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Someone's in BIG trouble!

Politico posted this video of Desiree Rogers and Valerie Jarrett having problems gaining entrance to the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday night. That's right folks. The White House Social Secretary and the Senior Advisor to President Barack Obama were made to dig in their purses for ID as if they were two random guests to the dinner.

Unbelieveable and unacceptable! And I'm sure the security guards received a nice little "You Know You Done Effed Up, Right?" memo to go along with their pink slip on Monday morning.

But as you can see, Ms. Rogers and Ms. Jarrett handled the situation with class.

Glamour Comes To Washington

First Lady Michelle Obama
Photo: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images

Glitz and Glamour was the theme at last night's White House Correspondent's Association Dinner in Washington, D.C., as Hollywood rubbed elbows with the D.C. Beltway. Comedian Wanda Sykes headlined the event, and brought the house down with her trademark brand of tell it like it t-i-z humor that ruffled the feathers of right wingnuts. Oh, well. Truth hurts.

Wanda Sykes

First Lady Michelle Obama looked elegant in a Michael Kors fuschia sheath gown, accented with one of her signature necklaces and silver strappy sandals.

Mrs. Obama's partners-in-fashion, Desirée Rogers and Valerie Jarrett looked devastating as usual, with Ms. Rogers in a Grecian inspired hot pink gown and Ms. Jarrett in a shimmery champagne ensemble. Mums was the word as to who designed their gowns, as the ladies were reluctant to give up the 411. That's right ladies! Keep 'em guessin'!

Desirée Rogers and Valerie Jarrett
Photo: Kyle Samperton

Black Hollywood and Society made its presence known at event. Among the attendees were comedian/actor Chris Tucker, Tyra Banks, Ludacris, Melody Hobson, Al Roker and wife Deborah Roberts, D.C. mayor Adrian Fenty and wife Michelle Fenty, Colin Powell, Donna Brazille, Suzanne Malveaux, Alicia Keys, Dule Hill, Kerry Washington and a host of others.

A Change has definitely come to Washington.

Kerry Washington looking fab in J. Mendel
Photo: Kyle Samperton


Alicia Keys


Forest Whitaker and wife, Keisha


Melody Hobson
Photo: Carol Joynt

Vintage Photo of the Week

In celebration of Mother's Day weekend, I thought it would be fitting to post this beautiful photo of the late vocalist, Dr. Nina Simone and her daughter, Lisa Celeste (now known as Simone) taken in 1971.

Enjoy!

Desirée Rogers Featured in WSJ. Magazine

The über-fabulous and tres chic Desirée Rogers is featured in the May issue of WSJ. Magazine. Here she is looking stunning on the cover in a Viktor & Rolf trench coat and Cartier diamond stud earrings.

The actual article, however, was disappointing. From the first sentence, you know what The Wall Street Journal's agenda is:

"Desirée Glapion Rogers is the descendant of a Creole voodoo priestess named Marie Laveau Glapion..."

Oh, I can hear the right wing nuts now: "See??? I told you those Obamas were dangerous! They're into voodoo! That's why Obama won! He had Desirée put a spell on the country!"

The more things change, the more they stay the same. The racist tone is glaring, but that's par for the cause for Rupert Murdoch's News Corp., the company whose New York Post tabloid newspaper thought this cartoon was funny.

While the article had it's moments of insight into Ms. Rogers' life (She's a breast cancer survivor) and how she's using her business background to reshape the traditional role of the White House Social Secretary, it was also dripping with partisan propaganda, insinuations (claiming that the reason Michelle Obama started a garden at the White House was to deflect the negative press the administration was receiving over the AIG bonuses) and straight up elitism which sought to take away from Ms. Rogers' achievements, but only exposed the author's and her employer's insecurities and envy.

You can read the article for yourselves here: Desirée Rogers’ Brand Obama. But I must warn you: The hate in the comment section is THICK, so make sure you have a cup of chamomile tea at the ready.

Vintage Photo of the Week

Photo: Peter Lindbergh/Vogue

When she's not knockin' folks upside the head with cell phones, Miss Naomi Campbell can work the cameras like nobody's bizness! Here she is in a 1990 Geoffrey Beene photo shoot for Vogue magazine.

Enjoy!