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Twin Peeps

GiggleSugar — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 04:00:00 -0800

Alicia Keys at the Oscars and Mulan, Disney heroine.

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Twin Peeps

GiggleSugar — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 04:00:00 -0700

Victoria's Secret model Adriana Lima and singer Alicia Keys from her new video for the song "Another Way to Die."

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Take Your First Lady to School Day, She'll Bring the Stars

CitizenSugar — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 12:45:30 -0700

Michelle Obama really has this women's-history-month thing down! Today she organized a star-studded career day that was held at schools throughout the Washington, DC, area.

Friends of the first lady, including Alicia Keys, Sheryl Crow, actress Alfre Woodard, and makeup mogul Bobbi Brown shared inspiring stories of success.

Michelle advised the students to start preparing for college now and told the inquiring minds that, yes, she puts her own clothes on in the morning.

To see more photos of Michelle, her friends, and the excited students, read more.

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Sorority President Commissions $900K Wax Statue of Herself

TresSugar — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:00:00 -0700

It might have been OK to waste funds when former Chicago Housing Authority comptroller Barbara McKinzie worked in government, but her sorority sisters at Alpha Kappa Alpha are not having it! McKinzie, who is the current national president of the oldest predominantly black sorority, is being sued by AKA members for misusing funds. One of the alleged offenses? Spending $900,000 on a wax statue of herself.

Moving from the bizarre to the blatant, McKinzie is also accused of racking up $400,000 in personal expenses and setting up a $4,000 a month pension for herself for after she leaves office.

McKinzie denies the allegations, saying: "The malicious allegations leveled against AKA by former leaders are based on mischaracterizations and fabrications not befitting our ideals of sisterhood, ethics and service."

If the allegations are true, perhaps McKinzie thought she had to live up to the lifestyle enjoyed by some of the sorority's famous alumnae. That list includes: Alicia Keys, Jada Pinkett Smith, Eleanor Roosevelt, Maya Angelou, Gladys Knight, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King.

Presidential Candidates on Idol Gives Back, Tonight!

LibertySugar — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:00:50 -0700

Three wanna be American Idols will go on national TV tonight, trying to impress Americans in an attempt to get the most votes. I'm not talking talented singers, but rather the final three presidential candidates. I wonder if Ryan Seacrest is available to host Democratic debate #537?

Hillary Clinton, John McCain, and Barack Obama will appear on tonight's "Idol Gives Back" special, in a blatant attempt to look cool, I mean, raise money for charity. Are you excited to see the candidates at a fund raiser with Victoria and David Beckham, Jim Carrey, Adam Sandler, Alicia Keys, Celine Dion . . . ? Oh, and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown will be there, too.

But it turns out that the American Idol charity might not be "giving back" all it claims to be. To see the case of the missing millions, read more.

The charity has yet to specify where it spent the $76 million raised last year.

In fact, some $5 million remains undistributed. Dr. Irwin Redlener, the president and a co-founder (with the musician Paul Simon) of the Children’s Health Fund says, “sometimes celebrity or entertainment industry-based charities might not be the most sophisticated organizations in distributing the money they raise.”

What inspires you to give to charity - knowing the funds are well managed? The fact that your favorite politician and/or celebrity gets behind it?

Will you be tuning in tonight at 7:30-10:00 p.m. EDT/PDT?

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Ridiculously Talented Little Girl

GiggleSugar — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 01:00:00 -0800

Watch this little girl play the piano and soulfully sing Alicia Keys' "Falling" and prepare to be blown away. Jezebel featured her playing bass and singing recently, but it turns out Gabi is multi-talented! Wow. (And can you believe this is on Maury Povich, weird phobia central?!)