February 2009
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Valerie Smith and Robert Wuthnow unveiled the senior picture of Michelle Obama on the Class Photo Wall at the Tap Room. (Photo: Brian Wilson) From Princeton University’s new site: A portrait of Princeton alumna and First Lady Michelle Obama was installed Wednesday, Feb. 4, on the Class Photo Wall in the Tap Room of the…
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My fair Señor Baby Wipes, aka, ultra fey, arrogant and “asshat-like” actor Terrence Howard is on the cover of Ebony and for some sick reason the photographer lit his face so his eyes would look extra vampiric and creepy, as if he can see through my soul and right into my bathroom to see if…
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From GawkerYes. Your eyes do not deceive you. (They have ex-fornicator and ex-homosexual T-shirts too!) Please, read more and discuss in “Hot Topics.” Will actual Christians wear these shirts or are we just going to see a Gay Pride Parade float of Irony come traipsing down the avenue one day in nothing but “Ex-Mastubator” tees?…
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News flash: Bill O’Reilly doesn’t like rappers. A lot of people don’t. But O’Reilly, like a lot of people who don’t like rappers, tends to paint them in a nice, broad brush of ignorance and dickishness, avoiding any “annoying” nuance like a Mos Def, Lyrics Born or Jean Grae record. Recently, Bill and his wingman,…
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From CNN: I got an e-mail Tuesday listing all of the various press folks and contact information, and hardly any African-Americans or Hispanics were listed. Granted, the deputy press secretary is African-American and the director of broadcast media is Hispanic. That’s not sufficient. Unfortunately, this shouldn’t come as a shock, because the campaign press staff…
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President Barack Obama stands with first lady Michelle Obama after signing the SCHIP legislation in the East Room of the White House Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2009 in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) From The Associated Press: WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama signed a bill Wednesday extending health coverage to 4 million uninsured children, a much-needed win…
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Ryan Booth, “Harlem’s Flyest Toddler,” submitted by someone who loves her dearly.In my effort to show the world how beautiful black and brown children are (and that Sasha and Malia aren’t the unicorns of black children that Madison Avenue is making them out to be), I’ve received more than 40 emails from happy friends, relatives…
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