Chris Matthews: ‘I Forgot Obama Was Black’
A verbal miscue by MSNBC host Chris Matthews once again stirred debate across the Internet following last night’s state of the Union Address when he said U.S. President Barack Obama’s speech made him forgot Obama was black.
Matthews later strained to clarify his remark by saying Obama is just now leading this country from its racial past “at least in presidential politics.” But as Hot Air points out, African Americans are not strangers to Washington politics:
Matthews has it exactly backwards. John Kennedy may not have had an African-American cabinet member, but his successor did, and we have had African-Americans in high federal office for at least five decades. His “at least in presidential politics” qualifier is exceedingly strange after an address to Congress, which has a strong and influential Congressional Black Caucus.
Celebs Out & About
Do you think singer/songwriter Keri Hilson is sexy? Well, she does. “I think sex appeal is all about confidence,” Keri tells OK! I concur. Keri is in the current issue of OK! magazine on newsstands stands now.
Former music mogul and producer Jermaine Dupri rocked the house for Subsessions: A Journey Through 30 Years Of Hip Hop’ party at the New York Transit Museum in NYC last night. Most men who were dumped publicly by a legend like Janet Jackson would have crawled under a house and died. But JD just keeps pluggin’ while collection up to 10 Gs per night DJ’ing at popular nightclubs, mainly on the east coast.
MORE pics after the break!
PICS: ESSENCE Black Women in Music
Rapper Ludacris cut a dashing figure at the at the ESSENCE Black Women in Music event in West Hollywood last nght.
Actress Gabrielle Union showed off her small curves at the ESSENCE Black Women in Music event at the Sunset Tower Hotel in West Hollywood yesterday.
Actress Taraji P. Henson (L) and recording artist/actress Mary J. Blige attended the ESSENCE Black Women in Music event at the Sunset Tower Hotel in West Hollywood last night.
MORE pics after the break!
Celebs Out & About
R&B Singer Ginuwine and Rapper Sole celebrated at the launch party for Moki Media PR last night.
Now that Solange Knowles’ recording career is going nowhere, she’s taken up the art of DJ’ing and some people are saying she’s really good at it. There’s no telling what her sister Beyonce Knowles, right, is going to do when her career ends. The sisters attended a ‘Relief For Haiti Edition’ party benefiting Yele Haiti at The Eldridge on Tuesday in NYC.
Gabourey Sidibe looks like she dropped a few pounds. The ‘Precious’ star attended the Australian premiere of “Precious” at the Dendy Opera Quays in Sydney, Australia this morning while you were sleeping.
Photos: Splash News, Wireimage/Getty
FanMAIL: What Makes Beyonce Tick?
Loyal reader Gina wonders if there might be something a little off with burlesque singer Beyonce. In this video clip from Bey’s upcoming 60 Minutes interview, she appears to morph into Sasha Fierce mode, which she says is her uninhibited onstage persona. But Beyonce is not onstage in this clip. It’s obvious that Bey can no longer distinguish between her two inner personalities.
The question is: does Beyonce really believe she’s Sasha Fierce? And is she in permanent Sasha Fierce mode because she can no longer cope with the harsh realities of the outside world?
Gina writes:
This had Sandra Rose-Medical moment written all over it, its the preview to Beyonce being on 60 minutes. Somewhere Ed Bradley is spinning in his grave.
Has Whitney Houston been on 60 minutes? Janet Jackson? heck Diana Ross? The promo is called “What Makes Beyonce Tick.” I don’t know if this is Beyonce in this clip or Sasha Fierce, I get so confused and all distinguishing between the two.
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Gina
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Ralph Lauren Announces Haiti Relief Polo Shirts
According to Ralph Lauren’s website, the Classic-fit limited edition 100% cotton mesh Polo shirts for men and women are priced at $98 and are available online only.
100% of the proceeds from the sale of this shirt will be donated to the United Way Worldwide Disaster Fund and its ongoing commitment to rebuilding Haiti. So you can be stylish and a philanthropic at the same time!
Colors are available in Red, black, White and Fall Blue
Styles also come in Custom fit for men and skinny fit for women
I’m not feeling the back of the shirts though
Thanks to loyal reader Tiffany Sade for the tip!
New Music: Monica – Everything To Me (Extended Version)
Props to R&B Diva Monica for listening to her fans and extending her next single “Everything To Me” to a full version. “Everything” was produced by Missy Elliott, who initially didn’t see a need to extend the single from its original length of 2:23, saying it was “short, but sweet and straight to the point.”
But Mo’s fans made their opinions loud and clear on social networking sites like Twitter.com. The label then made the decision to add a bridge and additional tweaks, and we love the result.
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LISTEN: Monica – Everything To Me
Monica’s new album ‘Still Standing’ is set for release on March 9!
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