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.

[monocle]

Didn’t Obama shortly after taking office host members of Congress and serve them beef which cost more than $100 per pound?

[iowamark]

By Chicago standards, she is an honest woman.

[GulchBound]

Bet there was a kickback.

Well, her brother did make it but he's a really underpreciated artist so he deserve every cent.

/sarc

[driftdiver]

That’s racist!

[blues_guitarist]

LOL! Ain’t it the truth!

[Tijeras_Slim]

Tawana Umbridge

[wbill]

phew. Was there room in the place for her, her statue, and her ego...all at the same time?

[CholeraJoe]

All that’s missing are the pictures of kittens on the wall.

[Oldpuppymax]

So we have a breathtakingly arrogant thief, liar, swindler, scam artist and embezzler in Chicago. AND THE NEWS HERE IS...

[MARTIAL MONK]

What can they possibly do with a $900,000 wax figure of this idiot besides keep it?

Arizona volunteers to display it prominately in front of the capitol building for two or three weeks starting immediately.

[sportutegrl]

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

It depends. Does it come with a wick? Let's light this candle!

Seriously, a common money laundering scam is to buy artwork at greatly inflated prices and split the difference with the artist.

[piytar]

More like how Russia had statues of Stalin all over the place...

[trialbyfire]

I’m not into the frat/sorority scene but it isn’t a black ONLY sorority. Being black is not a requirement.

[dennisw]

Who is prettier her or Obama? She’s his soul mate.... both being uber narcissists

[Tax-chick]

LOL!

[EyeGuy]

“... but it isn’t a black ONLY sorority. Being black is not a requirement.”

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So what then, is the exact purpose of giving it the very loaded, racially-charged description of a “black sorority”?

[Mac from Cleveland]

FTA:

“$750,000 of the $900,000 was for the statue’s ‘booty’”...

/s

[tflabo]

At least Michael Jackson spent his ego $$ for the ‘chilrens’ sake as he himself was already a walking wax figure.

[supermop]

Damn. they must have needed 10 tons of wax and black wax is especially hard to find, even at that price.

[Mac from Cleveland]

What was the old joke?....

“How can you tell it’s bedtime at Neverland?”

“When the big hand is on the little gland....”

: )