Singer/songwriter Ciara took the 5 finalists of her “Who Inspires You?” essay contest to enjoy a day at Six Flags in Georgia on Saturday. The roller coaster, “Goliath”, was also renamed to “Fantasy Ride”, in honor of her upcoming 3rd album of the same name. Ciara also gave a concert there and performed songs from the new album.
With the debates coming up, Obama supporters can get some exclusive designer duds straight from the official Obama online store with their Runway To Change collection. The collection features t-shirts and accessories produced by designers like Marc Jacobs, Zac Posen, Diane Von Furstenburg, Nanette Lepore, and Tory Burch - for Obama’s presidential campaign.
Celebrity designers got their hands involved as well, with tees also coming from Jay-Z, Beyonce, and Pharrell Williams. Check out some of the collection after the cut…
Our girl, Janelle Monae released her short film, “Many Moons” this week. The song is off her recently re-released album/suite Metropolis Suite I of IV: The Chase (which is in stores now). Check it out.
Actress Jurnee Smollett spoke on behalf of the Obama/Biden Campaign in North Carolina recently. The event was put together by the North Carolina Central University Obama Squad.
Jurnee spoke to the young college students and then helped register voters. North Carolina is a hot state in this upcoming election because this might be the first time in 30 years that the state will turn Blue (for electoral collage votes).
Shout out to CL Reader & NCCU student Roddrick for sending in the these pics.
Rapper/Actor Common and Pharrell Williams pose for a photo at the ‘Start the Show n’ Bowl’ event this weekend in Chicago. The event was held at Hotel Sax to benefit Common’s cause, The Common Ground Foundation. Peep the photos..
For this edition of When Did She Rock It Better we have Kelly Rowland wearing this Roberto Cavalli strapless minidress two different times.
Kelly first wore the dress back in 2006 at L.A.Reid’s 50th Birthday Party. She wore the dress again this week at Roberto Cavalli’s Spring/Summer 2009 runway show in Milan. When did she rock it better?
WHEN DID SHE ROCK IT BETTER?: KELLY & HER CAVALLI DRESS
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HIRAM REVELS (1822-1901) was the first black U.S. senator.
Born free in Fayetteville, North Carolina, Revels was the son of a free father of mixed heritage and a black mother who was later emancipated. Since all blacks were forbidden from learning to read and write, Revels was secretly taught by a black woman.
When he was 15, his family moved to Lincolnton, North Carolina, where he worked as a barber in his brother’s shop. In 1844, he moved to Indiana and began studying at Beech Grove Seminary, a Quaker school. It was during this time that Revels became involved with the teachings of the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, a significant religious and educational force in the black community. The following year, Revels began studying for the ministry in Drake County, Ohio. He was ordained a minister of the AME Church later that year and was an elder in 1849.
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