Politicians and marijuana — topics that when intertwined are political catnip. From former President Bill Clinton’s charge that he smoked “but didn’t inhale” to President Obama’s admission that he enjoyed the illegal drug as a college student in Dreams from My Father, it’s no secret that weed has affected America’s leaders. Now, according to the Washington…

Five years ago doors opened at the Mary J. Blige and Steve Stoute Foundation for the Advancement of Women Now, known as FFAWN, a charity to help women. Now, according to the New York Post, the R&B diva’s organization, which she began with marketing executive Steve Stoute, has come under fire for failing to pay…

GQ magazine set the Internet ablaze earlier this week with a profile of soul singer and sex symbol D’Angelo. The article detailed his struggle with self-image and his ultimate self-exile from the music biz and the throngs of fans who loved his body more than his songs. According to Jezebel, that part of D’Angelo’s story brought…

Following Egypt’s first free presidential election this week, candidate Ahmed Shafiq promised voters that he’d champion democratic principles for all levels of society in the country, according the Washington Post. The former Egyptian prime minister is set to compete in an election runoff against the Muslim Brotherhood’s candidate, Mohammed Morsi. Many locals identify Shafiq with…

On Friday, Beyoncé took the stage at the newly opened Revel Hotel in Atlantic City, N.J., as ecstatic fans looked on. According to USA Today, the evening’s performance was the first from the “Crazy in Love” star since giving birth to her first child, daughter Blue Ivy, in January. Husband Jay-Z was in attendance and…

(The Root) — Given the deaths of several music icons in recent months, the 2012 Billboard Music Awards could have easily turned into a somber, staid affair. But the three-hour show, broadcast live on Sunday night from the MGM Grand hotel in Las Vegas, managed to be an upbeat celebration of the music industry’s current…

Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi, a Libyan secret service officer who was convicted in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, that killed 270 people, died on Sunday, according to the Washington Post. In 2009, al-Megrahi’s release from the Scottish prison where he was being held for his crimes created a backlash…

The New York Times reports that President Obama’s fundraising has hit a lull. Both Obama and Mitt Romney, his competitor in the 2012 presidential election, are aiming to raise $750 million this cycle. However, as Romney and his wife Ann dip into their personal monies to increase campaign dollars, Obama’s financial gains have slowed recently.…

In 1994, then-President Bill Clinton signed the Violence Against Women Act into law, a move that protected women from domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking. However, the House of Representatives recently voted to remove parts of the Act. MSNBC’s Melissa Harris-Perry discussed the changes with a roundtable of guests that included Rep. Gwen…