Catching Up

SINCE the day the entire tapestry of my coming of age was ripped from the walls, not quite three weeks ago, Academy-Award winner Karl Malden passed on at 97; a 24-year-old professional tennis player died of a heart attack; a cousin died of a heart attack; a sister tried to hideaway a stolen car on our property; Michael Jackson had a televised homegoing celebration; President Obama, the First Lady, and Sasha and Malia visited Ghana and the few images of the visit I've been able to take in have stirred up more than I knew was there; Sarah Palin quit governing Alaska because she thinks she's going to be president; Serena Williams won her third Wimbledon title; Andy Roddick almost won his first; another southern Black woman with impeccable credentials has been chosen Surgeon General; Justice Sotomayor's hearing has begun; and the sun in the paradise we're creating finally came up from beneath a shelf of clouds.

Sasha And Malia Get Their Puppy

Pete Souza

The Obamas welcome Bo, a six-month old Portuguese water dog and a gift from Senator and Mrs. Kennedy to Sasha and Malia, recently at the White House.

NATO Summit

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The First Couple Arrives In France

New Faces For A New World

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LOOK. AT. THEM. These beautiful Black people receiving all the pomp and circumstance reserved for royalty. And the President and First Lady of the United States, of course.

It's almost surreal.

I feel like a little kid again. Imagine how my nephew will mature in this world with images like this taking up a lot of space in his inquisitive mind.

Sarah Brown hosts Michelle Obama (with video)
Michelle Obama Hugs The Queen
Michelle Obama Leaves Brits Spellbound
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President Obama Announces the White House Council on Women and Girls

YESTERDAY was International Women's Day.



Later in the day, the First Lady was introduced by Secretary Clinton at the state department where they honored Muslim women.

Black History Month: The White House Honors Stevie Wonder

An evening of celebration with President and Mrs. Obama at the White House in honor of musician Stevie Wonder's receipt of the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song takes place February 25, 2009. The concert will include performances by Wonder with a cavalcade of popular musicians, performing a selection of Wonder's hit songs.

WHAT was it I just wrote about the measure of a culture?

The Other Red Carpet

THE FIRST formal White House event. The Governors Association comes to dinner.