Jennifer Hudson has cancelled music video plans

Jennifer Hudson has cancelled music video plans

Jennifer Hudson has cancelled her plans to film her music video next week.

Last month, Hudson’s mother, nephew, and brother will murdered.

After Hudson’s three beloved family members have passed, she is not yet ready to get back to work.

"The video was set up before the tragedy and she felt like she should finish what she started, but she's realized that she's not ready to go back to work," a source says. "It's too early."

Hudson will continue on her music video project after her family drama blows over.

Michael Jackson is still going off the deep end

Jessica Simpson bas been dropped by her label

Nicole Richie album coming soon

Tara Reid is going to rehab

Tara Reid is going to rehab

Tara Reid will be making her way to rehab very soon.

"Tara Reid has checked herself into Promises Treatment Center. We appreciate your respect to her and her family's privacy at this time," Reid’s publicist said.

Just two months ago, Reid said she was a “social drinker,” who enjoyed an occasional glass of wine.

Reid is headed to the treatment facility Tuesday.

McGraw to be governor

Harry Potter is coming to your town

Shania Twain has a new boy

Hanson brother adds to his family

Hanson brother adds to his family

The Hanson brothers might not be making music, but they sure are making more of their family.

Taylor Hanson, the lead singer of Hanson, and his wife just welcomed their fourth son, Vigo Moriah, Tuesday in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

"Viggo is doing great. He is the perfect early Christmas gift. We look forward to being home to enjoy the holidays with him and his very excited brothers and sister," said Taylor and his wife.

Taylor and his wife already have 3 kids together.

Taylor’s brothers, Issac and Zac, also have children of their own.

Spiderman movie will make its way to Broadway

Ellen is new Covergirl spokeswoman

Desperate Housewives may stay nine seasons

Oprah tops power 100 list

Oprah tops power 100 list

Oprah Winfrey has been named the most powerful woman in entertainment according to The Hollywood Reporter’s 17th annual Women in Entertainment Power 100 list.

The Power 100 List basically honors the top 100 women in the television and motion picture industries.

It is not a surprise that Winfrey topped the list.

"The decision to place Oprah at the top of the list was based on her dizzying array of Oprah-branded media and her immense cultural influence. Today's most powerful woman in entertainment might just be the most influential woman in America" said the editor of The Hollywood Reporter.

Winfrey was number six on the list last year.

Also on the list: Angelina Jolie at 24, Tyra Banks at 36, Tina Fey at 51, Shonda Rhimes at 56, and Rachael Ray at 65.

Mary-Kate Olsen has a new boy toy

Mischa Barton to guest star on Ugly Betty

Project Runway may be in trouble

Does Janet have a bun in the oven?

Does Janet have a bun in the oven?

Janet Jackson’s recent tour cancel could be an illness that will disappear in nine months.

Gossip papers claim that Jackson is pregnant.

Jackson is dating Jermain Dupri, and both have said they want to get married and have children.

Dupri was asked if Jackson was pregnant, and he didn’t deny or confirm the rumor.

Jackson is 42, so her and Dupri should get a move on with their family.

Oprah expected to interview Britney Spears soon

Amy Poehler makes another SNL appearance

80's classics being made into porn spoofs

Gary Coleman's charges dropped

Gary Coleman's charges dropped

Gary Coleman lucked out on Tuesday when California court ruled that all criminal charges that were pinned on him after his ‘incident’ will be dropped in nine months if he doesn’t get into any more trouble.

Back in September, Coleman allegedly ran over a fan outside of a Utah bowling alley.

Coleman pleaded no contest to his charges of reckless driving and disorderly conduct.  By doing this he was granted a plea in abeyance.

The fan is now seeking damages from the run in and is filling a personal injury lawsuit against Coleman.

The lawyer representing the victim said, "We're involved in fact discovery right now. Right now we are doing written questions and next will be Mr. Coleman's deposition. It will be the first time that we will have an opportunity to take his statement and get his version of the events as they transpired."

