Tuesday, January 27, 2009 |
In his first weekly address since being sworn in as the 44th president of the United States, President Barack Obama discusses how the American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan will jump-start the economy.
“This is not just a short-term program to boost employment. It’s one that will invest in our most important priorities like energy and education; health care and a new infrastructure that are necessary to keep us strong and competitive in the 21st century,” he said.
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Monday, January 26, 2009 |
Lil’ Wayne makes more and more steps towards becoming a more crossover artist. Although he’s done a pretty good job of doing that with his last album, Tha Carter III, Wayne goes for a more edgy, rock feel on his new single, “Prom Queen”. He garnered his first #1 single with the sing-songy “Lollipop,” and hey, if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.
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Sunday, January 25, 2009 |
While in Bermuda last October to perform at the Bermuda Music Festival, Beyonce shot the upcoming ad campaigns for the House of Dereon and Dereon labels.
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Saturday, January 24, 2009 |
Keri Hilson performs at the Lexus Listening Lounge in Washington, DC. Grammy-winning singer-songwriter, Tony Rich, was also in attendance.
The event honored Hilson for her achievements in music and noted her embodiment of the pursuit of perfection. She performed songs from her highly anticipated debut album, In a Perfect World, now scheduled for a February release.
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Friday, January 23, 2009 |
On his second day in office, President Barack Obama looks on as Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks at the State Department’s headquarters on Thursday, her first full day on the job.
“My appearance today, as has been noted, underscores my commitment to the importance of diplomacy and renewing American leadership,” the President said.
He later announced former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell as envoy to the Middle East and former Ambassador Richard Holbrook to serve as a special representative in Pakistan and India.
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Thursday, January 22, 2009 |
Kanye West and designer Marc Jacobs pose for a photo backstage at the Louis Vuitton fashion show during Paris Fashion Week on Thursday in France.
Kanye debuted his new Louis Vuitton sneakers (available in 4 different colors) during the show and I must say I want a pair of them, ASAP! Read more about the shoe at HYPEBEAST.COM and Kanye don’t sweat the haters and them bogus rumors.
( Photos: GETTY IMAGES )
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Thursday, January 22, 2009 |
Runway and Designer favorite, Chanel Iman covers the newest issue of Page Six Magazine. The 18 year-old model talks boyfriends, tattoos, Tyra Banks and how it’s hard to book some jobs because of the way she looks.
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On her frustrations at the difficulties that models of color face in the industry:
“It’s not just black girls. It’s ethnic girls in general: Brazilian girls, Hispanic. You really don’t see a lot of Asians either. A lot of designers think that if every girl on the runway looks exactly alike, then people will come to the shows and buy the clothes because they won’t be focusing on the models….It’s not even just runway either… us ethnic girls should be getting a lot of the covers too! I would love to be on half of the campaigns these [white] girls are booking, all looking exactly alike. It’s not right. It’s not fair.”
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