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PRESIDENT OBAMA VISIT S INDIAN COUNTRY (PHOTOS)

In News on June 13, 2014 at 7:48 pm

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Above: A First Nation member and dancer takes a selfies with President Obama,  only the third of 44 US presidents to visit Native Americans.

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COOL MLK DAY DRAWINGS FOUND ON INSTAGRAM (PHOTOS)

In News on January 21, 2013 at 11:41 am

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In honor of MLK Day we thought we’d troll Instagram for cool art honoring the slain Civil Rights leader (and alleged ladies man) whose memorial and national holiday also happens to be Barack Obama’s Inauguration.
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BEYONCE HATES HERSELF: GRAPHOLOGIST (DETAILS)

In Lifestyle, Uncategorized on January 11, 2013 at 10:28 am

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With US Secretary of Treasury Jacob Lew’s unusual signature still bugging people out we thought we’d take a look at the signatures and psychologies of some people who occuppy our lives: celebrities. Lew’s signature is basically a logo, a representation of a man who, obviously, has to sign many documents. By reducing himself to a series of loops, his signature tells us he’s efficient and dislikes tedium. That’s my take based on what little I know about graphology, the study of handwriting.

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THROWBACK THURSDAY: SPIKE LEE’S OBAMA BOOK, MICHAEL JORDAN, MARS BLACKMON & NOLA DARLING (PHOTOS)

In Lifestyle, Uncategorized on December 20, 2012 at 4:32 pm

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Spike Lee is having a great week! The Knicks taped The Nets 100-86  last night at Barclays Center, and his newest feature Red Hook Summer will be released on DVD tomorrow. A few days ago Brooklyn and The Knicks most vocal cheerleader, via Twitter,  posted the above Polaroid of legendary baller and sneaker salesman Michael Jordan, Mars Blackmon, and Nola Darling on the set of an unreleased Jordan commercial made in the late 1980s. We may never know what a She’s Gotta Have It themed Jordan commercial looks like but the Polaroid comes close.

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PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA IS TIME MAGAZINE’S PERSON OF THE YEAR (PHOTO)

In News on December 19, 2012 at 9:12 am

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TIME has named Barack Obama its Person of The Year. Not sure what this means but here’s their reasoning:
“Through crises and gridlock, President Barack Obama kept the trust of the American people – and won a chance to rekindle the hope that inspired a nation.”

Cover by Nadav Kander

 

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LISTEN: MARIAH CAREY’S NEW SONG ‘BRING IT ON HOME’ ABOUT OBAMA REELECTION (AUDIO)

In Lifestyle, News on November 7, 2012 at 2:55 pm

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Longtime Barack Obama supporter Mariah Carey teamed up with Jermaine Dupri to craft Bring It On Home, a gospel song congratulating Barack on his re-election last night.
Carey last sang for the First Couple in 2009.
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READ MITT ROMNEY’S WACK CONCESSION SPEECH (DETAILS)

In News on November 7, 2012 at 2:03 am

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Transcript of Mitt Romney’s concession speech in the presidential race in Boston, Mass. on Tuesday. Source: Federal News Service

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HISTORY: BARACK OBAMA RE-ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES (DETAILS)

In News on November 6, 2012 at 11:27 pm

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Barack Obama has won re-election to a second term as US president, according to the Electoral College, winning battleground states like Iowa, California, Ohio and Florida. Obama had a crazy fight on his hands four years after being elected the nation’s first black president.

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CONSERVATIVES REACT TO JAY-Z’S ’99 PROBLEMS’ MITT ROMNEY DISS (DETAILS)

In Lifestyle, News on November 5, 2012 at 8:12 pm

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Jay-Z added Conservatives to his list of problems when he swapped the word “bitch” with “Mitt” during a last minute get-out-the-vote concert for Barack Obama this afternoon in Ohio. “I have to do it — I’m sorry,” Jay-Z told the crowd with a smirk.

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JAY-Z PERFORMS FOR BARACK OBAMA IN OHIO LIVE (VIDEO)

In Lifestyle, News on November 5, 2012 at 4:31 pm

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TALIB KWELI SAYS OBAMA CHANGED HIS MIND ABOUT VOTING (DETAILS)

In Lifestyle, News on October 1, 2012 at 3:48 pm

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Last Thursday was a banner and humid day for hip-hop and rap in NYC as three noted artists set up camp with performances within hours and independent of each other, around the Boroughs.

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BARACK OBAMA & DAUGHTERS REACT TO FIRST LADY’S SPEECH AT 2012 DNC (PHOTO)

In News on September 5, 2012 at 12:01 am

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President Barack Obama and his daughters, Malia, left, and Sasha, watch on television as First Lady Michelle Obama begins her speech at the Democratic National Convention, in the Treaty Room of the White House, Tuesday night, Sept. 4, 2012. Photo inside.
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