Obamarama
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Are you a tall, slender, light complexioned black man with slightly protruding ears and good facial bone structure? Need to make some quick recession cash. Politico points out that being a Fake Obama can be lucrative if you play your cards right. (But watch out for the groupies … for realz.) More after the jump.
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Black office workers in Hempstead, TX (1935)By JD McCallum Funny thing happened once we got a Black man in the White House. Maybe it took one of our own to tell us, “Give the Popeye’s a rest. Turn off the TV. Try taking care of your kids.” Who knows. On the ride around Chicago’s Southside,…
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He’s on his second shipment and he’s more popular than ever! After unsuccessfully naming two beanie dolls after First Daughters Sasha and Malia then claiming that they only picked those names because they were pretty, Ty is at it again making that Obama cash off a lesser, but just as marketable Obama — Bo, the…
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I’ll admit, I’ve been caught off-guard by the folks who think something sinister is a-foot in all the fluffy, soft-focus press coverage that’s been spent on the White House Social Secretary Desiree Rogers. I’m firmly in the camp that a black woman in a highly visible position is a good thing, especially considering there’s room…
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The White House hosted a gaggle of spoken word poets for a celebration of the art form Tuesday. It was yet another “hipper than thou” moment in White House history that either left you dazzled or left the Stuffy McStuffingtons bewildered and confused. Among the performers was musician/poet Eric Lewis, aka ELEW, who does a…
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There has been a lot of mouth flapping over First Lady Michelle Obama’s “softer side of Sears” approach to her role in her husband’s administration. Princeton Professor Melissa Harris-Lacewell responded to recent criticism of Michelle’s more traditionalist take on the role by arguing that the retrograde is actually a revolution when it comes to black…
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The woman playing Michelle Obama is freakishly similar to her in the cheekbone area. Nice choice. The dancing Sarah Palin, hilarious. Joe Biden double fisting his drinks at the end, priceless.