President of black sorority Alpha Kappa Alpha sued by members

Chicago Sun Times ^ | July 29, 2009 | Cheryl V. Jackson

[JennysCool]

Members of a prominent Chicago-based sorority are suing to oust their national president -- former Chicago Housing Authority comptroller Barbara McKinzie -- saying she misappropriated funds and commissioned a $900,000 wax figure of herself.

She also is accused of taking nearly $400,000 for personal expenses and arranging for a $4,000 monthly stipend to be paid to herself after she leaves office.

[JennysCool]

Sheesh.

[jessduntno]

“she misappropriated funds and commissioned a $900,000 wax figure of herself.”

for a million bucks, they could have dipped me in wax, strapped on a padded bra and covered me with shinola...

[tflabo]

Ahhhh...a future Demo’Rat member of the Congress or Senate in training!

[joejm65]

She commissioned a wax figure of herself? The liberal ego strikes again...

[mgstarr]

http://www.aka1908.com/news/mckinzie/

[livius]

Maybe her wax statue could meet Honduran would-be-dictator Zelaya’s larger than life, full-color statue that he commissioned with public money and make beautiful music together...

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

Geesh. The ‘Chicago Way’ strikes again!

AKA was a great sorority on the Alabama campus. The girls were really nice. Had a friend who was a member.

[ConservativeMind]

This is very funny. This is Chicago, folks.

What can they possibly do with a $900,000 wax figure of this idiot besides keep it? There’s no market for the thing!

[EyeGuy]

Black sorority, huh?

So it is OK then if I start a whites-only fraternity?

[silverleaf]

If she got that much loot from a sorority- imagine what she got when she controlled Chicago’s Housing Authority books.

ka ching

[JennysCool]

These people need a Statue of Limitations!

(Ducking!)

[rightwingintelligentsia]

and commissioned a $900,000 wax figure of herself

Who does she think she is--Obama?

[TexasNative2000]

Is this a photo of her or the wax figure?

[Niuhuru]

Gee, another black run, Chicago organization acts in a corrupt manner?

[Jack Hammer]

Corruption in Chicago? Nah - no way...

[AppyPappy]

It must just be a rumor.

[Nailbiter]

ping

[blues_guitarist]

My mother was a member too.

[bareford101]

I imagine this woman stole everyone blind and no one dared say anything because they were afraid that she would play the race card. We are deliberatly giving these people a license to steal.

I doubt if we ever hear anything about this from the obamanation.... even though it’s his town, and likely his friends involved.....

[BradyLS]

Bet there was a kickback.