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‘Reading Rainbow’ Kickstarts $1 Million In 11 Hours

“Reading Rainbow” is returning — in Web-form — after surpassing its Kickstarter goal.

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‘Reading Rainbow’ Kickstarts $1 Million In 11 Hours

’16 And Pregnant’ Bonus Scene: Aleah Gives Up Her Dream Of Being A Surgeon

On this week’s episode of “16 and Pregnant,” we met Aleah, a reformed bad girl who worked hard to continue her education despite the approaching birth of her daughter, Peyton, fights with her boyfriend, Shawn, and health complications stemming from her diabetes. All the while, she refused to give up on having a career in… Read more

’16 And Pregnant’ Bonus Scene: Aleah Gives Up Her Dream Of Being A Surgeon

On this week’s episode of “16 and Pregnant,” we met Aleah, a reformed bad girl who worked hard to continue her education despite the approaching birth of her daughter, Peyton, fights with her boyfriend, Shawn, and health complications stemming from her diabetes. All the while, she refused to give up on having a career in… Read more

Remember This Lying Azz Racist?? Alabama Teacher Who Told Student “We Don’t Need Another Black President” Gets Fired

Ohio Teacher Fired After Racist Remarks To Student On Being President Remember this guy??? According to Cincinnati Enquirer: The Fairfield teacher accused of slurring an African -American student lost his job Thursday in the wake of a labor hearing that concluded with that recommendation. Freshman science teacher Gil Voigt has been on unpaid leave since December. After the Fairfield Board of Education received a state referee’s decision that “there is good and just cause to terminate the teaching contract,” the board voted 4-0 Thursday evening, with one board member absent, to end his employment with the Butler County school system. Voigt has declined to comment but told The Enquirer on Friday he plans to appeal the referee’s ruling with the Butler County Court of Appeals. Fairfield Superintendent Paul Otten also recommended the board discontinue the veteran teacher’s employment contract. “The district felt that the evidence was sufficient to support the termination of Mr. Voigt’s employment. The referee recommended such termination, and the board has concurred,” said Otten in a statement released Thursday evening. Voigt is alleged to have told an African-American student at Fairfield Freshman School, who had professed his desire to follow Barack Obama as president, that “we do not need another black president.” Voigt has previously said he was misquoted by the student, whom he described as troublesome. His suspension has drawn national attention and the condemnation of officials in the Butler County school system as well as area NAACP officials. He later told Fairfield officials that what he said to the teen was, “I think we can’t afford another president like Obama, whether he’s black or white.” Voigt now has the option of appealing the referee’s decision to Butler County Common Pleas Court within 30 days. Good riddance muhfugga!

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Remember This Lying Azz Racist?? Alabama Teacher Who Told Student “We Don’t Need Another Black President” Gets Fired

A Lil Positivity: Urban Chicago Prep School Sends 100 Percent Of Graduates To College

With all the violence going on in Chicago, it’s nice to hear some good news. Urban Prep School Sends All Graduates To College If only more schools could follow in their footsteps. According to The Huffington Post: All 167 graduating seniors of Chicago’s Urban Prep Academies are college-bound for the fourth consecutive year. Students of the two Chicago public charter high schools — located in the city’s Englewood and University Village neighborhoods — gathered Thursday morning to celebrate the achievement of their schools, which some have dubbed “Hogwarts in the Hood” for their impressive, seemingly magical rates of success, CBS Chicago reports. Still, Urban Prep’s founder and CEO Tim King says, “the only magic going on at Urban Prep is the magic that these guys put in with their hard work and dedication.” Mayor Rahm Emanuel was on hand at the Thursday celebration and said the network’s students were setting a fine example others should follow, the Chicago Defender reports. “I want everyone in this city, I want everyone in this country to look up here,” Emanuel said. According to Fox Chicago, 85 percent of the students at Urban Prep’s campuses come from low-income families and many of the students start at least two grade levels behind where they should be. All of this year’s graduates are African-American males, as are the majority of the network’s students. We wish the young men well as they pursue higher education. Shutterstock

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Taylor Swift: Music’s Biggest Money Maker!

