NEWS ROUNDUP: OPRAH PLEDGES $1M SCHOLARSHIP / PHILLY COUNCILMAN’S CAR VANDALIZED / KILPATRICK UPDATE
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
As the keynote speaker at the 20th Reunion Festival in Whitesboro, New Jersey, Oprah Winfrey pledged $1 million to an educational scholarship fund for the community’s youth.
With boyfriend Stedman Graham at her side, she noted how he talked about his hometown of Whitesboro when they began dating and how he wanted the town to be all it could be. She said he worked to get sidewalks, street lights, a baseball field and a community center built there.
“I’m committed to help him help this community. Today I’m contributing $220,000 as my first installment in a $1 million plan for the educational scholarship fund of Whitesboro. Keep dreaming ladies and gentlemen, keep dreaming,” Winfrey said.
PHILLY COUNCILMAN’S CAR VANDALIZED
Philadelphia City Councilman Darrell Clarke walked out of his home and found the letters “KKK” and a swastika spray-painted on the hood of his Infiniti G35. His city-owned Crown Victoria was not touched.
“I was obviously disturbed. Not just that it had been vandalized, but the type of vandalism on the vehicle really disturbed me. We’re all talking about unifying the country and unifying as a people. And in 2008, you still have this type of incident happening,” said Councilman Clarke.
A few blocks away, the brother of one of Clarke’s aides also had his car spray painted with the same type of hate graffiti. Then a third car, unrelated to the councilman, was also hit. Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey said it appears that these were not random acts. “These are people who know exactly who they’re targeting.”
KILPATRICK UPDATE
Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick would plead guilty to at least two felonies, pay a six-figure restitution and agree not to run for office for two years under a plea deal offered by his lawyers to settle perjury and obstruction of justice charges.
Kilpatrick would automatically lose the mayor’s office and his law license. He would also sign over his state pension and benefits to the City of Detroit, do 300 hours of community service with homeless and disabled people and serve up to five years probation. Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy, however, hasn’t accepted the deal because she wants him to serve time in jail.
A judge is expected to rule Tuesday whether Gov. Jennifer Granholm can proceed with a hearing on Wednesday to remove the mayor.
23 Comments
1.
Nothing But Love
Tuesday, September 2, 2008 /
Go Oprah!!! shes my SHE’RO…. (female version of hero)
2.
toya1
Tuesday, September 2, 2008 /
Congrats to the recipients of these scholarships.
I’ve heard about “Whitesboro” . . .
LOL! j/k
3.
Krazee
Tuesday, September 2, 2008 /
That’s good that Stedman wants to help his childhood community. I heard a story about Stedman’s town that the Blacks in the community who were light-skinned and didn’t wanted to “mess up” the look co-mingled within their families to keep the light complexion thing going. I don’t know if this true but heard the story. But nonetheless it is nice of him to take an interest in his hometown.
4.
Rae of Stuffflypeoplelike.com
Tuesday, September 2, 2008 /
You Gotta love O, who else gives back so much? She doesnt have to give back a dime, but she always does….GET INTO IT
-Rae
5.
YObabyYO
Tuesday, September 2, 2008 /
yaaayyy harpo, gotta heart her!
smh @ kilpatrick.
6.
Dame(I can't take a 10 percent chance OBAMA 08)
Tuesday, September 2, 2008 /
Go Oprah
7.
malcolm
Tuesday, September 2, 2008 /
All that punishment for sending test msg. loose your pension loose your law license .
those white boy in congress never loose their pension when the mes in congress.
8.
TheSponsor
Tuesday, September 2, 2008 /
It’s cold in the D.
9.
Learn something everyday.... (I don't care if ya get mad)
Tuesday, September 2, 2008 /
Go O!!! How can you not love O who has helped or touched lives from all walks of life, color has no boundaries!! Awesome…. it’s her destiny!!
10.
MsEmaun
Tuesday, September 2, 2008 /
Congrats OPRAH!!!!
*SMH* (I’m a Detroit resident)….what a shame! what a shame! Kwame
Huuuuuuuuuuh
11.
BadGirl23
Tuesday, September 2, 2008 /
@7, Obviously you’re not from or around the City and followed the “real case” otherwise you wouldn’t have made such an ignorant so I’ll just say google is a great tool.
That was nice of Oprah.
That’s messed up what happened to the Councilman’s car but I suspect we’ll be hearing more stories like this soon. The ppl in the cheap white sheets should really stop hiding and come out from behind their linen threads to show who they really are. Now that would be news, oh and stop spray painting cars, that is so tacky!!
Kwame and his ppl are proposing every deal under the sun except one that involves jail time because after all the ish he’s done, he doesn’t want to serve time. He’s one funny dude!
12.
Big M
Tuesday, September 2, 2008 /
Get it get it Oprah!
Kilpatrick….a disgrace that somehow becomes more and more disgraceful as time goes on - how convenient of he and his law team to suggest such a ridiculous plea deal. From day 1 he claimed his innocence, now all of a sudden he wants to avoid jail time! Please….do the time fake a$# Gerald LeVert!
13.
why?
Tuesday, September 2, 2008 /
i’m not sure what crime kilpatrick committed but i think the city of detroit might me OD-ing just a little bit
14.
Candace
Tuesday, September 2, 2008 /
LOL that was funny #12 “fake a@# Gerald Levert”
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Candace
Tuesday, September 2, 2008 /
Oh I meant #11
16.
jscene
Tuesday, September 2, 2008 /
Kilpatrick is shameful. He did that one day in jail and know he’s not “THUG” enough to do more than that, yet, he’s been running around the city like the Teflon Don, killing and threatening folks and their families! Shoving women and intimidating people. Prison has broken many of hard heads, and he’s no exception. Fat losers, i hope Kym sticks with her guns and give him prison time.
17.
jscene
Tuesday, September 2, 2008 /
Steadman’s eyes are too close together…my mama told me to never trust a beetee eyed man.
18.
Brandi
Tuesday, September 2, 2008 /
I love Oprah!
Hate Kilpatrick…enough said
19.
tia
Tuesday, September 2, 2008 /
alright oprah lookin out for yo boohead lol,but yeah thats great news….on the the bad news
damn they aint playing with kilpatricks ass i mean they are giving him ALOT of stuff he has to do….EXCEPT JAIL TIME!! hell i dont even think all that other crap would come into play if he put in a good 3 years in jail lol…..on to the worse news
It angers me looking at that picture,and now other races can stop telling black people to get over slavery and racism and they can also quite the bullshit and stop talking about racism doesnt exsist anymore……i’m tired of hearing that shit,these people have absolutely no idea!!!! i really had to hurry up and scroll past that picture before i start a riot ( which i have a feeling will happen soon enough,but not for this issue) I just can’t stand it,i hope those bitchassness having punks get caught.
20.
Truth?
Tuesday, September 2, 2008 /
Only god can judge! One day he will and it won’t be a laughing or KKK matter!
21.
Andrice
Tuesday, September 2, 2008 /
please poeple before commenting on the D situation. (#13) KNOW THE FACTS..or at least a synopsis. Kwame deserves time in prison…GO AT HIM KYM WORTHY!!!
22.
the_one
Tuesday, September 2, 2008 /
All I can say is the power of the P, ladies dont give it awat because its obviously strong enough to take powerful stupid men down every time.
23.
La Maestra
Wednesday, September 3, 2008 /
How the fuck do 2 felonies=no jail time?? Kwame needs to man up and serve his time. I’m not from detroit, but I would be pissed at my tax dollars being wasted on his ass. He is an embarrassment and needs to learn some humility.