Home • Celebrity Star Gazing 11.7.12 By Essence · Updated October 28, 2020 01 Re-elected! President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama and daughters Sasha and Malia arrive on stage in Chicago after his big victory. SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images 02 Celebrate Black Love President Barack Obama is embraced by First Lady Michelle Obama on stage in Chicago, where he delivered his victory speech. Getty Images 03 Victorious! President Barack Obama gives the thumbs-up from the stage in Chicago. ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images 04 Casual Chic Rihanna is seen out and about in New York City. NCP/Star Max/FilmMagic 05 Special Treat Lianne La Havas stops by the ESSENCE office to give a special performance from her acclaimed new album Is Your Love Big Enough? Michael Rowe 06 UK Songbird Emeli Sande performs on stage at Clyde Auditorium in Glasgow, United Kingdom. Ross Gilmore/Redferns via Getty Images 07 True Blue Performance Seal performs on stage at London’s Hammersmith Apollo. Joseph Okpako/Redferns via Getty Images 08 Lighting Up Leona Lewis attends the switching on of the Oxford Street christmas lights in London, England. Ferdaus Shamim/WireImage