Suspect taken into custody dealing with Hudson murders

Simon Cowell's limo was bugged

Obama will give his children chores in the White House

2008: Death on "Black Friday"

2008: Death on "Black Friday"

This years “Black Friday” added a whole new meaning to black when a Wal-Mart employee was trampled to death by early morning shoppers in New York.

 

At around 4:55 am on Friday a crowd of more than 2,000 shoppers forced their way into the Valley Stream, NY store.

 

There were only around six workers, and they were obviously unable to hold the crowd back. 

 

Witnesses said the doors flew open, and the mob rushed the store.  Jdimytai Damour was then thrown back and the crowd literally trampled him to death.

 

New York police say that shoppers who ran over the victim could face criminal charges.

 

“I’ve heard other people call this an accident, but it is not. Certainly it was a foreseeable act,” said the New York detective.

Twilight star goes gay

Whitney will not reunite with Bobby Brown

Orlando Bloom is officially engaged

Mother accused of the cause of teen's suicide

Mother accused of the cause of teen's suicide

A Missouri women was convicted Wednesday of three misdemeanor charges after being accused of participating in a MySpace hoax that ended in a young teenagers suicide.

The L.A. jury rejected more serious felonies to this woman.

Lori Drew, 49, allegedly posed as a 16-year-old boy named Josh Evans on MySpace and contributed in “an elaborate scheme to inflict massive humiliation” on the emotionally fragile teenager that ended when she hanged herself.

Drew faces up to three years in prison after the federal jury did not convict her on three felony charges. The felony counts had carried a maximum 20-year term.

This has been called the nation’s first cyber-bulling trial. Drew was officially accused of hatching the MySpace romance plan in 2006 because of a feud between Drew’s daughter and the teen. The fictional “Josh” concluded the online flirting by sending a message saying “the world would be better off without Meier(the teen).”

Meier then hung herself in a closet with a belt and died the next day.

The Hill's Heidi and Spencer get married

Michelle Williams really misses Heath

Ashlee and Pete's new baby: Mowgli?

MTV to host inaugural ball

MTV to host inaugural ball

MTV is going all political on us these days.

The network has decided to throw an inaugural ball for President-elect Barack Obama next year.

On January 20th MTV will host “Be the change Inaugural Ball” at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington.

Not only will several celebrities be there, government officials will attend the ball, too.

This even will be televised on MTV and on MTV’s website the night of the event.

Twlight star caught boozing too hard

Lohan's doll not selling well

Michael Jackson is going broke

Twlight opens at number one

Twlight opens at number one

Twlight has taken the number one spot in the box offices this week.

The movie brought out $70 million on its opening day.

For hardcore Twlight fans, there is fortunately a sequel already in the works.

Stephanie Meyer might become the next J.K. Rowling. Breakout star Robert Pattinson is a new teenage heartthrob. Watch out Zach Efron, vampires are on the prowl.

Despite the bad economy, Hollywood still remains on top.


Miley is 16!

Brittneys CD to release soon

David Spade lands a hottie

There is trouble in the HIlton paradise

There is trouble in the Hilton paradise 

Paris Hilton and Benji Madden have officially ended their romance.

 Hilton and Madden broke up after more than nine months of dating, according to one of Hilton’s friends.

 "She is saddened by the breakup but they're just too different and they wanted different things in life," says a source close to Hilton. "He was loyal and sweet but it was time to take a break."

There have been rumors that the two have been unfaithful to each other, but both Hilton and Madden deny them.

 On Nov. 15 Paris was photographed getting close with ex-boyfriend Stavros Niarchos at nightspot Mokai in Miami.

Britney Spears is healing

Twins are taking a toll on Angelina

Brad: life with 6 kids is hard to handle

September arrest puts Heather Locklear with DUI charges

September arrest puts Heather Locklear with DUI charges

Heather Locklear was arrested in September on suspicion of DUI, and now has been formally charged with driving under the influence of drugs according to the Santa Barbara, California District Attorney’s Office.

