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Michelle Obama Tells Ty She’s Not Having It!
Yesterday we ran a story about the company Ty, creator of Beanie Babies making two AA dolls that coincidentally were names Sasha and Malia. They went on to say that it was purely a coincidence and that they were in no way based on real people including the two daughters of our new President Barack Obama. Well even Stevie Wonder saw right through that and yesterday Michelle … [Read more...]
Beanie Baby Company Gets In On The Obama Hustle With Sweet Sasha and Marvelous Malia
Yesterday we gave you our list of the top 5 Obama hustles during inauguration weekend. Well here we go again. This time Ty - The company responsible for making Beanie Babies has introduced two new dolls to their line of TyGirlz. The two your AA dolls don't necessarily look like the First Little Ladies but you can't deny the names which are Sweet Sasha and Marvelous Malia. A … [Read more...]
CNN: Black First Family ‘Changes Everything’
Interesting article over on CNN titled:Black first family 'changes everything'. Here's an excerpt: Jamaal Young was watching Barack Obama and his family greet an ecstatic crowd in Chicago, Illinois, on Election Night when he realized that something seemed wrong. President Obama and his wife, Michelle, and their daughters, Malia and Sasha, greet the … [Read more...]
Top 5 Obama Hustles During Inauguration
Every street entrepreneur imaginable descended on the nations capital to hawk junk be a part of the historic inauguration of our 44th President Barack Obama. President Obama has already provided an economic stimulus to these folks. Here's our list for the top 5 Obama hustles we witnessed over the weekend. 1. Pepsi - Amazing how Pepsi has jacked Obama's logo and didn't even … [Read more...]
Celebs Behind the Scenes at Obama “We Are One” Concert
If you're short for time skip ahead to the 6:30 mark where Barack and Michelle greet everyone. Mr. President looks like he'd fit in well at one of my cookouts. I wonder if he'd stop through BMWK HQ??? (If the video comes up on Al Gore instead of the concert you may have to go back one screen to the left. The video you want is Show 137!) BMWK, am I the only one who … [Read more...]
Harlem Kid’s Letters To The President
BMWK – Blogging History All Weekend
Wednesday, Jan. 21 7:55AM EST It's over. Inauguration weekend that is. I have more pics for you that I'll be posting later. I'll probably do a weekend in review with just the photo galleries. Tweeting live from The Mall was not a success lol because of the cell phone service or lack thereof. We did attend the inauguration of Barack Obama yesterday. Your man TheDad executed … [Read more...]
Best Buy® Offers Free Onsite Technology Guidance at Inauguration
I learned this great info for Inauguration attendees.Best Buy is going to be available to show you how to send text messages and use twitter to stay in constant contact with friends. They're also going to download photos and burn them to DVD for you to free up space on your camera for more flics. Great idea, check the details below. Best Buy ® Offers Free Onsite Technology … [Read more...]
Allyson’s Ultimate Inauguration Survival Tip Guide
So you've decided to ignore the facts that it will be cold as the arctic, millions of people will be in your way and the city will be a militarized zone-- you're coming anyway. Well here are some Inaugural Do's and Don'ts and other helpful advice: This is how it will go down: President Elect Barack Obama will be sworn in as the 44th President of the United States on the West … [Read more...]
Barack and Michelle Obama On The Cover of Ebony Magazine’s Black Love Issue
Ebony Magazine Names This Year's 10 Hottest Couples Plus: How the Obamas' Story of Commitment Inspires America Get the inside scoop on which celebrities made Ebony magazine's coveted 10 hottest couples list and learn some secrets on how they keep their love alive. PLUS: President-elect Barack Obama's electoral victory has reshaped the landscape of American politics … [Read more...]
Obama Children Start School in DC
Well the BMWK kids started a new school yesterday too, at least our youngest two did. After dropping them off with TheMom and making sure they were straight I was headed into work and got caught in bumper to bumper gridlock downtown. Rush hour had long gone so this was strange. I couldn't figure out why until I was looking for this story and realized Obama has all of the … [Read more...]
Guest Post: ObaManiaâ„¢ And The Cult Of Personality
[Editor's Note: Pessimism alert! You've been forewarned.] Anyone who has read this blog for any period of time knows I'm an Obama supporter, but I'm emphatically not an Obama Stan. And there's a huuuuge difference between the two. I gave my money, time, and even days off work to help Barry get elected. Not necessarily because I was all wrapped up in "change" and "making … [Read more...]
Obama on Meet The Press With Tom Brokaw
Video of Barack Obama on Meet The Press with Tom Brokaw. In this clip he talks about the big three in the auto industry. … [Read more...]
Audio: Barack Obama Ebony Interview
Your favorite black and married couple has all the connects. We've obtained audio from the historic Barack Obama interview with Ebony. Ebony was the first media outlet to interview Obama after winning the election. Check out these three audio segments below: Obama on Black Issues [audio:https://184.168.89.220/Audio/OBAMABLACKISSUES.mp3] Obama on … [Read more...]