• Golden Girls 4-evah. [YT]

• A Kansas City, Mo., teacher was suspended for creating a fraternity-like organization inspired by Barack Obama's campaign. Will he get reassigned like this guy? [BV]

• An open letter to white voters. [Racialicious]

• Philly DJ Kendra has launched a campaign to encourage girls to consider abstinence. [AHH]

• Are Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade about to come clean about their alleged relationship? [SOHH]

• Rick Ross tells us something we all knew a long time ago. Thanks, Rick. [Bossip]

• Oprah Winfrey is headlining a weekend of fundraisers in Chicago. Surprise! [CST]

• If you're totally confused about what's going on in our economy, you aren't the only one. [N&V]

• "Just make sure you vote for that colored boy." This election is so surreal. [DK]

• Roland Martin and Donna Brazile have to find some way to de-stress while following this crazy election. [WAOD]

• Beyonce released two singles on the radio today. [People]

• And she released them too late to compete with Alicia Keys at the Grammys. [Fox]

• Rihanna says she's going "techno rock" for her next album. [PH]

• Akon's new song is called "I'm So Paid." Should certain members of the hip hop/R&B community adjust their I'm-so-much-richer-than-you message in the wake of our financial crisis? [SOHH]

• Salacious, unsubstantiated, probably-untrue gossip to get us through the day: Does Wendy Williams have a sex tape of Kelis with a guy who's not Nas? [C&D]

• T.I. gets the Weird Al treatment. [AHH]

• R. Kelly's string of good luck in the court room continues. He was just awarded $3.4 million dollars in damages from a concert promoter. [E!]

• So what do you think? Was Oprah happy to see Sidney Poitier at Tyler Perry's studio opening this weekend, or what? [N&V]

• Is Extreme Makeover: Home Edition a foreclosure magnet? [PH]

• Busta Rhymes is filing a complaint against UK cops for being a little extra during a recent trip abroad. [AHH]

• Beyonce was inducted into the International Pediatric Hall of Fame this weekend. Okay. [C&D]

• Just when you think VH1 can't stoop any lower… [CL]

• Ciara's nothing if not flexible. [NB]

• Mario, Gabrielle Union, and others "Read for the Record." [CL]

• You might have seen this, but, if you haven't, its totally worth sticking around until the two-minute mark. [IAB]

• Halle Berry. Fragrance. Next. [WWD]

• Ellen DeGeneres wants to set Shemar Moore up with Jennifer Aniston. [People]

• Who's not a sucker for cute babies, even when you can only see the tops of their heads? Here's Laila Ali and her husband posing with their new addition. [Bossip]

• New Usher video! Wait, people still care about Usher, right? [NB]

• Jay-Z dreams of having kids one day and probably hopes that we'll all forget about that little boy in Trinidad who looks sort of like him. Oh, and he also won an award from the UN for his dedication to raising awareness about the world water crisis. [People]

• The head of the AFL-CIO delivered a fiery speech recently in which he denounced the racism he's come across while campaigning for Barack Obama. [DK]

• It's tough being a child star and a college freshman. So far, Lil Romeo has had three high-priced bikes stolen at USC. [EUR]

• Tsk tsk tsk. Jermaine Dupri didn't exactly rush to Montreal when Janet Jackson got sick Monday. [E!]

• By the way, that "illness" that sent Jackson to the hospital and is causing her to cancel shows is rumored to be pregnancy. You're not really famous if someone, at some point, doesn't start a rumor that you're pregnant. [NB]

• The court will forgive Game for his involvement in a post-funeral brawl with his cousin if he will take 36 hours of anger-management classes. Good call. [TMZ]

• Oprah responds to accusations that she snubbed Sarah Palin: "I just want to go on record saying that I declared back in May of last year that I was not going to use my show as a platform because I chose as a private citizen to speak out for the candidate of my choice and made a decision that none of the candidates would be coming on the show. That was in 2006 the last time he was here. The real thing is, there was this story that I had snubbed [ Alaska ] Governor [Sarah] Palin. I never snubbed Governor Palin 'cause there never was a discussion about Governor Palin being on this show." [BV]

• Who exactly would play America's Next Top Model: The Video Game? [PH]

• I don't know if this is what Spike Lee meant when he said that Barack Obama would inspire musicians. [MTV]

• Keys. Alicia Keys. [Bossip]

• He's 36 years old, but Jermaine Dupri hasn't yet learned how to cut himself off before he throws up into his superstar girlfriend's lap. [SOHH]

• 50 Cent requires filet mignon, cognac, and equal numbers of white and black towels in his concert rider. I've seen worse. [LS]

• Timbaland's thinking outside of the box might not have worked so well for him this time around. [NYer]

• Rihanna and Chris Brown spend an inordinate amount of time in KFC. Weird. [E!]

• TLC will not be filling the spot left empty by Left Eye with Lil Kim. Thank goodness. [NB]

• You can always count on Ann Coulter to inject racism into the news of the day. [Jezebel]

• Bridgeport, Conn., is giving 50 Cent a key to the city. Are you sure, Bridgeport? [EUR]

• Interested in buying a lot of ostentatious jewelry formerly owned by rap stars? Look no further… [MTV]

• This man has actually been arrested 1,000 times. Is there an 1,000th strike rule in play here? [C&D]

• Andre 3000 has a new album (sans Big Boi), an new movie and a new clothing line coming out! But he wants you to know that the clothing line thing doesn't mean he's gay, okay? [NB]

• Good to know: Wayne Brady knows his R&B video cliches. [BWE]

• Jay-Z gives Nas and Kanye praise, Bill Clinton-style. [Bossip]

• Someone please explain the need for Baby Phat medical scrubs. [C&D]

• Labelle is back! [SB]

• LL Cool J is said to be "furious" that Jessica Simpson's debut country album did better than his new album. Furious, maybe, but is he surprised? [Bosh]

• "Meet Jose Cruz. In the long history of American jurisprudence, the West Virginia man may be the first defendant to ever be charged with passing gas in the face of a law enforcement officer." [TSG]

• T.I., who would probably prefer to stay out of courtrooms these days, was ordered by a judge to pay the mother of two of his children more child support. [SOHH]

• Jada Pinkett chronicles the hazards of being married to Will Smith: America's Sweetheart. [SP]

• Janet Jackson has severed ties with the record company her man works for, but they are still in love. Inexplicably. [CL]

• Does your grandma know the Obama Hustle? [BV]

• Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban posted to the Web some racist, hate-filled emails (with addresses) from critics of player Josh Howard, who… Well, it's a long story. [EUR]

• Bad economy = Moving back in with mom and dad. [N&V]

• Snoop's got rap sheets all over the world. [SP]

• The View women are forcing themselves into the political landscape, with positive results. [Jezebel]

• Kanye West, Will.i.am, John Legend, Stevie Wonder, and others are contributing to a CD to benefit the Barack Obama campaign. It seems like overkill, but it's really just a creative way to raise money until November 4th. [EUR]

• Sacramento mayoral candidate and former NBA player Kevin Johnson made some hateful people mad when he decided not to back California's gay marriage ban. [QT]

• Now that Nahla Aubrey has been officially seen by the public, she's everywhere. [Jezebel]

• Sixteen percent of black households are unprepared for the television's digital switch next year. Since nothing comes between Americans and their television, those black households (and all of the other households that are probably equally as unprepared) will figure out it in due time. [BV]

• Travis Barker and DJ AM are expected to make a full recovery from injuries they sustained during a deadly plane crash in South Carolina over the weekend. [SP]