:26:53Z 2012-05-19T09:45:37Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ A few days before his face-off with Arsenio Hall on the finale of Donald Trump’s “The Celebrity Apprentice” (Sunday night on NBC), Clay Aiken wa... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/clay-aiken-amendment-one">Clay Aiken Amendment One</a>, <a href="/tag/amendment-one">Amendment One</a>, <a href="/tag/clay-aiken-celebrity-apprentice">Clay Aiken Celebrity Apprentice</a>, <a href="/tag/clay-aiken-north-carolina">Clay Aiken North Carolina</a>, <a href="/tag/celebrity-apprentice">Celebrity Apprentice</a>, <a href="/tag/north-carolina-amendment-one">North Carolina Amendment One</a>, <a href="/tag/clay-aiken">Clay Aiken</a>, <a href="/tag/north-carolina">North Carolina</a>, <a href="/gay-voices">Gay Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steven-petrow/boycott-north-carolina_b_1522293.html 2012-05-17T22:15:00Z 2012-05-17T22:15:55Z Steven Petrow http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steven-petrow/ Why single out North Carolina, which is only one of 31 states that now have constitutional amendments prohibiting same-sex marriage? Most importantly, how would such a movement help to change the hearts and minds of the Tar Heels who voted in favor of Amendment 1? <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/lgbt">Lgbt</a>, <a href="/tag/amendment-one">Amendment One</a>, <a href="/tag/boycott">Boycott</a>, <a href="/tag/north-carolina-gay-marriage">North Carolina Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/north-carolina-amendment-one">North Carolina Amendment One</a>, <a href="/tag/manners">Manners</a>, <a href="/tag/advice">Advice</a>, <a href="/tag/north-carolina">North Carolina</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-rights">Gay Rights</a>, <a href="/tag/same-sex-marriage">Same Sex Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-marriage">Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/same-sex-marriage">Same-Sex Marriage</a>, <a href="/gay-voices">Gay Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marianne-mollmann/gay-marriage-black_b_1520792.html 2012-05-17T16:36:36Z 2012-05-17T16:39:59Z Marianne Mollmann http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marianne-mollmann/ I would not wish to be called homophobic just because quite of lot of individuals who happen to be white make anti-gay remarks. Problems arise when our only understanding and interactions with specific people result in our treating them as part of a group and not as individuals. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/racism">Racism</a>, <a href="/tag/stop-and-frisk">Stop and Frisk</a>, <a href="/tag/discrimination">Discrimination</a>, <a href="/tag/john-derbyshire">John Derbyshire</a>, <a href="/tag/barack-obama">Barack Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-marriage">Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/north-carolina">North Carolina</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/aly-windsor/north-carolina-we-do-campaign_b_1518423.html 2012-05-17T14:19:00Z 2012-05-17T14:19:25Z Aly Windsor http://www.huffingtonpost.com/aly-windsor/ On May 10 my partner and I and our two sons, along with eight other couples and families, and a large crowd of supporters, walked to the Forsyth County government building to apply for marriage licenses. We did it to show plainly who is hurt when discriminatory laws are passed. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/north-carolina">North Carolina</a>, <a href="/tag/marriage-equality">Marriage Equality</a>, <a href="/tag/north-carolina-marriage-equality">North Carolina Marriage Equality</a>, <a href="/tag/nc-gay-marriage">Nc Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/north-carolina-gay-marriage">North Carolina Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/nc-we-do-campaign">NC We Do Campaign</a>, <a href="/tag/campaign-for-southern-equality">Campaign for Southern Equality</a>, <a href="/tag/nc-marriage-equality">NC Marriage Equality</a>, <a href="/tag/nc-same-sex-marriage">NC Same-Sex Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/same-sex-marriage">Same-Sex Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/north-carolina-we-do-campaign">North Carolina We Do Campaign</a>, <a href="/tag/we-do-campaign-nc">We Do Campaign NC</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-marriage">Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/we-do-campaign-north-carolina">We Do Campaign North Carolina</a>, <a href="/tag/north-carolina-same-sex-marriage">North Carolina Same-Sex Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/we-do-campaign">We Do Campaign</a>, <a href="/gay-voices">Gay Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/17/blacks-north-carolina-gay-marriage_n_1524678.html 2012-05-17T12:44:07Z 2012-05-17T13:51:13Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ When President Obama announced last week that he supported same-sex marriage, the conventional wisdom was that the president ran the risk of alienat... