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Obama Administration Defends Common’s White House Invitation
Even though Fox News slammed Obama for inviting rapper Common to this week’s White House poetry event, the President’s administration today defended it’s decision to invite the Chi-Town cutie. In a press conference, the White House Press Secretary noted that President Obama does not agree with all of Common’s lyrics, but that the sum total of his talent and creativity is more than enough to justify his participation in the poetry event. Our favorite girlfriend in our head First Lady Michelle Obama is also part of the festivities.
Check out the MSNBC video below to view footage from the press conference and more information on which lyrics people found troublesome.
Let Michelle Obama Teach You How to Dougie
You might feel some type of way about President Obama and his political decisions at times, but First Lady Michelle Obama is that deal! How awesome is this woman? Check her out getting down to Beyonce’s “Move Your Body” (the special “Get Me Bodied” remix). She can show you how to dougie!
Peep the video below!
Obama Announces that Osama Bin Laden is Dead
Eight years to the day after former President Bush announced “Mission Accomplished,” President Barack Obama told the world of the death of wanted terrorist Osama Bin Laden. The 54-year-old was believed to be the mastermind behind the attacks that killed over 3,000 people in the U.S. on September 11, 2001.
Get all the details from the CNN story here.
Obama Clowns Trump to His Face
The White House Correspondents’ Dinner is always a laugh fest, but President Obama really went in on “the Donald” during this year’s event. Your president didn’t appreciate all that birth certificate nonsense and so he comically slayed Trump with the precision of a surgeon. Check out the video below from the Associated Press.
President Obama and the Legendary Roots Crew in NYC
President Barack Obama and Illadelphia’s the Roots both took to the stage in NYC recently for a fundraiser for President Obama’s 2012 re-election campaign. Nestled in the bright lights of the city’s theater district, the event was packed with people who paid between $44 and $1,000 to watch the Roots perform and listen to the President speak.
Madame Noire was there! Check out these exclusive pictures!
Why First Lady Michelle Obama Rocks!
It should be no surprise to you that we adore our fabulous First Lady Michelle Obama. Yes, she travels the country supporting her husband Barack’s agenda, but Mrs. Obama is not simply the woman behind a very powerful man. She is amazing in her own right. Not only is she elegant and accomplished, she’s also charitable and down-to-earth. How we love thee Mrs. Obama! Let us tell you why…
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A Father’s Love: Celebrity Daddies and Their Kids
There are a whole lotta things the menfolk do that make us swoon; but, pretty high up on the list is being an attentive, nurturing father. Hopefully you know some average, ordinary men who are taking care of their business when it comes to their children because we can’t be a hundred percent sure these famous fathers are excellent dads. But we can only hope. So for a minute we’ll pretend these dads are as attentive as they look. Check out how these celebrities take time out of their busy schedules to show some love to their little ones.
Staying Power of Black Celebrity Couples
Some of us are shocked and even a little hurt when we find out our favorite celebrity couples have called it quits and sometimes the blow can be even worse when it’s a black celebrity breakup. But right now in the media black love is dominating in a way it hasn’t before. We’ve got Bey and Jay, Courtney and Angela and of course Barack and Michelle. The Grio took a look at some of our favorite couples and did some analyzing.
From the outside looking in, these relationships often appear glamorous and effortless, but only time will tell if the foundation of these couples is strong enough to endure and last a lifetime.
The future of our current black celebrity couples is still unknown and several questions linger; why are they great together? What are their problem areas? What is the future prediction for the couple — will they make it or break it?
Over at the Grio, relationship therapist Dr. Ronn Elmore, clinical psychologist Dr. Jeff Gardere, and Demetria Lucas, relationships editor at Essence Magazine put in their two cents and predictions on the relationship fate of our favorite celebrity couples. Take a look at which couples made the list and what these experts had to say.
Are You Chasing Away Good Men?
There’s a lot of good men in the world, a lot of good black men might I add, but I fear some black women are chasing the good black men away. Please don’t confuse my choice of words, “chasing away” as if black women are driving black men into the arms of women of other races. I simply mean chasing a good man away from yourself. What’s chasing black men away might you ask? Allow me to explain…
Update: Carlina White and Mom Struggle to Bond
Remember Carlina White? She was the child, now woman, who was abducted from the hospital and raised by a woman that wasn’t her mother. Carlina, who was renamed Nejdra Nance, reunited with her mother and father a few weeks ago. It seemed like a happy ending, but the story didn’t end there.
Since meeting her parents, Carlina has returned to Atlanta. There are also claims that she’s gone back to using the name Nejdra Nance again. Joy White recently told the Today Show that she felt Carlina’s family was pressuring her.
“It really hurts,” said Joy White, who described herself as “heartbroken, but I do understand that is her family. She was brought up by them. She’s with that family. That’s all she knows. [But] I’m her mother. It hurts not to have my daughter. I want her back.”
Money might be complicating the story. Carlina’s biological parents received a $750,000 settlement after the kidnapping. Her parents put the money aside for Carlina in case she was returned by the time she was 21. When they didn’t find her, Joy used the money to support her and her two other children.
While she hasn’t been back to see her parents, she has asked about the settlement money as well as the $10,000 reward offered for her return.
Meanwhile, Ann Pettway, the woman who raised Carlina, is in a detention center until her trial.
What do you think, is Carlina suffering from an identity crisis or is she a little money hungry?
You can see the video of Joy White on the Today Show below.
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