Cha-ching! Billboard has come out with its list of the biggest money makers in all of music – and Taylor Swift once again reigns supreme. After receiving the same distinction in 2011 , Swift earned more Benjamins than anyone else in the industry over the past 12 months, raking in $39,699,575.60 to claim the top spot over Justin Timberlake and Kenny Chesney. To compile its list, Billboard ranked performers “by U.S. earnings, calculated from touring, recorded- music sales, publishing royalties and revenue from digital music and video streaming.” Here’s the great thing, though: Taylor spends her money wisely. She was ALSO named the Most Charitable Celebrity of 2012 . This is a look at music’s top five biggest money makers: Taylor Swift Kenny Chesney Justin Timberlake Bon Jovi The Rolling Stones And here’s a look at 19 Essential Taylor Swift GIFs because she definitely has a reason to dance these days: 19 Essential Taylor Swift GIFs Open Slideshow 1. Taylor Swift Twerking Taylor Swift Twerking and grinding against Taylor Swift in an amazing GIF mashup of Taylor Swift photos. View As List 1. Taylor Swift Twerking Taylor Swift Twerking and grinding against Taylor Swift in an amazing GIF mashup of Taylor Swift photos. 2. Taylor Swift: Grossed Out By Jelena Kiss Watch Taylor Swift react to Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez pecking each other on the cheek in this gif. It’s rather classic. 3. Taylor Swift VMA Cursing Taylor Swift curses off Harry Styles in this photo from the MTV Video Music Awards. It’s easy to see what she’s saying. 4. Taylor Swift Whips Her Hair Taylor Swift whips her hair back and forth at the 2014 Grammy Awards. 5. Taylor Swift Dancing at the Grammys Taylor Swift is seen here dancing at the Grammy Awards in 2014. To the surprise of no one. 6. Taylor Swift Screaming Scared Taylor Swift is scared! Maybe her latest boyfriend will protect her! 7. Taylor Swift Twirls Taylor Swift twirls her dress. She better watch out for Kenya Moore. 8. Taylor Swift Singing at CMAs Taylor Swift sings and dances at every awards show. It’s super, super awkward. 9. Taylor Swift Pathetic Taylor Swift thought this was pathetic and wanted the world to know it. So now they know. 10. Taylor Swift Heart Hands Taylor Swift loves to make heart hands. How can something be adorable and played out all at once? 11. Taylor Swift Bowtie Taylor Swift rocks the bowtie and needs to keep it straight. 12. Taylor Swift Says Hi Here’s a gif of Taylor Swift saying “hi” for all those times when you need to say hi to someone but really don’t want to. 13. Taylor Swift Laughing When Taylor Swift laughs, it’s kind of adorable. At least this one is. 14. Taylor Swift Blows Kisses Here’s a gif of Taylor Swift blowing kisses for all your kiss blowing needs. 15. Taylor Swift Loves to Dance Taylor Swift LOVES to dance. Like, LOVES. A lot. And she’s very awkward. 16. Taylor Swift Absurd Taylor Swift thinks this is absurd, you guys. Maybe it is. 17. Justin Timberlake Winning GIF Justin Timberlake is so excited to win an American Music Award! And Taylor Swift is so excited for him! 18. Taylor Swift Goes Punk Taylor Swift likes to rock out with the best of them. She looks super awkward doing it, too. 19. Taylor Swift Grammy GIF Taylor Swift at the 2014 Grammy Awards. High five from the queen of country!

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The Real Housewives of Orange County Season 9: First Cast Pic!

The Real Housewives of Orange County are preparing for a new season full of new faces. Kicking off April 14, Season 9 of this Bravo franchise will feature the returns of series regulars Tamra Judge, Vicki Gunvalson and Heather Dubrow, along with new three new cast members: Shannon Beador  Lizzie Rovsek Danielle Gregorio Here’s your first look at the complete cast, minus Gregorio, who will only be a recurring player. Alexis Bellino and Gretchen Rossi have left the show, with Shannon (a mother of three who hates toxins) and Lizzie (an ex-Miss Kentucky and owner of a swimwear company) coming on board. Danielle is a mother of three and is a co-founding member of the charity Heels2Heal-OC. On the new season, look for Tamra to be working on her new gym, Cut Fitness, while also contemplating motherhood; while Heather is at odds with… pretty much everyone. The scripted drama begins on Monday, April 14 at 9 p.m. on Bravo. Real Housewives: 11 Most Outrageous Quotes Open Slideshow 1. Phaedra Parks on Education Phaedra has an advanced degree in booty. Don’t forget it! View As List 1. Phaedra Parks on Education Phaedra has an advanced degree in booty. Don’t forget it! 2. Tamra Barney on Trust Wise words from OC’s Tamra. We’ll remember that from now on. 3. Kim Zolciak on Prayer Kim prays about something very important to her: her wig. 4. Kyle Richards on Etiquette Kyle knows the proper way to behave at any Beverly Hills shindig. 5. Brandi Glanville on Drugs Brandi is known to cross the line. She even accused Kim of doing drugs in the bathroom… 6. Sonja Morgan on Class That’s the spirit, Sonja! Sometimes even Real Housewives get called white trash. 7. Lisa Hochstein on Aging Hear that? Lisa isn’t a fan of the clubbing lifestyle after 40. 8. Dina Manzo on Friendship Oh, Dina. Sometimes we don’t know what people are after either, but this a little extreme! 9. Kenya Moore on Confidence Kenya Moore is Gone With the Wind Fabulous, okay? 10. Teresa Giudice on Decency Don’t get on Teresa’s Giudice’s bad side. She might flip a table on you. 11. NeNe Leakes on Serenity Please, other housewives. Don’t require NeNe to kill somebody. Please.

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It’s A Hard Knock Life! Quvenzhané Wallis & Jamie Foxx’s Shine In First ‘Annie’ Trailer

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The first trailer for Annie, starring our favorite orphan who believes in sunshine and the hope of tomorrow, is finally here! In the newly-released clip,…

It’s A Hard Knock Life! Quvenzhané Wallis & Jamie Foxx’s Shine In First ‘Annie’ Trailer

SAT Overhaul: What Students Need To Know About Major Test Changes Coming in 2016

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Students preparing to take the SAT: your prayers have been answered. Say good-bye to required essays, penalties for wrong answers and uncommon vocabulary words like “prevaricator”…

SAT Overhaul: What Students Need To Know About Major Test Changes Coming in 2016

Thank You Based Professor: Lil B Lectures At University Of California-Riverside [VIDEO]

“First I park my car, then I teach your class.” Remember when Lil B held a lecture at NYU? Well the Based God recently decided to share his general purpose wisdom at the University of California-Riverside. Reports Hypetrak: Lil B previously shared his based gospel with the campus of NYU, and now the Based God has been fortunate enough to add another facility of higher education to his lecture list, as yesterday he paid a visit to University Of California, Riverside. While we’ll have to wait for the full video to surface, today we share with you his opening words, as well as a clip of his “Based Freestyle” performance… [ HipHopWired ] T.I. ft. Iggy Azalea, Young Dro & Travi$ Scott – “Hell You Sayin” [LISTEN]

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