Will Michelle Obama Run For President In 2020? Michelle Obama already has a head start if she decides to take a run for the presidency after four years of Trump. Apparently there are three brand new Federal Election Commission filings for organizations committed specifically to funding Michelle Obama’s Presidential campaign … if she actually decides to run. BUT…is she actually planning to throw her hat in the ring? As Michelle herself said back in March at South by Southwest…she’s got no plans of running for any office. “No, nope, not going to do it.” But just in case you thought she might be playing a little coy with her answers to throw people off her plans…her hubby, President Barack Obama, reiterated what she had to say in his brand new Rolling Stone interview. “Michelle will never run for office.” WELP, there goes that. Michelle seems pretty serious about not swerving into the political lane. But wouldn’t’ you LOVE to see her give it a shot? AP
Aasif Mandvi’s “Flight Safety Rules For Brown People” In the era of a Donald presidency , minorities will need courage, prayer and lots of jokes in order to combat the injustices that we may face and to keep our f**king sanity. Comedian Aasif Mandvi is here to provide us with all of those things in his “Flight Safety Rules For Brown People” None of this would be even remotely funny, if it wasn’t sorta-kinda true. Image via YouTube
Talib Kweli Calls Out Kanye West On Twitter For Losing Touch With Real “Ni**as” Kudos to Talib Kweli for keeping it all the way 100 with Kanye West, who has been acting a dang fool all weekend, ranting during shows, still upset over Jay Z and Beyonce and declaring that even though he didn’t vote, if he had, Trump would have gotten his support. In a series of tweets that showcased both his love and respect for Ye as well as a need for him to wake TF up Kweli spelled out his concerns: What do you think about his message? A few folks said Talib should have picked up the phone and talked to Kanye on his line. Hit the flip to see his response to that.
A video is going viral of a young girl confronting her teacher about saying some racist sentiments in the classroom. The young student is obviously smart and goes into detail about his wording being racist and bigoted. When the teacher tries to rebuttal, he is quickly shut down saying the cliche “who is the president of the United States right now?”
We have featured your boy Fraink White on Bossip a few times. Well, it seems he got married to his boyfriend and another notorious bleacher, Dencia, was at the ceremony as well.
Jurnee Smollett-Bell Welcomes First Child With Husband Josiah Bell Jurnee Smollett-Bell is a proud first-time Mommy ! The actress recently welcomed her son with hubby Josiah . And what did they name this adorable little guy? Hunter Zion Bell. Has a nice ring to it, doesn’t it? What a stunning Mother-son pic. Too cute. And the new Dad is over the moon about his brand new family as well. Precious. Congrats to this happy little family! Instagram/Splash
DJ D-Nice Shares White House Swag Surf Video Remember that moment Dave Chappelle spoke about with all those beautiful Black faces (and Bradley Cooper) gathered in unison at the White House during the Obama’s unofficial send-off by the Black community ? It was caught on camera in its full, extra-black glory. And now we have the fortune of taking a peek. Something tells us there will be a lot less joy (and zero expressions of any sort of cultural pride) in the new White House come this January… Instagram/Splash
Rae Sremmurd’s “Black Beatles” Lands #1 On Billboard Chart You know that infectious tune that can’t get out of your head after scrolling through #MannequinChallenge after #MannequinChallenge on your timeline? It should probably come as no surprise whatsoever that it’s the #1 song in the country now… According to Billboard, Rae Sremmurd’s “Black Beatles” shot from #9 to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the past week…and you know who all to thank for that: “Black Beatles,” released on Eardrummer/Interscope Records, has received a big boost from its usage in viral Mannequin Challenge videos (including one by a Beatle himself, Paul McCartney, who joined in on the phenomenon Nov. 10 via a video posted to his Twitter account with the text, “Love those Black Beatles #MannequinChallenge”). The Mannequin Challenge appears to have begun in an Oct. 26 tweet showing students at Jacksonville, Florida’s Edward H. White High School in mannequin poses; while that clip didn’t feature music, “Black Beatles” has found synchs in a vast array of subsequent videos. Rae Sremmurd then staged its own version of the challenge in concert Nov. 3; the new Nov. 26-dated Hot 100 reflects the sales and streaming tracking week of Nov. 4-10. Not only is “Black Beatles” the first Hot 100 topper for both brother duo Rae Sremmurd (Khalif “Swae Lee” Brown, 21, and Aaquil “Slim Jxmmi” Brown, 22) and Gucci Mane, it’s also the first for the song’s producer and co-writer Mike WiLL Made-It, who, among three prior top 10s, had risen as high as No. 2 in 2013 via Miley Cyrus’ “We Can’t Stop.” (As artists, Rae Sremmurd had previously peaked at a No. 16 high with “No Type” in 2014, while Gucci Mane had hit a No. 14 best as featured, with Sean Garrett, on Mario’s “Break Up” back in 2009. Congrats to these guys! You never know what chance occurrence will push you to the next level… Splash
Oprah Winfrey Says Trump Tweet Was A Mistake Everyone’s favorite auntie Oprah Winfrey found herself in a little bit of hot water after the election last week, when Trump met with Obama and she fired off this tweet: Well, on Sunday, Oprah ate her words a bit during a Facebook Live discussion with Ava Duvernay on her film 13th. Oprah went into the whys and hows of the tweet, but ultimately conceded that it wasn’t her place: “I couldn’t breathe after the election, I was just like [gasp]. I was expecting tension, awkwardness and strain. So, when I saw them sitting together, and I actually took a picture of the screen that said ‘President-elect Trump honored to meet Obama. And President Obama was being so gracious, and I heard Donald Trump say, ‘He’s a good man.’ I heard Donald Trump say, ‘I’m going to be seeking his counsel.’ I literally went … I can breathe now.” My mistake, and what I know to be true, you can never talk about everybody. Even in your arguments with your husband and your children. Don’t talk about what you should do, what you outta do, what everybody else should do, only speak for yourself.” Aw, y’all leave Oprah alone. She’s been around long enough to fire off a questionable tweet here and there…
This is a case of the “white lie” in full effect. To say “Donald Trump is not a racist, but said racist and inflammatory things to get the vote,” is an oxymoron…because you can’t do one without the other.
