The suspense is over. Time magazine has named Barack Obama Person of the Year. Beating out Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Gov. Sarah Palin and Chinese director Zhang Yimou as runners-up.
Love these young fresh & playful pics of president elect.
The Source Magazine December issue will feature Notorious B.I.G. in honor of the release of his January 09’ movie “Notorious”. The issue also features extensive coverage on President-Elect Barack Obama’s historic win this past November as well as a four-page collage of newspapers covers from around the country, honoring the historic moment of America’s first black president. Also included in the new issue is an in-depth look at the AIDS epidemic and the economy as well as a tribute to Shakir Stewart, former President of Def Jam Records. There is also an in-depth Holiday Buyer’s Guide and stories on Q-Tip, Nina Sky, Keri Hilson, Joe Budden and Wyclef. Can it be, has The Source stepped its publishing game up?!
Be sure to cop it at your local newstands on December 9th.
When it comes to marketing Diddy will come up with just about anything to make a buck! But, now he’s gone a bit too far and by that I mean using President-elect Barack Obama to sell his new men’s cologne “I am King“. “I am King” will hit stores next month and Diddy is hoping that the very same people who voted for Barack Obama will be more inclined to purchase his cologne.
“When you see Barack Obama, you see a strong, elegant black man and when people see my ad, it’s almost like that’s the trend,” he told The Wall Street Journal.
As for promoting the fragrance, Diddy is holding a luncheon in LA is hitting TV talk shows hard body. And of course Diddy is featured in the ads where he’s donned in a tuxedo on the French Riviera aboard a yacht, on jet skis and on helicopters.
When was the last time you’ve seen Barack on a yacht or a jet ski in the French Riviera?! Never…my point exactly! Wow, Diddy is seriously trying to capitalize on one of the most historic events in this country’s history by selling people a small ass and not to mention expensive bottle of scented agua! Real talk, whoever falls for this is a damn fool!
GQ named the President-Elect ‘Game Changer of the Year.’ The cover shot was taken by Mark Seliger in Philadelphia on October 3. The photographer was reportedly only given 1 minute, 45 seconds for the entire shoot. WOW! How do you break the ice in less than two minutes?
Barack Obama had everyone and their mama in tears when he won the election, even Jamie Foxx! Jamie is convinced that Barack has brought a “responsibility” to all African-Americans. So, stop blaming the man for your problems! He says,
“I don’t know how people felt but I know how I felt, as far as being an African-American male. I speak now to every African-American male that I see.Now we have a responsibility, a huge responsibility to make sure we do the right thing now and to cut out all the madness and silliness. Now we don’t have an excuse. We can’t say it’s the man’s fault when you are the man.”
Jamie has already made sure that he’s free on January 20, 2009 so he can attend Barack Obama’s inauguration in Washington, D.C. He adds,
“I’m going to be there. We are going to take the family down and we are going to have a great time”.
Jaime does have a valid point. No one, not just African-Americans can make anymore excuses as to why they didn’t get a job or why they’re caught up in the system. Well, in some cases those excuses are kind of valid…but you get the point! As for the inauguration StraightOuttaNYC will be there too!
The whole world must have been in shock when Barack Obama was projected as the 44th President of the United States. For R&B hunk, Usher he couldn’t even utter a single word as he was left “speechless” by Obama’s triumphant win over McCain’s old ass. Usher supported Obama from beginning till the end as he joined Diddy, Jay-Z and Mary J. Blige rallying voters the day before the historic election. According to Usher, he is pleasantly stunned that Obama is the first Black president of the United States because it proves that Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, and those who contributed to the Civil Rights Movement truly made a real difference. He says,
“This will go down in history, in black history, for all of the sacrifices that the great Joseph Lowery and Martin Luther King made; this actually pays off for their sacrifice. The great Rosa Parks. So many people sacrificed for us to have a voice. It was one thing to have a voice but, to eventually know the best way to use it and then it grows into this, it’s just incredible. I’m speechless. I don’t even know what to say”.
This nation is finally taking a new direction. Too bad Dr. King and many others didn’t live long enough to see the “Dream” come true…they’d be so proud! My President is BLACK!
Rev. Jesse Jackson was spotted out in the crowd shedding tears…are these really tears of joy? Then again he did march with Dr. King decades ago, so this definitely a heartfelt moment.
Even Oprah was spotted gently weeping during Obama’s “Yes, We Can” speech.
It wasn’t all tears last night, many folks across the country and the world wild out in celebration. Check out a few images via The Huffington Post.
What are your reactions on this historical moment?! If you think last night was crazy wait until his inauguration acceptance speech on January 20, 2009 in Washington, DC!!!
I’m might take the trip down to DC to witness history!
Sidebar: The inauguration speech will go down the day after MLK day…WOW!