 

Although she was under the influence of drugs, they were not illegal drugs.  They were “prescription medications” and if Locklear is convicted she can face up to six months in county jail.

 

 

"Lab tests showed she had no alcohol in her system and no illegal narcotics of any kind," says Senior Deputy District Attorney Lee Carter.

 

Carter did not comment on what kind or amount of medications were in Locklear’s system.

 

Luckily, Locklear can only be charged with a misdemeanor because DUI without injuries are not considered a felony.

Keifer Sutherland spills about jail

Dancing with the Stars contestant seeks medical attention

John Mayer and Jennifer Aniston are happy as ever

Another teenage celebrity out of control

Another teenage celebrity is out of control

Dancing with the stars contestant, Cody Linley, is apparently quite the little party animal.

 

Not only is he a semi-finalist on Dacing with the Stars, he plays Hannah Montana’s boyfriend on the hit Disney show Hannah Montana.

 

Linley, who is only 18, has been drinking heavily and grabbing women’s butts when he is out on the town with his Dancing with the Stars friends, according to Star magazine.

 

He is so out of control that he vomited into a cocktail glass and immediately was taken and put in his producer’s car.

The Hills will continue on with a 5th season

New Harry Potter will debut this Friday

Ashlee Simpson went into labor Saturday

George Clooney may star on ER again

George Clooney may star on ER again

To many peoples surprise, George Clooney might make his way back to ER.

 Details have not been set, and the current cast of ER is clueless to any plans that are being made with Clooney.

 "I'd love to know!" Linda Cardellini tells us. "They don't tell us anything about the real story of what's going on, and I think we'll be the last to know."

 Noah Wyle apparently has spread this rumor, ER cast member.

 Since there are only six episodes of ER left to shoot in the season, then the deal with Clooney needs to close soon in order for him to appear on the show.

 NBC will still not comment about the rumor.

Neverland is lost forever

Clay Aiken shows his beautiful baby

The View hosts are telling lies

Lindsay Lohan now feels 'grounded'

Lindsay Lohan now feels 'grounded'

Lindsay Lohan has come quite a long way since her in and out visits to rehab last year.  The now grounded actress has regained control of herself and is how happy with her life.

 Lohan admits that her problems with control substances were because she felt lonely.

 "I was going to clubs all the time and it was not okay. I was so alone," Lohan said.

 Lohan says she owes her sobriety to rehab, and also her relationship with deejay Samanta Ronson.

 “She's a wonderful person and I love her very much," said Lohan.

 Lohan and Ronson have never said that they were a couple, but Lohan did tell Harper’s Bazaar that she might be bisexual.

Britney Spear's son hospitalized

Dancing with the Star's star gets injured

Gay character gets the ax from Grey's

Hugh Hefner's former girlfriend is now engaged

Hugh Hefner's former girlfriend is now engaged

The Girls Next Door star, Kendra Wilkinson, was Hugh Hefner’s girlfriend, but now she has snagged herself another man.

Wilkinson is now engaged to Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Hank Basket, according to Hefner.

"[She] has met someone who she would like to spend the rest of her life with," Hefner said.

Wilkinson and Basket will wed at the Playboy Mansion, and Hefner will give Wilkinson away.

"I have given her my blessing and will be giving her away at a very special wedding ceremony at the Playboy Mansion this coming June," Hefner adds.

Wilkinson isn’t the only former girlfriend that is finding a new man. Costar Holly Madison has recently been seen with magician Criss Angel.

Suspect in Hudson murder may come forward

Another Disney star in a nude photo shoot scandal

Miley Cyrus may be on birth control

Grey's is going un-gay

Grey's is going un-gay

ABC’s Greys Anatomy is taking a shocking turn as they cut one of the two gay characters out of the show.

 Actress Brooke Smith’s, who plays Dr. Hahn the girlfriend to Dr. Torres on the show, last show will be this Thursday November 6.