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/amendment-one">Amendment One</a>, <a href="/tag/bv-politics">Bv-Politics</a>, <a href="/tag/public-policy-polling">Public Policy Polling</a>, <a href="/tag/same-sex-marriage-blacks">Same Sex Marriage Blacks</a>, <a href="/tag/president-barack-obama">President Barack Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/president-obama">President Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/obama">Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/north-carolina-amendment-one">North Carolina Amendment One</a>, <a href="/tag/gay-marriage-black-community">Gay-Marriage-Black-Community</a>, <a href="/tag/barack-obama-gay-marriage">Barack Obama Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/same-sex-marriage">Same-Sex Marriage</a>, <a href="/tag/north-carolina">North Carolina</a>, <a href="/black-voices">Black Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/16/james-okeefe-voter-fraud-video_n_1521639.html 2012-05-16T13:12:34Z 2012-05-16T13:12:34Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Conservative filmmaker James O’Keefe released a new video today supposedly exposing voter fraud in North Carolina by highlighting non-citizens like ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/north-carolina-voter-fraud">North Carolina Voter Fraud</a>, <a href="/tag/project-veritas">Project Veritas</a>, <a href="/tag/james-okeefe">James O&#039;keefe</a>, <a href="/tag/project-veritas-voter-fraud">Project Veritas Voter Fraud</a>, <a href="/tag/james-okeefe-voter-fraud-video">James O&#039;keefe Voter Fraud Video</a>, <a href="/tag/james-okeefe-voter-fraud">James O&#039;keefe Voter Fraud</a>, <a href="/tag/voter-fraud">Voter Fraud</a>, <a href="/tag/project-veritas-video">Project Veritas Video</a>, <a href="/tag/north-carolina">North Carolina</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/16/obama-independent-voters-housing-poll_n_1521061.html 2012-05-16T11:20:52Z 2012-05-16T11:20:38Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Independent voters in several battleground states are sour on President Barack Obama's handling of the housing crisis, according to polling data relea... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/housing-market">Housing Market</a>, <a href="/tag/obama-reelection">Obama Reelection</a>, <a href="/tag/election-2012-blog">Election 2012 Blog</a>, <a href="/tag/elections-2012">Elections 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/nevada">Nevada</a>, <a href="/tag/obama">Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/arizona">Arizona</a>, <a href="/tag/obama-campaign">Obama Campaign</a>, <a href="/tag/housing-crisis">Housing Crisis</a>, <a href="/tag/obama-2012">Obama 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/hamp">Hamp</a>, <a href="/tag/pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-election">2012 Election</a>, <a href="/tag/home-affordable-modification-program">Home Affordable Modification Program</a>, <a href="/tag/florida">Florida</a>, <a href="/tag/north-carolina">North Carolina</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tasha-gordonsolmon/the-bachelorette-recap_b_1519166.html 2012-05-15T18:24:16Z 2012-05-15T18:24:41Z Tasha Gordon-Solmon http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tasha-gordonsolmon/ The time has come again to watch 25 men with questionable sanity vie for the affections of one woman with questionable desirability. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/reality-television">Reality Television</a>, <a href="/tag/reality-tv">Reality TV</a>, <a href="/tag/true-love">True Love</a>, <a href="/tag/tv-recaps">TV Recaps</a>, <a href="/tag/the-bachelor">The Bachelor</a>, <a href="/tag/rose-ceremony">Rose-Ceremony</a>, <a href="/tag/emily-maynard">Emily Maynard</a>, <a href="/tag/abc">Abc</a>, <a href="/tag/the-bachelorette">The Bachelorette</a>, <a href="/tag/north-carolina">North Carolina</a>, <a href="/tv">TV News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lincoln-mitchell/a-win-on-marriage-for-oba_b_1518233.html 2012-05-15T12:18:02Z 2012-05-15T12:18:02Z Lincoln Mitchell http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lincoln-mitchell/ Obama's position on marriage equality changes the policy debate on this issue, probably permanently. Not only is it good to see that the president supports equality for all Americans, but Obama's statement throws down a challenge for future bigots and enshrines marriage equality as the Democratic position. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/bill-clinton">Bill Clinton</a>, <a href="/tag/lgbt">Lgbt</a>, <a href="/tag/dadt">Dadt</a>, <a href="/tag/president-barack-obama">President Barack Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/doma">Doma</a>, <a href="/tag/democratic-party">Democratic Party</a>, <a href="/tag/republican-party">Republican Party</a>, <a href="/tag/barack-obama">Barack Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/defense-of-marriage-act">Defense of Marriage Act</a>, <a href="/tag/north-carolina">North Carolina</a>, <a href="/tag/marriage-equality">Marriage Equality</a>, <a href="/tag/vice-president-biden">Vice President Biden</a>, <a href="/tag/obama-gay-marriage">Obama Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p>