Posted in Obama on Nov 5th, 2008
While many have remarked on the tragic irony of the death of Barack Obama’s grandmother two days before she could have seen him elected to the most powerful job in the world, the late Madelyn Dunham has imparted a final gift to her beloved grandson: her vote.
Election officials in Hawaii, where Dunham, 86, had lived, [...]
Posted in Gone but Not Forgotten on Nov 5th, 2008
Urban music industry heavyweight Jheryl Busby, the one time CEO of Motown Records, has died. The Los Angeles native was 59.
Busby, who suffered from diabetes, was found early Tuesday in a hot tub at his home in Malibu, said Los Angeles County Assistant Coroner Chief Ed Winter.
“It was a possible accident or else [...]
Posted in Obama on Nov 5th, 2008
His name etched in history as America’s first black president, Barack Obama turned from the jubilation of victory to the sobering challenge of leading a nation worried about economic crisis, two unfinished wars and global uncertainty.
“The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep,” Obama cautioned.
Young and charismatic but with little experience on [...]
Posted in Obama, Uncategorized on Nov 5th, 2008
The world is anxiously awaiting new ideas and fresh leadership from America’s new president to deal with the economic crisis that has encircled the globe with sickening speed. Unemployment is climbing, the stock market has plummeted and businesses are teetering.
But for 77 days after the election, the problems will be George Bush’s — and both [...]
Posted in JENNIFER HUDSON on Nov 5th, 2008
Still reeling from the murders of her mother, brother and nephew, Jennifer Hudson says she wants to use the tragedy to speak out against crime and gun violence in the urban community.
Chicago Sun-Times columnist Bill Zwecker reported Tuesday of Hudson’s plans to “use the newly formed foundation she established with her sister Julia to [...]
Posted in Obama on Nov 5th, 2008
Barack Obama’s Kenyan relatives erupted in cheers Wednesday, singing “We are going to the White House!” as Obama swept to victory as America’s first black president.
Africans across the continent celebrated the historic win, staying up all night or waking before dawn to cheer Obama on.
In the western village of Kogelo, where the president-elect’s late father [...]
Posted in Celebrity News, Obama on Nov 5th, 2008
On the day before America cast their vote for president, Oprah Winfrey was busy hooking up a morning conference call among prominent African Americans to discuss the real possibility of a Barack Obama White House.
Politico.com is reporting that the call included Obama himself, as well as Sean “Diddy” Combs, Donna Brazile, House Majority Whip [...]
Posted in Celebrity News on Nov 5th, 2008
A former producer of “The Montel Williams Show” is seeking an additional $3 million in damages as part of her unfair dismissal lawsuit against CBS, reports WENN.
Erin Primmer accused the network, which airs the program, of firing her from her $110,000-a-year job after she collapsed on set from a brain aneurysm in March 2007.
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Posted in Obama on Nov 5th, 2008
Barack Obama swept to victory as the nation’s first black president Tuesday night in an electoral college landslide that overcame racial barriers as old as America itself. “Change has come,” he declared to a huge throng of cheering supporters.
The son of a black father from Kenya and a white mother from Kansas, the Democratic senator [...]
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