Remember when Solo was talkin all that yang about Kimmy Cakes being too tacky to be BFF’s with BeyBey? Yeah well apparently Kanye does too. The rapper forgot all about his best friend’s sister-in-law during a recent tribute to his “fam” on Twitter. You see the difference in those photos right? So… Is Kanye really sending Solo a message — get in line or get out the fam, or are people reading too much into this tweet?
Do the right thing! Florida Airport Worker Returns Money And iPad A cleaning service worker who returned an iPad containing $13,000 in cash he found at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport was honored for his honesty at an award ceremony Wednesday morning. Via NBC Miami reports: Patrick Morgan was working an early shift at the airport last month when he came across the iPad that had been left behind at a bar in one of the terminals. When he opened the case, he spotted the big wad of cash. “I opened it first and I see the money and I closed it back,” he said. Morgan, of Patrick’s Cleaning Service which works for Sunshine Cleaning Systems Inc., immediately turned in the iPad and cash to the airport communications center and Broward Sheriff’s Office substation. Minutes later, the owner, who had returned from a trip to Las Vegas, came back to the bar and Morgan told him where he could find the money and iPad. The iPad owner gave Morgan a $60 reward, which Morgan passed on to a homeless woman. At Wednesday’s ceremony, the Broward County Aviation Department honored Morgan for his honesty and hard work, and Sunshine Cleaning awarded him $625, which is equal to one week paid vacation. He says he’ll keep it. What a cheap SOB. $13k in cash and an iPad and he only gives the guy $60. Talk about paying it forward. The world needs more people like Patrick Morgan.
We keep trying to tell you that race matters ! Black and Latino students in NYC who attend poverty stricken schools are more likely to end up with teachers who have received unsatisfactory ratings. Via NYPost reports : Teachers who received bad performance ratings in the past school year were likelier to be teaching in high-poverty schools, or in schools with high percentages of black, Hispanic or low-achieving students, a new analysis found. The StudentsFirstNY report on the 3.2 percent of teachers were rated “unsatisfactory” — known as a “U-rating” — for the 2011-12 school year found large differences in how they were distributed throughout the school system. The analysis found that students in high-poverty schools were at least three times more likely to be taught by a U-rated teacher than were students in low-poverty schools. “An ineffective teacher in any classroom is a failure of the system at the expense of students,” said StudentsFirstNY Executive Director Micah Lasher, a former legislative liaison for Mayor Bloomberg. “A concentration of ineffective teachers serving specific student populations is an injustice.” Among the group’s eight recommendations, including having the city and teachers’ union reach a deal on a new teacher evaluation system by next week’s Jan. 17 deadline, are financial incentives for good teachers who stay in high-needs schools. Failing to reach a deal by the deadline would cost the city at least $250 million in state education aid. StudentsFirstNY also calls for a cap on the number of ineffective teachers who are allowed to remain at one school from year to year. The city currently does have at least two programs that offers incentives for teachers who agree to work in high needs schools – one that offers recruitment and tuition reimbursements, and the other that offers $15,000 in housing support in return for a 3-year commitment. The teachers’ union has also said that high concentrations of U-rated teachers can be caused by other factors — such as antagonism between a principal and his or her teachers. A 2011 investigation by the Department of Education found that the current principal at Fordham HS for the Arts – where 20 percent of teachers received a U-rating in 2011-12 – tried to force out teachers she didn’t like by giving them bad ratings without actually having observed their teaching. So the good news is not all these teachers are really as bad as it looks, but the bad news is enough of them earned their bad ratings for us to be fairly certain that our kids are not receiving the same quality of education that white students in more affluent schools are getting? Yeah… This doesn’t seem like a newsflash, but this needs to be fixed quickly. We wouldn’t be surprised if they discovered the same kind of inequalities in cities like Chicago where youth violence is rampant either. We need to be concerned about who is teaching our kids! Shutterstock
A. Keys pumped the breaks on “Malcolm?!?” Shemar Moore Says Alicia Keys Rejected Him When He Asked Her On A Date Before R&B songstress Alicia Keys went from mistress to main thing and went public with her love for her former ruff riding rapper/producer hubby Swizz Beatz, there was a mile-long line of guys thirstin’ after her soul-singing cakes. Hollyweird man-candy Shemar Moore recently revealed that he was one of those guys. While introducing Mrs. Thickums before she hit the stage to scream for her life perform during last night’s 2013 People’s Choice Awards, Shemar recalled a time when he asked her out on a date when they first met 10 years ago…..and got shut all the way down. “I was hosting Soul Train… I asked her out on a date and she looked me dead in the eye and she said this: ‘Look here, son, I respect your flirt game but my man situation is handled.’ “What are you supposed to say to that, because I had nothing at all. But I’m not mad, I will always be a fan.” Awww, poor thang. Wonder what made A.Keys decide not to take him up on his offer…
Hate it or Love it?? Kerry Washington ‘s been on one red carpet after the other while promoting Django Unchained and she’s been a showstopper in each country the cast has visited. For the London premiere of Django, Kerry opted for a more classic look. Donning a white and gray, horse print ball gown by Giles Deacon for the event, Kerry looked stunning as she rocked a berry-stain on her famous lips. Hit the flip for more and check out some of Kerry’s other looks from the promotional tour!
