Students are stepping in and speaking out about Dr. Ben Carson’s controversial comments Students Campaign To Ban Dr. Ben Carson From Graduation Ceremony College students at John Hopkins University are joining forces to campaign against anti-gay political pundit Dr. Ben Carson speaking at the University commencement ceremony following comments made earlier this week in which Carson compared gay marriage to human-animal sex . via Fox News Johns Hopkins students are campaigning to have Dr. Ben Carson pulled from this year’s commencement speaker line-up in response to comments made about gay marriage. Carson has since said he apologizes for having offended anyone and indicated he might withdraw from the commencement role, though he says his words are being misconstrued. Carson, who rocketed to political fame after criticizing President Obama’s policies during the National Prayer Breakfast,made the gay marriage comments on Fox News Tuesday night. Host Sean Hannity asked Carson his opinion on same-sex marriage, given the Supreme Court’s consideration of two gay marriage cases this week. “Marriage is between a man and a woman,” Carson said. “It’s a well-established, fundamental pillar of society and no group, be they gays, be they NAMBLA, be they people who believe in [human-animal sex]– it doesn’t matter what they are, they don’t get to change the definition.” Students accused Carson of effectively comparing “gay relationships with [pedo-files] and [human-animal sex].”
THIS is the U.S. education system? No wonder the rest of the world is laughing at us. Atlanta Public School Superintendent Beverly Hall And Others Indicited In Cheating Scandal Via AJC The supposed transformation of Atlanta Public Schools overseen by former Superintendent Beverly Hall resulted from a criminal enterprise that victimized thousands of struggling students for years, authorities alleged Friday. Capping a series of investigations that spanned four years, a Fulton County grand jury indicted Hall and 34 others on charges that they conspired to cheat on federally mandated standardized tests from at least 2005 to 2010. Further, the grand jury charged, Hall, several top aides, principals and teachers engaged in the scheme for their own financial gain. And with investigators closing in, the jury said, Hall and others lied to cover up their crimes. Hall inculcated an atmosphere that encouraged using any means necessary to achieve test-score targets, the indictment said, and then “publicly misrepresented the academic performance of schools throughout APS.” Pressuring subordinates to produce targeted scores, the indictment said, “created an environment where achieving the desired end result was more important than the students’ education.” “This is nothing but pervasive and rank thuggery,” said Richard Hyde, one of the special investigators appointed in 2010 by then-Gov. Sonny Perdue to delve into what has become the largest academic cheating scandal in U.S. history. The indictment served as a resounding refutation of Hall’s assertions that Atlanta had found the secret formula that had long eluded educators elsewhere: how to get strong performances from poor, mostly minority students in decaying urban schools. For her efforts, Hall was named the national superintendent of the year in 2009. The teachers chopping down the students and the school officials cheating the system for a couple dollars, makes home school look like a GREAT alternative… Now Hall, 66, faces as much as 45 years in prison. Grand jurors recommended that a judge set her bond at $7.5 million. Authorities gave all the defendants until Tuesday to surrender. Along with Hall, the grand jury indicted four other former top administrators: Millicent Few, who ran the district’s human resources division, and area supervisors Sharon Davis-Williams, Tamara Cotman and Michael Pitts. B-b-but wait it gets worse! Beyond the criminal acts it alleged, the indictment revealed the human toll exacted by years of test-score manipulation, first reported by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution in 2008. When a teacher at C.W. Hill Elementary complained about cheating by a colleague in 2005, Hall suspended the accused educator for 20 days. As for the whistle-blower, Hall fired her. Hall repeatedly ignored or disregarded reports of cheating or other questions about test scores. In 2006, Howard said, Atlanta resident Justina Collins was concerned when her daughter received the lowest score on a benchmark examination in her third-grade reading class — but then, somehow, exceeded reading standards on the CRCT. Collins managed to get an appointment with Hall, who told her there was no evidence her daughter needed help. She had, after all, done well on the CRCT. “Your daughter is the kind of person who tests well,” Collins said she was told. Now in the ninth grade, her daughter reads at a fifth-grade level. Bottom line, this beyotch ain’t isht and she, along with her accomplices, are about to pay the price. Peace, see ya later. Image via HullTruth
Moron millionaires mismanaging money. Celebrities That Have Faced Penalties For Not Paying Their Taxes It seems like almost weekly we see another celebrity get their pockets tapped by Uncle Sam. For the life of us we can’t figure out why the folks with the most money are the least responsible with it, but apparently beef with the IRS is just par for the course in Hollyweird. Take a look at some of the most infamous tax-dodgers in celebrity history on the flip side.