Disappointingly enough, Smith’s character isn’t even given any closure with Dr. Torres.  Apparently, she just walks to her car and is never seen again.

 "Those who work on the ABC series [say] that the gay-themed storylines and gay characters are being downplayed and even erased from upcoming scripts,” according to ABC.

 The show’s creator, Shonda Rhimes, had nothing to do with the decision.  The executives at ABC made the final decision.

Tea and David might stay together

Gay Marriage has been banned

Heidi fired from The Hills

Voting for president never tasted so good

Voting for president never tasted so good

Corporations are rewarding Americans for voting in this historical election.

 Krispie Kreme, Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream, Starbucks, and Chick-fil-a are all giving out free items to those who vote.

 Ben & Jerry’s wanted to not only satisfy people who voted, but also children who were under 18 that were unable to vote.

 "Originally, we planned to give free scoops away just to those who voted. We found out afterwards that certain laws may not allow it. So instead we're celebrating our election with a national party," a rep for Ben & Jerry's said.

Giving out free donuts, coffee, ice cream, and chicken is an incentive for people to go out and vote.

 Anne Hathaway has a new man

 Janet Jackson's tour cancelled

Kirsten Dunst is now a filmmaker

 

 

Joaquin Phoenix will quit acting

Joaquin Phoenix will quit acting

Joaquin Phoenix announced Monday that he plans to quit acting.

 "I want to take this opportunity ... to give you the exclusive and just talk a little bit about the fact that this will be my last performance as an actor," the two-time Oscar nominee told Extra at the San Francisco event. "I'm not doing films anymore."

 Phoenix now wants to pursue singing instead of acting.

 He didn’t give any specific details about his future singing career.  Although, he has been working on a record with a British band.

 Phoenix first learned to play the guitar when he played Johnny Cash in Walk The Line.

Lil' Wayne is alive and kickin' despite rumors

John McCain on SNL

High School Musical 3 is #1

Jennifer Hudson's nephew murdered

Jennifer Hudson's nephew murdered

Oscar award winning actress, Jennifer Hudson, has received devastating news about her family over the past couple of days.

 Hudson’s 7-year-old nephew, Julian King, died of multiple gunshot wounds.  His death has been ruled a homicide.  Just three days earlier, Hudson’s mother, Darnell Donerson, and brother, Jason Hudson were found fatally shot in their home.

 King had been missing since the killings, and was found dead in the back of an abandoned SUV in Chacigo.

 "We're not releasing anything else," said ME spokesman Sean Howard. "We possibly have a criminal out there and we have to maintain discretion."

 There are no suspects released yet, but police has declared King’s stepfather, William Balfour, as a “person of interest”.   Police are now investigating all three murders as one case.

 "Our investigation continues. He is still considered a person of interest in the investigation," Monique Bond, spokesman for the Chicago Police Department said.

Bristol Palin's wedding

Jo Dee Messina having a baby

Lindsay and America fight rumors

Palin finally speaks about her $150K wardrobe

Palin finally speaks about her $150K wardrobe

After news broke out last week saying the McCain campaign spend $150,000 on Sarah Palin's wardrobe, she has been hesitant to talk about it.

 If Palin won't talk about it, someone will.  Elisabeth Hasselbeck, a host on The View, brought it up when she was introducing Palin at a rally in the Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimee, Flordia.

 Hasselbeck said, "Instead of the issues, they are focused, fixated, on her wardrobe. Now, with everything going on in the world it seems a bit odd. But let me tell you, this is deliberately sexist."

People are confused as to how this is sexist.  The issue at hand is that the McCain campaign is wasting donations on unnecessary things.

Since Hasselbeck did bring up it, Palin obviously felt obligated to speak about it.

"This whole thing with the wardrobe, you know I have tried to just ignore it because it is so ridiculous, but I am glad now that Elisabeth brought it up, cause it gives me an opportunity without the filter of the media to get to tell you the whole clothes thing," Palin said. ""Those clothes, they are not my property. Just like the lighting and the staging and everything else that the RNC purchased, I'm not taking them with me. I am back to wearing my own clothes from my favorite consignment shop in Anchorage, Alaska."

