Wednesday, September 3, 2008 |
Beyonce is covering the October 2008 issue of Marie Claire UK. Here are a couple snippets from the cover story:
On being a role model
‘I think I’m opening doors for more black women, just like Halle Berry and Diana Ross opened doors for me’
On Barack Obama
I’m really proud, I think we’re making a bit of progress, it’s an exciting time. We all feel part of our country now’
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The singer is set to perform this week at the Annual Fashion Rocks show. The concert will air the following Tuesday night, September 9 in a two-hour special on the CBS television network. Keep reading for one more pic..
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Monday, August 11, 2008 |
Serena Williams, who is currently over in China for the Summer Olympics has been doing her thing this year. After winning numerous sports titles, Men’s Fitness names her as one of the ’sexiest female athletes in the world.
In the September issue of Men’s Fitness, she says that she doesn’t think twice about being given this title. She’s a tennis athlete first and foremost. “I have large boobs and a sizable a**, so I guess the title comes with the territory. But I just play tennis. I always try to look my best, even though it’s hard to look your best when you’re sweating, grunting, and making faces. I never look my best when playing.” The September issue of Men’s Fitness hits newsstands August 18th nationwide.
Keep reading to read a snippet from the article…
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Wednesday, August 6, 2008 |
Singer/songwriter Keri Hilson covers the annual “Black Girls Rule” issue of Trace Magazine. With a new album coming out soon, she definitely has a lot to talk about. Spike Lee also served as guest editor for the issue.
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Tuesday, August 5, 2008 |
Supermodel and talk-show hostess Tyra Banks portrays Michelle Obama in the September issue of Harper’s Bazaar.
In the issue, available Aug. 19, Banks recalls her reaction to Sen. Barack Obama winning the Democratic presidential nomination.
“When Barack won the nomination, I just started bawling. So what gives me tears is if Barack Obama wins, kids are going to say that a black man can be president too. I think it will give so many people — black, Latin, Asian, even white people that feel forgotten — hope. I did not think I would see it in my lifetime, and I’m only 34.
With Barack Obama, his becoming president is them becoming president because Michelle was there from the beginning,” Banks continues. “Without Michelle, he wouldn’t be there.”
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Tuesday, August 5, 2008 |
Ebony magazine unveils the real Michelle Obama: mother, wife, potential first lady and style icon. The mag took a rare look behind-the-scenes of Michelle’s life on the road to the White House and how she finds the necessary balance between managing the household with Sen. Barack Obama and joining her husband in pursuit of the most ambitious American dream.
PLUS, in an EXCLUSIVE interview, Michelle’s mother, Marian Robinson, reflects on her daughter’s childhood and transition to being one step away from changing her address from Chicago to Washington, D.C.
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Thursday, July 31, 2008 |
Photographed high above Gotham, Ashanti covers Page Six Magazine this week. The singer spoke on her “competition” and gave Rihanna some props.
“I’d hear a song on the radio and wish mine was next. But I respect a lot of the artists who’ve come along since I was out, especially Rihanna. She’s smart and she’s worked the business instead of having the business work her.”
Ashanti also spoke about some wedding plans…
“I’ve been planning my wedding in my head since I was a little girl, and it just keeps getting more elaborate. I’m a huge fan of the Caribbean, so if I don’t get married in New York, it would have to be on the beach.”
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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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