Wednesday, July 23, 2008 |
US Senator and Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is currently touring the Middle East & Europe on a fact-finding and relationship-building mission.
He is pictured at the top during an aerial tour of Baghdad on Tuesday afternoon. He also met with Israeli President Shimon Peres (left) at the president’s office in Jerusalem on Wednesday; and was also welcomed by Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas in the West Bank city of Ramallah.
After various stops in the Middle East, Obama will continue the tour by visiting Germany, Britain and France.
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Monday, July 14, 2008 |
Our favorite 08′ girls on the scene Teyana Taylor, Keri Hilson, and Solange Knowles cover the August issue of Rap-Up Magazine as 2008’s “Brave New Girls.”
Also featured in this issue are artists Janelle Monáe, Estelle, Kid Sister, and Wynter Gordon. Check out behind the scene footage of the girls for the cover photo shoot here…
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Monday, July 14, 2008 |
Although Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama often has The New Yorker on his campaign plane, this week’s issue is probably not on board.
The magazine cover depicts Obama wearing a turban as he offers a fist bump to his gun-toting wife, Michelle. The American flag singes in the fireplace and a portrait of Osama bin Laden hangs over the mantle.
Editor David Remick defended the cover and said, “Satire is part of what we do, and it is meant to bring things out into the open, to hold up a mirror to the absurd.”
The Obama camp called the cover “tasteless” and campaign spokesman Bill Burton said that “the New Yorker may think, as one of their staff explained to us, that their cover is a satirical lampoon of the caricature Sen. Obama’s right-wing critics have tried to create. But most readers will see it as tasteless and offensive—and we agree.”
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Tuesday, July 8, 2008 |
R&B star, Usher along with his son, Usher Raymond V cover the August 2008 issue of Essence magazine. This is the first official look at the Usher V.
In the interview (conducted by actor/author Hill Harper) Usher speaks yet again on fatherhood, his marriage and rumors. Here is a snippet:
HILL HARPER: In the last year, you got married and you’ve had a baby. Which has changed you more?
USHER: They’re both linked—I can’t have one without the other. But the one thing that changed me the most is having a wife. Our child is an extension of that union.
HARPER: Why?
USHER: Because now I represent what he is to become. He’s gonna admire me, he’s gonna look up to me. He’s gonna say, “I wanna be”—or he should say— “I wanna be like my father. I wanna be a man of valor. I wanna possess what my father has as a man.” To get married was a choice. To have a child is a responsibility.
read more at essence.com
( PHOTOS via: Sandra Martin /Essence.com )
Monday, July 7, 2008 |
Jay-Z, Barack Obama, Prince, Samuel L. Jackson, Denzel Washington, Marvin Gaye, Muhammad Ali, Billy Dee Williams and more!
For the first time, Ebony magazine defines Black Cool in an exclusive 8-cover feature unlike anything you’ve seen before. In this historic collector’s edition, they will name the 25 coolest brothers of all time.
According to Ebony, these brothers radiate confidence and have an alluring charisma that sets the standard. From their sleek, debonair styles to their smooth-as-silk personas, these magnificent Black men have conveyed, captured and conquered the quintessence of “cool” while making it appear effortless.
Ebony editors have cast their votes for the coolest brothers of all time. How about yours? Vote here: ebonyjet.com/coolmen
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Tuesday, July 1, 2008 |
My girls Kid Sister and Janelle Monae cover the newest issue of URB Magazine. Both ladies (along with Santogold) have been picked for URB’s ‘Girls of Summer’ special edition issue. Peep URB’s SITE for interview snippets and more pics. Looking good girls.
FYI: Janelle’s suite is set to drop later this Summer and Kid Sister’s debut album, Dream Date is set to drop on July 22nd.
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 |
Barack Obama is covering Rolling Stone magazine for the second time. The Democratic Presidential nominee reveals that he has ‘eclectic tastes’ in music as he takes the magazine through what he has on his iPod.
The politician says he is a fan of Bob Dylan, Yo-Yo Ma, Sheryl Crow and hip-hop star Jay-Z. Obama also says he is a fan of the Rolling Stones, Elton John, Stevie Wonder and jazz greats like Miles Davis and John Coltrane. He also said he has been thrilled to get support from musicians such as Bruce Springsteen and Dylan.
Rolling Stone doesn’t post the full article online, but they definitely have some snippets.