Lohan is not a lesbian, she's bisexual

World's largest man marries longtime girlfriend

Boyle: walking the red carpet barefoot 

Move over Oprah, Palin's in town

Move over Oprah, Palin's in town

 Move over Oprah, Sarah Palin might be taking your time slot.

 If John McCain and Sarah Palin lost the election, Palin might be looking for a career on television.

 The Early Show producer Steve Friedman tells The Hollywood Reporter, "Any television person who sees the numbers when she appears on anything would say Sarah Palin would be great."

Some TV executives are stoked about Palin wanting a career on television.

But not everyone is so excited about Palin’s new idea.

"I would not put her on the air. I find her a little stiff, and her ability to read the room is not quite fully developed."

Will Ferrel back on SNL playing Bush

Baby Mama star has a baby

McCain's brother gets fussy about traffic

Martha Stewart's c0-CEO is on thin ice

Martha Stewart's c0-CEO is on thin ice

Martha Stewart and her new co-CEO are not seeing eye to eye.

 

Wenda Harris Millard was named co-CEO of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia back in June.

 

One of Millards close friends told NY Post, "It's no secret that Martha isn't the easiest person to work for. It wouldn't be the end of the world if [Millard] were to leave."

 

 

Millard feels that Martha is too controlling.  Millard is also less sure of herself as a CEO and is very quick to delegate responsibilities.

 

Sources are confused as to why they hired Millard again.

 

"I've worked with Martha in some capacity for more than four years, and I deeply admire and respect her. We've made enormous strides together and I'm looking forward to more great things to come," Millard said.

Bono and family go to Disneyland

Move over Oprah, Sarah Palin's on her way

Barack and Bill together at last

 

Is Zac turning in his HSM basketball jersey for a pirate sword?

Is Zac turning in his HSM basketball jersey for a pirate sword?

Recent rumors about Zac Efron’s next role starring as a pirate are not true—not yet.

 The High School Musical 3: Senior Year star says he has no established plans to follow Orlando Bloom’s footsteps in the fourth Pirates of the Caribbean movie.

 "Honestly, at this time it's just a rumor," Efron told Ryan Seacrest on the American Idol host's radio show on Wednesday. "I wish I was going to be in Pirates of the Caribbean 4, so hopefully that will happen for me."

 Despite being chatty about his new perspective movie, Efron would not discuss anything about his love life and girlfriend, Vanessa Hudgens.

 "Dude, honestly, I don't talk about it," Efron said. "It's just easier."

Gossip girl hospitalized

The Sheen family are expecting...twins!

Kim Kardashian trades in the red carpet for a hospital gown

Madonna and Ritchie are divorcing

Madonna and Ritchie are divorcing

Madonna and Guy Ritchie are getting divorce. The couple has been married for seven years and have three children Lourdes, 12, Rocco, 8, and David, 3.

There apparently have been problems brewing between Madonna and Richie according to Madonna’s friend.

"It was unraveling throughout the last year," says a source close to both camps. "They were living separate lives and coming together every now and then for the cameras."

The scandalous relationship between Madonna and Alex Rodriguez sparked the divorce, along with other issues the couple was disagreeing on.

"It wasn't just one thing," explains the source. "They just lost their connection."


Will Angie adopt AGAIN?!?

Nelly Furtado gets married

Colin Powell supports Obama

Tim McGraw disappointed by his new album

Tim McGraw disappointed by his new album

Tim McGraw released a new album, and fans were disappointed that it wasn’t new music.           

 In order to extend his contract term, McGraw’s label, Curb Records, decided to release a greatest his album, despite efforts that McGraw has been putting toward a new album for more than a year.

 "I am saddened and disappointed that my label chose to put out another hits album instead of new music," says the country singer. "I've only had one studio album since my last hits package. It has to be just as confusing to the fans as it is to me."

