YBF CHICKS: Michelle Fenty & Halle Berry
There’s another First Lady we feel the need to spotlight. Her name is also Michelle, she’s also a lawyer, has fab kiddies, is well known for her fashion steps amongst the socialites in D.C., and her husband is a powerful politician. But her last name is Fenty. Essence did a featurette on the other First Lady of D.C. Michelle Fenty. And you know we love talking about fab chicks. So check it out here.
We were secretly hoping we’d see Michelle around D.C. filming “Real Housewives of D.C.” But y’all know Mayor Fenty probably wasn’t feeling that.
In other fab chick news, Halle Berry is receiving the prestigious Sherry Lansing Leadership Award at The Hollywood Reporter’s 18th Annual Women in Entertainment Breakfast Presented by Lifetime. The star studded event will go down December 4th at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Here’s a snippet from the press release:
Berry joins past recipients Barbara Walters, Meryl Streep, Jodie Foster and Glenn Close in receiving the Sherry Lansing Leadership Award for her trailblazing within the industry and for her generosity in giving back to the community at large.
“The complex role that Halle Berry plays in life as a successful, versatile entertainment professional who is committed to furthering the well-being of others, especially minorities, is as inspiring as are her film roles,” said Guider. “The recognition is also wonderfully fitting in a year in which diversity has been embraced and rewarded at the highest levels of our government and culture.”
Berry has worked consistently since Spike Lee’s “Jungle Fever” brought her national attention. In 2001, the world cheered when she became the first African American woman to take home the Best Actress Oscar® for “Monsters Ball.”
A pioneer as a performer, she is also the national spokesperson for the Jenesse Center , a non-profit organization that provides support to heal families victimized by domestic violence.
Congrats to Halle.
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