I don't know if any of you caught the show "Building a Dream" on TV the other night, but I DVR'ed it and just watched it now and I had tears in my eyes all throughout. Basically, she's spent 5 years creating a huge 7th-12th grade boarding school in South Africa called "Oprah's Leadership Academy for Girls". She hired the best architects, designers, teachers, artists, etc. to help her build it. She also found a team of people to scour the most impoverished areas of South Africa to find the best and brightest girls for her school. All tuition is completely free, and she will pay for the university tuition for every single girl for the university of her choice, provided she graduates. At the opening ceremony, Nelson Mandela came onstage to make a speech, and OMG it was just great.
If there's any reruns, watch it! It's a great hour spent.
... stupid Tyra going on about how sluttly strippers are and acting like being fat is making her some damn role model.... go do something useful with yourself...


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