The boys in the bing are going to have fun with this guy Ex-Tennis Pro Sentenced To Over 11 Years For Forcing 4 Children Into Slavery Via NYDailyNews A former tennis pro accused of fraudulently bringing four children from the African nation of Togo to the U.S. and forcing them to work as slaves in his Michigan home was sentenced Monday to more than 11 years in federal prison. Jean-Claude Toviave, who didn’t apologize when provided the opportunity to speak at his sentencing hearing in Detroit, also was ordered to pay two of the children $60,000 each. Prosecutors asked U.S. District Judge Arthur Tarnow to sentence Toviave to the maximum sentence within the guidelines, and he did, handing down a 135-month sentence, with credit for about two years of time served. “I can’t get a read on you,” Tarnow told Toviave. “I can’t tell if you understand what you did was really wrong.” The four children emigrated from Togo in 2006 with fraudulent immigration paperwork that listed them as being Toviave’s biological children, which they are not. The victims said Toviave beat them with toilet plungers, broomsticks and electrical cords and starved them if they didn’t follow his orders. They were forced to vacuum, iron, cook, clean and shine shoes at the home in Ypsilanti, near Ann Arbor, for nearly five years until January 2011. One of the unidentified victims had his statement read aloud in court: “The physical torture, beating me and starving me, you inflicted was so painful that I prayed at night that God would either help me to be free or allow your assaults to kill me,” wrote the unnamed victim. “The pain is something I will never forget. In the midst of your verbal and physical assaults, you worked the four of us to death.” We would have liked to see ol’ boy get sentenced to a lil’ more time, but we’re glad the victims got the justice they deserved. Image via Handout
Robert Zimmerman Compares Trayvon Martin To Teen Baby Killer Younger brother of self-appointed neighborhood watchdog George Zimmerman, who shot and killed unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin a little over a year ago, is still trolling Twitter in desperate attempts to gain support for his scumbag sibling, who is finally headed to trial in a few months to face the music for his unwarranted actions. While it’s no secret that members of Zimmerman’s family and defense team will stop at nothing to paint the slain 17-year-old Martin as a street thug who left triggerman Zimmerman no other choice but the shoot him, Robert Zimmerman may have just reached ‘scum of the century’ level with his latest social media stunt. via Huffington Pos t George Zimmerman’s family has repeatedly spoken out in his defense against his portrayal as a villain in the media. But Zimmerman’s brother, Robert Zimmerman Jr., has created a bit of a firestorm on Twitter with his bizarre defense on behalf of his sibling, comparing Trayvon Martin to an alleged killer. Robert Zimmerman took to the social network on Sunday, sharing a photo of De’Marquis Elkins, a teen charged with the fatal shooting of a 1-year-old in Georgia, and Trayvon Martin flipping the middle finger. As if this picture wasn’t insulting enough to the family of Trayvon, Zimmerman #2 then went on to imply that both cases are prime examples of why society finds “blacks” to be risky. After inevitably starting a conversation around the post, Zimmerman responded to a tweet, challenging the liberal media’s coverage of his brother’s case and questioning why society thinks “blacks mightB risky.” The fact of the matter is this: If Zimmerman, his defense team, his family, and anyone else riding for him really had a solid case, they wouldn’t need to vilify this young man and his memory to prove their point. Do you think Robert Zimmerman has a point in implying that the liberal media often paints a one-sided picture when it comes to young black men and how they are depicted?