 McGraw’s label expects the album to debut as the No. 1 album on the Billboard Country chart.

Are Jennifer Aniston and John Mayer relighting the flame?

DJ AM is flattered to be touring with Jay-Z

Reese and Jake are in L.O.V.E

Jess and Tony are not engaged

Jess and Tony are not engaged

Tony Romo and his girlfriend Jessica Simpson have never gone shopping for engagement rings, despite the rumors flying around.  They won’t be shopping for pinky rings either.

Romo, a Dallas Cowboys’ quarterback, broke his pinky finger on his right hand Sunday in an overtime loss to the Arizona Cardinals.

Romo, who throws with his right hand, will not be able to play for four weeks.

Simpson keeps fighting off engagement rumors.

"We are not engaged!" Simpson explains to Entertainment Tonight.  "Tony and I have not gone to Neiman Marcus – somebody said we bought a ring there. I couldn't drag Tony in to Neiman Marcus if I tried."

Rebecca Romijn and Jerry O'Connell are expecting

Lisa Marie names twin girls

Sheryl Crow's battle with cancer only made her stronger

Clinton & Obama

Clinton & Obama

The fact that either Hillary Clinton, a white woman, or Barack Obama, a black man will be the Democratic nominee for president is stirring up a national debate about how sexism and racism may profile the campaign.

A tea party with members of Columbus, Ohio’s Junior League a question posed:  Is blatant sexism more acceptable than blatant racism? 

“Sexism of the nature Hillary Clinton is experiencing has been around as kind of an acceptable joke for years.  As far as racism, it’s definitely not politically correct or acceptable,” voter Babette Feibel told us.

Hillary Clinton has had to deal with plenty of sexist remarks.  At a rally, people yelled at her and told her to “iron their shirts.”  Radio host Rush Limbaugh told listeners, “Will this country want to actually watch a woman get older before their eyes on a daily basis?”

Palin finally speaks

Sarah Palin speaks to CNN

Palin vs Biden

Which is more tabboo: racism or sexism?

Which is more tabboo: Racism or Sexism?

Sexism and racism have been rising between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. These expressions have been obvious, yet subtle, and sometimes imagined. These two politicians are revamping the national debate over what is and is not okay to say in public.

Clinton’s camp has seen sexism in comments about her appearance and emotions. Obama’s supporters have complained about racial implications in remarks about his Muslim-like middle name, Hussein, and his drug use as a young man.

Between the two democratic nominees being a white woman and a black man, this situation has created uproar of the nations sensitivity – or lack thereof – to certain kinds of comments. Is it more acceptable, for instance, to make a sexist remark than a racist remark?

"It's always been easier," says Marie Wilson, president of the White House Project, which encourages women's advancement in politics. "With women, you can get away with it."


Barack and Hillary: Racism vs Sexism

Palin vs. Obama

Is Sexism less offensive than racism?

Michelle speaks highly of Barack

Michelle speaks highly of Barack

Michelle Obama called her husband’s running mate, Joe Biden, “one of the smartest men in Washington,” just hours before the vice-presidential debate.

“[Biden is] the kind of guy you want to have a beer with,” she told Ryan Seacrest on his KIIS-FM radio show Thursday.  “I hope that part of his personality comes through.”

As for her own man, Michelle talked about her husband’s eternal energy and promise – and also about the couple’s relationship.

Seacrest asked how she and Barack met,  Michelle said he merely told her, “We should go out.  He had no special lines.  Barack’s not some line-giver.”

 

Michelle Obama secret:  Slumber parties

Obama:  Not to appear on SNL anymore

Meet the Obamas

White House or Black House?

White House or Black House?

The Republican Party of Texas will donate $1,500 to charity.  It received the money from leasing a booth at its state convention to a vendor who sold racist buttons, according to reports.

The booth selling the racist pin was leased by Jonathan Alcox of Florida according to the Dallas Morning News. 

