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Honor Student Beaten To Death in Chicago

Monday, September 28th, 2009

It was like a scene straight out of the classic book Lord of the Flies. But instead of British schoolboys descending into savagery and killing each other on a bucolic deserted island, we have Chicago area schoolboys beating 16-year old honor roll student Derrion Albert to death in the South Side Roseland neighborhood last Thursday […]

Posted in Art and Culture, Crime, Dearly departed, Education/schools, Law and order, TV/radio, video | 22 Comments »


School principal receives death threats after video of students praising Obama hits Internet

Friday, September 25th, 2009

The NY Education commissioner ordered an investigation into a video showing school children singing songs deifying Barack Obama.
B. Bernice Young Elementary School in New Jersey was put on temporary lock down yesterday after death threats were phoned to the school’s principal.
In a statement to FOXNews.com, Education Department spokeswoman Beth Auerswald said the commissioner would review […]

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Teacher curses at student for using the ‘N’ word

Friday, September 25th, 2009

A teacher uses profanity to get through to a hardened streetwise thug who used the ‘N’ word in his classroom. This boy is a perfect example of a lost young man who doesn’t have a male role model at home.
I’m not saying the teacher was right, because respect goes both ways. But we […]

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Is this what they’re teaching our kids in public schools?

Thursday, September 24th, 2009

Students at B. Bernice Young Elementary school in New Jersey aren’t busy learning their ABC’s or 123’s, they’re being brainwashed by pro-Obama teachers.
Imagine if your child’s school hours were taken up by conservatives teaching them to sing praises to George Bush all day. No wonder their parents are outraged and contemplating pulling the kids out […]

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Amy Winehouse just won’t do right

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009

Normally I ignore British singer Amy Winehouse’s uncontrollable temper tantrums, but yesterday was different. Instead of going off on a drug and alcohol fueled tirade against fans and paparazzi, sober Amy swore and spit on a child — yes, a child.
According to INF Daily blog, an enraged Amy Winehouse stormed into a North London school […]

Posted in Celeb Candids, Celeb news, Education/schools, Photos of the Day | 11 Comments »


Racist Backlash Against Obama Begins

Friday, September 4th, 2009

Some of you may not even notice as you go about your day preparing for the busy holiday weekend. But the public resentment toward Barack Obama that has been bubbling under the surface has finally boiled over.
The purely racist actions by local and national school systems is a sign of tumultuous times ahead for […]

Posted in Barack Obama, Controversy, Education/schools, Jobs/Occupations, Local news, Politics | 18 Comments »


School Districts Refusing To Show Obama Speech To Students

Friday, September 4th, 2009

The public outrage and indignation is heating up over Barack Obama’s planned national address to schoolchildren on Sept. 8.
The protests forced the White House to withdraw its suggestion that schoolchildren write essays about helping Obama after they view his address.
But the decision is too little too late. Some school systems are refusing to show Obama’s […]

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Slain Student Dreamed Of Attending Spelman College

Friday, September 4th, 2009

First and foremost, I want to send a big thank you to all the AUC and Spelman students and my loyal readers who sent in pics of Jasmine Lynn.

From AJC.com:
Jasmine Lynn loved school so much, her mother said, it was hard to believe she died not far from the university she had dreamed of going […]

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Vigil Tonight For Slain Spelman Student

Thursday, September 3rd, 2009

One man is in custody in connection with the shooting death of 19-year-old Spelman student Jasmine Lynn who was struck in the chest by a stray bullet as she returned to her dorm last night.
A memorial for Jasmine Lynn is scheduled for 8 p.m. in front of Spelman’s main gate on Westview Drive. The memorial […]

Posted in Crime, Dearly departed, Education/schools, Law and order, Local news | 16 Comments »


White House Withdraws Request For Students To ‘Help’ Obama

Thursday, September 3rd, 2009

Responding to angry protests from conservatives and parents alike, the White House has now withdrawn a request for students to ‘help’ Barack Obama.
The controversial request was made in White House “course recommendations” sent to schools all over the country in preparation for Obama’s national address to schoolchildren all over the country on Sept. 8. The […]

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