Model Tocarra Jones paid staffers at ESSENCE Magazine a visit.
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Singer Keri Hilson and a newly-married T.I. performed at the “Takers” premiere in Los Angeles.
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The awesome foursome: Actors Idris Elba, Michael Ealy, Chris Brown and Hayden Christensen on the red carpet at the Hollywood premiere of ‘Takers’ on August 4, 2010.
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Actor Jamie Foxx took a pool break at the W Hotel in Miami Beach. Foxx was there to attend T.I. and Tiny’s wedding.
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Star Jones attended the Super Saturday 13, an annual designer garage sale to benefit ovarian cancer research.
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Rihanna, still hot on her “Last Girl on Earth” tour, performed at American Airlines Arena on July 31 in Miami.
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President Barack Obama and family stopped by the International Spy Museum on July 30. It was also the president’s birthday week.
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First Lady Michelle Obama smiles during a walk at Marbella’s city center in southern Spain, where she is vacationing with friends and daughter, Sasha.
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President Barack Obama signed the Fair Sentencing Act, which repealed the “100-to-1” ratio between crack and powder cocaine into a 18-to-1 ratio.
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Kanye West performed at the SINGfest music festival in Singapore where he told the audience he was a changed man.
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Tank serenaded ESSENCE staff during a visit to the office in New York City.
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Still on a world tour to promote “The Karate Kid,” actors Jackie Chan, Jaden Smith, producers Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith attended a press conference in Tokyo on August 5.
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Alicia Keys took some time for R&R with friends in Corsica, France.
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Singer Alicia Keys said “I do” to producer Swizz Beatz in a private wedding ceremony on July 31, 2010.
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Halle Berry filmed a scene for ‘Dark Tide’ at Seal Island, in South Africa.
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President Barack Obama took daughter Sasha to watch the Tulsa Shock play against the Washington Mystics on August 1.
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Actress Gabourey Sidibe looked stylishly curvy while attending the Casio “Shock the World” event at the Manhattan Center in New York City.
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Actress Lynn Whitfield attended the 2010 NYILFF premiere of ‘Gun’ at the School of Visual Arts Theater in New York City.
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Jay-Z and Kanye West had dinner at Nello’s in New York City.