Forget about pouring it up… This ho needs to sit down! Rihanna is being cautioned by doctors to slow down her party girl lifestyle or face being sidelined from her world tour. Via UK’s The Sun : Rihanna has reportedly been advised to make some “serious lifestyle changes” if she wants to fulfil her touring commitments. Doctors have apparently expressed fears for her wellbeing after she fell ill with laryngitis and was forced to axe two dates on her Diamonds World Tour. It’s claimed Rihanna has been told that she won’t be able to sustain the level she’s currently operating at if she doesn’t ease up on the partying front. And the chart-topper is reportedly taking steps to get back to full health. A source said: “Rihanna’s illness was so severe that doctors warned it could take months for her to fully recover – there were worries that she’d have to cancel her entire tour. “She was forced to cancel two of her Diamonds dates in Baltimore and Boston after coming down with laryngitis. “She has since resumed the tour and promised to reschedule the cancelled shows. “They’ve told her that she needs to make some serious lifestyle changes, or risk this happening again. “This has given her a scare. But Rihanna knows it’s partly self-inflicted. “She loves to smoke, drink and stay up late. Her body was bound to need a break at some point. “She’s now on a mission to start looking after herself.” Insiders also claim that Rihanna recognises her relationship with Chris Brown isn’t having a positive influence on her. The source added: “RiRi’s received death threats, verbal attacks and has fallen out with some of her best friends recently, including Katy Perry. “This has taken a huge emotional toll.” This is like deja vous! Seems like it’s the same thing with Rihanna on every tour. She just be going too hard. Take it easy RihRih!
Ya know ya done fawked up right, Ted? Via TheBigLead Ex-New England Patriots Player Ted Johnson Calls Vince Wilfork’s Wife The Ugliest Spouse On Team Vince Wilfork: a 375-pound (on a good day) monster of a defensive tackle with the New England Patriots. He’s well on his way to being a Hall of Famer. He’s a freakishly quick, scary an individual. His wife can be seen in this GIF from last season high-fiving a friend and MFing nobody in particular in a celebratory manner. She’s reacting to this bone-rattling hit Wilfork put on Donald Jones of the Buffalo Bills. It would not be wise to make a comment about her appearance. Ted Johnson, a former Patriots linebacker (won three Super Bowls, played at the University of Colorado), is now hosting a radio show in Houston. He was asked who the ugliest spouse was on the Patriots during his time there. Now at this point ol’ Ted had a decision to make. Answer the question outright and say what he really feels, or spare an ex-teammate some embarrassment and possibly save himself a fade. Ted chose the former. “He won’t hear this – Vince Wilfork,” said Johnson. Welp Ted, Vince DEFINITELY heard that, and you might want to consider purchasing a pistol. Ted wants NO PARTS of Vince Wilfork. Hit the flip to watch a bully turn into a beyotch. Image via Facebook/AP
People are doing ANYTHING to keep PETA off their a$$ nowadays… Neiman Marcus Violates Federal Law With Fake Faux Fur Sales Via CBSNews : The Federal Trade Commission says that a trio of retailers, including Neiman Marcus, have agreed to settle charges that they falsely claimed certain products were made of “faux” fur, when they actually contained real fur. In addition to the upscale department store operator, the retailers include DrJays.com Inc. and Eminent Inc., doing business as Revolve Clothing. The FTC says the companies also violated federal laws by not naming the animal that the fur came from. The FTC also charged that The Neiman Marcus Group Inc. falsely claimed that a rabbit fur product had mink fur, and failed to disclose the fur country of origin for three fur products. Under the proposed settlement, the retailers would be prohibited from violating the laws for 20 years. According to the FTC, Neiman Marcus’s website misrepresented the fur content and failed to disclose the animal name and fur country of origin for three products: a Burberry Outerwear Jacket, a Stuart Weitzman Ballerina Flat shoe, and an Alice + Olivia Kyah Coat. Neiman Marcus also misrepresented the fur content of the shoe in its catalog, at bergdorfgoodman.com, and in ads mailed to consumers. Who are we kidding, Kanye would NEVER buy fake fur. He’d make absolutely sure that when his “mink is draggin’ on the floor” that is was ripped off the back of some poor creature. He’s kind of a perfectionist like that… Image via Splash
Did Karrueche Blast Keyshia Cole For Dissing Beyonce? The rumor mill is buzzing with talk that former Chris Breezy bustdown Karrueche joined in with the “Bey Hive” yesterday and went in on angry blonde bird Keyshia Cole for taking to her Twitter to diss Beyonce’s new gangsta-boo anthem “Bow Down.” A ‘Karrueche Tran’ Twitter account recently put out this photo meme and a few tweets throwing some super shade at Keyshia’s struggle career….. But as it turns out, the account is actually a fake that happens to mirror crunchy Karrueche’s account down to the background and profile pic. SMH. The thirst is real.
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