Texas Republican’s spokesperson, Hans Klinger, said the Republicans have been unsuccessful in trying to reach the vendor, Republicanmarket.com, who sold pins, scarves, and other items last weekend.

So, instead, the part is sending a letter saying that he isn’t allowed to sell any items at any further state GOP events. 

The Republican Party has not decided which charity will receive its donation.

 Klinger went on to say that he and Republican leaders believe the pin is distasteful and they hated that it was being sold at their event, which he said was upbeat and dedicated to unity.

Racist Button

Texas Republicans donate money raised from racist button

Vendor sells racist button

Sexism and Hillary Clinton

Sexism and Hillary Clinton

What kind of American leader would stand silent, supporting with sexist comments, attack with anti-feminist comments on a respectful women of the same party, but a national Democratic leader? 

Barack Obama.

Obama’s breakthrough says something good about the state of racial politics in our nation or the lack of racial politics and also the involvement of young people in politics.  But in his silence in the case of the media ridiculing Hillary Clinton by a national press corps obsessed with her gender is telling.  

And unless Barack Obama speaks, his campaign’s acceptance of the gender bias moved by our national media will remind many of Ronald Meagan’s acceptance of the race-baiting southern stragety because if Obama accepts the presidenct, because of utter sexism, a vicious gender attack on a female rival – the most famous female Democrat in history – he will set feminism in our country back a generation.

There is no hope for John Edwards.  His cruel reaction to the news that Hillary Clinton got a bit emotional during a New Hampshire diner visit was a window into an empty room.

Palin vs. Fey

Sexism Victim

Texas Racist Republicans

Ole Miss overcomes racial past

Ole Miss overcomes racial past

The University of Mississippi is holding the first debate of the presidential campaign this Friday.  The millions of viewers will see one thing: Ole Miss has changed.

The university’s chancellor, Robert Khayat, a former Ole Miss football star, sees the debate as an extraordinary opportunity to remember in 1962, when white students rioted, leaving two dead, in protest against the enrollment of the university’s first black student, James Meredith. 

"For many people, 1962 is locked in their memory, as far as Ole Miss is concerned," Khayat said. "Now, 46 years later, we're hosting the presidential debate and one of the candidates is an African-American. That, I think, speaks volumes about where we were and where we are."

Since Khayat was a appointed chancellor 13 years ago black enrollment has increased to 14 percent, from 5.8 percent in 1995. (Mississippi is nearly 40 percent black)  

The Confederate flag is no longer everywhere at football games.  In 2006, Civil War memorials on campus were joined by a monument to Meredith and integration.

Obama says McCain campaign not racist

Obama: McCain is cynical

Obama accuses McCain of being racist

Obama struggling with Clinton supporters

Obama struggling with Clinton supporters

Barack Obama’s support from Hillary Clinton supporters to still where it was in June. A poll showed Tuesday that his lack of progress is weakening his support from the Democratic Party.

An Associated Press-Yahoo News poll shows that the adults who supported Hillary during the primaries, 58 percent now support Obama. That is the same percent who said in June that they would support Obama.

The poll shows that while Obama has gained support from Clinton supporters-69 percent are in his favor. This has gained 9 percent since June.

Clinton’s supporters' views of John McCain have improved during this period.


McCain wants to postpone debate

CBS bans sexist McCain Ad

Republicans and sexism

Obama and Hilary compete

Obama and Hilary compete

Hillary Clinton’s campaign strongly believes that the press had been kinder to Barack Obama than it has been to her.  

Many of her supporters are up in arms about this.  I would say it’s definitely true that Obama has gotten better press than Clintons.  

Still, I think Clinton supporters are going a bit overboard with this accusation.  On the other hand, if Obama lost eleven contests in a row, there would be no way he would still be a practical candidate.  

Similarly, if Obama had reached a situation where no one can precisely figure out a way for Clinton to catch his lead without altering DNC rules, I doubt the race would still be considered a competition.

McCain claims to be a leader

Race in the Media

African Americans portrayal in the media