Date Posted: February 13, 2009

A-Rod's bombshell confession of steroid use rocks Major League Baseball, a lovers' quarrel allegedly turns violent between R&B superstars Chris Brown and Rihanna, and reports of bad blood between President Barack Obama and the black press are all hot-button topics in this week's Barbershop.

Jimi Izrael, Lester Spence, Arsalan Iftikhar and Ruben Navarrette give their take on recent headlines.

Listen to audio at: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=100668833