Archive for November 21st, 2009

School Chancellor Michelle Rhee and Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson are officially engaged to be married.

Rhee, 39, confirmed the news Wednesday at a Democrats for Education Reform/DC School Reform Now event in Washington after observers noticed a ring on her left hand. Johnson, 43, is a former NBA star who transitioned into politics as the founder of a charter school. Rhee served on the school’s board before Johnson won his first race last year to become mayor of his home town.

The couple have been longtime friends and political allies. To some, the news of their recent engagement comes as no surprise since the couple have been spotted holding hands at several events together.  The couple have not set a wedding date.

Michelle, a divorced mother of two daughters, is chancellor of the District of Columbia Public Schools system. In 1997 she founded The New Teacher Project (TNTP), which in ten years has recruited 10,000 teachers in twenty states.

She was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, but was raised in Toledo, Ohio. Michelle graduated from Cornell University in 1992 with a bachelor’s degree in government, and earned a Master of Public Policy from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.

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Kevin Johnson is the current mayor of Sacramento, California. He is Sacramento’s first African American mayor.Prior to entering politics, Johnson played 13 years in the NBA. He played point guard for the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Phoenix Suns. As a basketball player, he was a three-time NBA All-Star and five-time All-NBA selection who holds many records for the Phoenix Suns franchise.

Oprah Winfrey tells her studio audience Friday that she will stop hosting her powerhouse daytime talk show in 2011 after 25 seasons on the air.

In an interview with The Bert Show on Q100 Atlanta, Rihanna said that despite their battered past, she misses her ex Chris Brown — and still listens to his songs when they come on the radio.

A suburban Philadelphia swim club accused of discrimination last summer after revoking the memberships of mostly black and Hispanic children has filed for bankruptcy.