Serena Williams, who took home a gold medal with her sister Venus at the Olympics, was spotted out and about in NYC on Wednesday afternoon. The popular tennis player shopped at Hermes with friends.
View the video above for the latest info regarding the speeches and happenings at the 2008 Democratic National Convention. U.S. Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) is giving his acceptance speech at the convention Thursday night.
Octavia E. Butler (1947-2006) was the first black woman to gain popularity and critical acclaim as a major science fiction writer.
Born in Pasadena, California, Butler was the only living child her mother, Octavia M. Butler, was able to carry to term out of five pregnancies. Her father, Laurice, a shoe shiner, died when she was just a baby and her mother and grandmother raised her in a racially mixed neighborhood where her mother worked to support the family as a maid.
Butler was very shy in school, a daydreamer, and that made school very difficult for her—as did her dyslexia, which she later overcame. Nicknamed Junie, Butler began writing at 10 to escape boredom and loneliness. A couple of years later, she had become interested in science fiction. She told the Black Scholar, “I was writing my own little stories and when I was 12, I was watching a bad science fiction movie called Devil Girl from Mars and decided that I could write a better story than that. And I turned off the TV and proceeded to try, and I’ve been writing science fiction ever since.”
♫ Brandy - Throw It All Away (full) - listen
One Brandy song at a time! More material has leaked from her sessions from the new album, Human, which hits stores November 11th. The production on this is quite interesting, but I’m digging the song. Vocally, Brandy just does it for me. From her crazy vocal arrangements, to her absolutely crazy adlibs, I just love Brandy’s vocal delivery to death. She’s teasing me with this leaked material, because I just have a feeling that the album is going to be pure craziness.
♫ LL Cool J feat. 50 Cent - Feel My Heart Beat (full) - listen
I remember a couple of years ago, LL Cool J and 50 were quite chummy at some award show, so I was interested to see whether or not they would cut some songs together. I guess this is the product of that new-found friendship. “Feel My Heart Beat” is neither here nor there for me. It’s a cut from LL Cool J’s last album on Def Jam, entitled Exit 13. His single, “Baby” featuring The Dream has been doing pretty well, getting love in the clubs and on BET’s 106 & Park. I wonder if this is LL’s last album, or will he be seeking a new deal with a new label after this album drops and his contract is up…
For this edition of Who Rock’d It Better we have Cheetah Girl and 3LW member Kiely Williams and singer Rihanna wearing the same Betsey Johnson Evening Show Lace Ruffled dress.
Kiely wore the dress at the premiere of the film “Hancock” in June. Rihanna wore the dress that same month while performing at Thisday in Africa. Take your pick…
WHO ROCK’D IT BETTER?: KIELY OR RIHANNA
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Sen. Hillary Clinton, a self-proclaimed “proud supporter of Barack Obama”, called on the Democratic Party to rally behind the Democratic presidential candidate, adding that “it is time to take back the country we love and whether you voted for me or you voted for Barack, the time is now to unite as a single party with a single purpose.”
Clinton was met with a standing ovation from an enthusiastic audience in the last speech of the night, as she thanked voters for supporting her campaign and reached out to those still wary of Obama. To sum it up, Clinton declared, “No way. No how. No McCain. Barack Obama is my candidate. And he must be our president.”
Meet Michelle Obama, whose rousing headlining speech kicked off the Democratic National Convention Monday night.
Her mom said she’d be watching nervously as Michelle delivered her big speech, but predicted her daughter wouldn’t be because “she’s very confident, and I think that comes from being sure of who you are.”
