Jay-Z and his wife, Beyonce, visited the White House during his BP3 Tour stop at the City’s Verizon Center. According a White House official said the rapper — alongside his wife/singer Beyonce, her mother Tina Knowles, singer Trey Songz, and industry veteran Kevin Liles — toured the residence. According to Washington Post, Jay-Z also got chat with President Obama during an unscheduled visit.

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Some of you may have heard that Charles E. Phillips, a very wealthy, married, businessman who is an adviser to President Obama got put on blast in a very unique way by his former mistress. YaVaughnie Wilkins posted billboards after she found out Phillips had decided to stay with his wife and break things off with her after eight long years. Check out the story by Fox News (too funny): (more…)

injured man carries his deceased daughter

The situation in Haiti is worse than anyone could even imagine. Rescue crews who entered into Haiti today were faced with the stench of death as bodies line the roads. The estimated death toll is said to be more than a half a million. CNN journalist Eric Marrapodi says that “a vast majority of downtown Port-au-Prince is a mess of dead bodies, rebar, and concrete”.

People line the streets trying to get into a funeral home to bury their dead…the other victims, including babies, were piled on the side of the street waiting to be identified. It is truly a devastating scene, one which has galvanized the world to help the desperate Haitians. (more…)

Sasha and Malia Obama made an appearance at the Children’s National Medical Center in D.C. on Tuesday spreading the Holiday Spirit. The First Kids reveal that there are 26 Christmas trees in the White House, but they say its only for décor.”Unfortunately we don’t get presents under every tree,” Malia, 11, joked Tuesday during an appearance at the Children’s National Medical Center in Washington D.C. (more…)

Rush Limbaugh needs to really keep his mouth shut! His delivery on his radio show always seem RACIAL! On Tuesday’s “Rush Limbaugh Show”, the radio talk-show host weighed in on the “the black frame of mind,” which he said is “terrible.” (listen to the audio above)

LIMBAUGH says: “I got two more stories in the stack today about how black unemployment is through the roof. Black unemployment is terrible. The black frame of mind is terrible, they’re depressed, they’re down — Obama’s not doing anything for ‘em. How is that hoax and change workin’ for ya? They’re all livid. (more…)

GQ has crowned President Barack Obama “Leader of the Year”. The President will be on one of five covers (one per nominee) for magazine’s December issue. (more…)

In its first-ever list of the world’s most powerful people, Forbes has ranked President Barack Obama No. 1, ahead of such luminaries as Pope Benedict XVI  (No. 11), Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (No. 17) and Oprah Winfrey (No. 45).

Over the weekend, Black Men in the Age of President Obama aired on CNN. One year after the historic election of President Barack Obama, CNN, HLN and Essence Magazine took a look at his impact on black men in America. (more…)

Michelle Obama looks glamorous on the cover of Glamour’s December issue, marking the first time a First Lady has every graced the magazine’s front. (more…)

How cute is this! Above is the “official” White House family portrait. (more…)