With Kanye, Fall Out Boy, Kid Rock, Usher, Rosario Dawson, and Eric Benet in the building (to name just a few), there was some major star power at the Youth Inaugural Ball that I attended last week. However no one’s star shone anywhere near as bright as the President and First Lady’s when they graced [...]
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“That’s What You Call ‘Old School’”
Posted in The Inauguration, The Obamas on January 27, 2009 | 1 Comment »
‘What if the Mightiest Word is Love?’
Posted in Inspiration, The Inauguration on January 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
So if you’re like me, you were probably less than satisfied with the poem recited by Inaugural Poet Elizabeth Alexander at the end of President Obama’s swearing-in ceremony. I kept thinking to myself, “Where’s Angelou, where’s Giovanni, where’s Morrison? Hell, where’s Def Poetry Jam?”
But after reading the full text of the poem [...]
A Letter to My Unborn Children on Inauguration Day
Posted in Inspiration, The Inauguration on January 20, 2009 | 9 Comments »
January 20, 2009
Dear Babies,
I don’t know your names, and we are yet to meet, but I just want you to know this one thing-your daddy was there. I was there at the exact moment that the world changed forever.
By the time you read this, it may be hard for you to imagine me as [...]
The Suite Life
Posted in The Inauguration on January 20, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Washington, D.C. January 18, 2009
So I didn’t get the presidential suite, but I must say, BET spared no expense for my lodging. At one time, The Fairfax Embassy Row was a high-end apartment building, and was also the childhood residence of Al Gore. Located in the heart of Embassy Row (look it up on [...]
“Obama Chicken…Yummy, Yummy, Yummy!”
Posted in Hilarity, The Inauguration on January 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Washington, D.C. January 17, 2009
So I made it to D.C. for the Inauguration on Saturday, January 17. I was taking Amtrak so my train arrived in Union Station around 6 p.m. By the time I got there I was hungry as HELL, and there’s nothing more filling than some good ole “chinese” food. So [...]
The Road to the Inauguration
Posted in News, The Inauguration on January 17, 2009 | 1 Comment »
As some of you may know, I also blog for the BET YOU(th) VOTE initiative, and after 7 months of covering the 2008 election and the presidential transition, thanks to viewers’ votes, I recently won the Inauguration Reporter Contest. So this morning, I’m headed to Washington D.C. (along with 2 million other people) to cover [...]