Comparing Beyonce And Rihanna’s GQ Spreads The Internet is ogling over Beyonce and her new GQ cover where she put her banging post-baby body on display. But we couldn’t help but notice a few similarities between her cover Rih Rih’s covers and spreads over the last few years. Just take a look at these pics here. Hmmm…half-boobies exposed? Thickly thickness out? Similarities? Let’s compare these ladies’ spreads *chuckle* and see who came out on top.
Hate it or love it ?!? Beyonce Announces Destiny’s Child Reunion After eight years apart, the chart-topping trio is back! Could they be planning a Super Bowl performance, too? Via HollywoodLife reports: Destiny is being fulfilled… again! Beyoncé took to her official website Jan. 10 to announce that Destiny’s Child — the legendary R&B trio made up of Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland and non-Dawson’s Creek Michelle Williams — is getting back together for another round. ”I am so proud to announced the first original Destiny’s Child music in eight years,” Beyoncé wrote, along with a HUGE picture of the art for the group’s upcoming album Love Songs. Before you get too excited, you should know that Love Songs only actually contains one new song, titled “Nuclear.” Aside from that, the album consists of their greatest hits. Full Track List For ‘Love Songs’: “Cater 2 U” (2004 – Destiny Fulfilled) “Killing Time” (1998 – Destiny’s Child) “Second Nature” (1998 – Destiny’s Child) “Heaven” (2002 – Simply Deep) “Now That She’s Gone” (1999 – The Writing’s On The Wall) “Brown Eyes” (2001 – Survivor) “If” (2004 – Destiny Fulfilled) “Emotion” (2001 – Survivor) “If You Leave” (featuring Next) (1999 – The Writing’s On The Wall) “T-Shirt” (2004 – Destiny Fulfilled) “Temptation” (1999 – The Writing’s On The Wall) “Say My Name” (Timbaland remix) (2002 – This Is The Remix) “Love” (2004 – Destiny Fulfilled) “Nuclear” (2013 – Destiny’s Child – Love Songs) Love Songs is available for pre-order on Amazon.com, listed at $9.99, and is scheduled for a Jan. 29 release. So soon! Will you be checking for the new Destiny’s Child album?
Seth McFarlane and Emma Stone announced the nominees for the 2013 Oscars Thursday morning and Lincoln leads the pack with a whopping 12 nominations including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress — but fans of Flight, Beasts of the Southern Wild and Django should be happy to learn those films and the actors who starred in them were recognized as well. There are a few snubs we’ll point out to you too, but check the full list of nominees when you continue.
She was having an affair with her ‘son’… and the two plotted to murk her husband so they could collect his life insurance policy! Via the NY Daily Mail : A Las Vegas woman, her brother and her adopted son have all been charged with attempting to kill the woman’s husband so as to cash in on a life insurance policy. Amy Pearson, 42, was also involved in a romantic relationship with her adopted son, 21-year-old Michael Bessey, a police report released Monday stated, and had nearly finalized a divorce with Robert Bessey, 49. Once the divorce was completed, Pearson would no longer have a legal claim to the $250,000 life insurance policy, the police report said. On Nov. 14, Robert Bessey was driving his car on Interstate 15 when a gold SUV pulled up next to him and one of the occupants shot him in the neck. Bessey survived the attempt on his life, however, and called 911 with his cellphone. Surveillence video at a gas station placed Michael Bessey and Richard Pearson, 39, in the van shortly before the crime occurred. “Michael and Amy were very close,” Robert Bessey told police, the Las Vegas Review Journal reported. Apparently, that closeness was a factor in the divorce proceedings. Police initially didn’t arrest Amy Pearson, but on the strength of monitored communication between the woman and her adopted son, they built a case against her. Michael Bessey sent a letter to Pearson shortly after his arrest, and pleaded for his father to drop the charges against him. “Robert had read the entire letter, which stated, ‘I miss touching you,’” the police report said. A jailhouse confession made to Michael Bessey’s cellmate also helped police zero in on Pearson. “He and Amy Pearson were to receive $400,000 in total benefits,” the police report stated. “He was going to buy a truck, his mother was going to pay off her mortgage, and the two would never have to work again.” Interviewed by police, Amy Pearson’s sister-in-law recounted how Pearson lamented turning to the younger Bessey to kill his adopted father. “That’s what happens when you send a boy to do [a] woman’s work,” Pearson was reported to have said, according to the police report. There are speculations that Amy Pearson is actually the biological mother of Michael Bessey; he’s the victims stepson after Robert Bessey formally adopted him when he was younger. Yuck! Images via LVPD
