Politics | Jamie Foxx Stars Come Out for Obama Fete raises $200K with $2,300 tix By Elizabeth Wolff Posted Aug 22, 2008 9:58 AM CDT Copied Actors Isaiah Washington, left, and Jamie Foxx pose together at "A Black and White Gala for Barack Obama...America's Next President," in Beverly Hills, Calif., Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) With $2,300 checks, celebrities including Jamie Foxx, Lucy Liu, and Isaiah Washington showed their support for Barack Obama last night at a swanky Beverly Hills shindig, the AP reports. The Black and White Gala raised $200,000 for the Obama campaign from the deep pocketbooks of the likes of non-voting Brit Melanie Brown and former Hillary Clinton supporters Fran Drescher and Kathy Griffin. Read These Next RFK Jr. suggests antidepressants to blame after shooting. Isolated tribe members show up in an unexpected place. A new possible clue in the hunt for Travis Decker. There've been some big changes in how COVID vaccines are given. Report an error