Root of Corruption: Index / Table of Contents / Overview
Previous: (see Preface)
ITT:
- Analyzing suspicions of Oprah Winfrey having key involvement in global corruption.
Definitions:
- OW = Oprah Winfrey
- HW = Harvey Weinstein
- RO = Rita Ora
- JZ = Jay-Z
Preface
Yep, another ambiguous lead-in, no proper TL;DR... Put simply, I've even surprised myself here; several RoC entries have relevancy here which I did not see coming...
To set the mood, I'll reference my previous RoC entry and then hit the ground hard.
72 Virgins... (yes, again)
The Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls – South Africa (OWLAG) is a college preparatory boarding school for girls, grades 8-12, in Henley on Klip, Gauteng Province, South Africa.Coordinates: 26°32′49″S 28°03′19″E The school is a project begun by the American entrepreneur and philanthropist Oprah Winfrey in 2002, born out of a discussion she had with South African president Nelson Mandela in 2000. OWLAG opened in 2007 and its inaugural class of 72 girls graduated in 2012.
Inspired by her own disadvantaged childhood, Winfrey stated that she founded the Leadership Academy to provide educational and leadership opportunities for academically gifted girls from impoverished backgrounds in South Africa who exhibited leadership qualities for making a difference in the world.[1] She wanted to help girls who grew up like her, "economically disadvantaged, but not poor in mind or spirit".[2]
The school teaches the IB Middle Years Programme curriculum for grades 8-10. Grades 11 and 12 study for the South African National Senior Certificate.
Sign at the academy entrance – April 2015
Location: Henley on Klip, South Africa
Pause for a moment, do you see it?
OWLAG opened in 2007 and its inaugural class of 72 girls graduated in 2012.
Let's read on...
Criticisms and controversies
Winfrey received much criticism surrounding the "extravagance" of the school, with mention, among other things, about the need for high thread-count sheets for the dormitory beds, a beauty salon, two theaters (one indoor, one outdoor) and a yoga classroom to educate girls in an impoverished region of South Africa. In an article about the school's unveiling, Allison Samuels of Newsweek questioned whether the $40 million spent might have benefited a far greater number of students had the money been spent with less emphasis on luxurious surroundings and more emphasis on practicality.[4]
Winfrey defended her decision to establish the Leadership Academy in South Africa by offering the following observation:
I think the reason not just Africa but the world is in the state that it is because of a lack of leadership on all levels of government ... and particularly in regard to schools and schooling for poor children. ... The best way to effect change long term is to ... give children exposure and opportunity and nurture them to understand their own power and possibility.[5]
Rebecca Traister of Salon.com[6] and Karen Russell of The Huffington Post[7] wrote in defense of the school. Russell then cited the success of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Africa’s first female President who restored Liberia’s electricity, as an example of what can happen when the best and brightest girls in Africa are given a world class education. She praised Winfrey for sending the message that blacks and women have value.[7]
Other criticisms that Winfrey received about the Leadership Academy included the racial makeup of students, with the majority of students selected and accepted as candidates for the school being black. Winfrey deflected this criticism by saying that the "school is open to all girls who are disadvantaged. All girls, all races, who are disadvantaged ... [including] White, Indian and Native American students of varying faiths," as long as eligibility requirements were met.[8] Many of girls chosen for the Leadership Academy come from families affected by HIV/AIDS.[9]
In spite of the criticism, Winfrey's offered that her vision for the Leadership Academy was to provide a vehicle for mentoring academically talented and disadvantaged girls with "that 'It' quality" to provide them with opportunities to "change the face of a nation," make a difference in the world and to become future leaders of South Africa. As for rationale of the lavishness of the school, Winfrey continued by saying that "[i]f you are surrounded by beautiful things and wonderful teachers who inspire you, that beauty brings out the beauty in you."[10] To change how women are viewed, Winfrey added during an interview, one must look for an opportunity "'to change the paradigm, to change the way not only these girls think ... but to also change the way a culture feels about what women can do.'[11] 'Girls who are educated are less likely to get HIV/AIDS and in this country which has such a pandemic, we have to begin to change the pandemic.'"[12]
2007 incidents
In the school's first year, a female school staffer was accused of physically and sexually abusing students. Winfrey flew to South Africa to meet with school officials and parents.[13] The dorm matron was arrested after seven students submitted statements alleging assault and various accusations of abuse.[14][15] A specialist on sexual violence with the South African Medical Research Council praised Winfrey’s response as "phenomenal" because it sent a powerful message in a country afflicted with record high levels of sexual abuse.[16] On 23 March 2010, the Associated Press reported that Winfrey settled the defamation lawsuit filed by one of the headmistresses at the Academy before the trial began.[17]
In March 2007, some parents complained because they were only allowed to visit their children once a month and the girls were only allowed to use their cell phones on weekends.[18] John Samuels, the executive head of the school responded to the complaints by appealing to security and school spirit.
Notes:
- much criticism surrounding the "extravagance" of the school
- Rebecca Traister of Salon.com[6] and Karen Russell of The Huffington Post[7] wrote in defense of the school.
- racial makeup of students ~ majority black ~ "school is open to all girls who are disadvantaged. All girls, all races, who are disadvantaged ... [including] White, Indian and Native American students of varying faiths,"
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'Girls who are educated are less likely to get HIV/AIDS and in this country which has such a pandemic, we have to begin to change the pandemic.'
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In the school's first year, a female school staffer was accused of physically and sexually abusing students. (+ details)
Q references
Feb 8 2018:
Make sure the list of resignations remains updated.
Important.
When does big pharma make money?
Curing or containing?
Cancer/AIDS/etc.
Mind will be blown by chain of command.
Q
Dec 20 2017:
128571
3,000+ saved by the raids in SA alone.
WW lanes shut down.
Bottom to TOP.
[HAITI].
[RED CROSS]
[CLASSIFIED]
High Priority.
Q
Dec 5 2017:
Red Cross is corrupt and used as a piggy bank.
Future topic.
Diseases created by families in power (pop control + pharma billions kb).
Think AIDS.
Future topic.
Relevant.
FLYROTHSFLY
Q
Re-review RED_RED stringer.
Focus on Hussein AIDS Video.
Cross reference.
Date of stringer vs video?
Learn to decider.
News unlocks message.
Find the keystone.
Q
RED_RED
Remember?
Hussein AIDS Video.
Hidden message?
Response?
Twitter.
Roles.
Actions.
Expand your thinking.
News unlocks meaning.
Q
My turn again...
^ continued 1: Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity(HIV/AIDS)
JZ?
Weinstein + Oprah: The plot thickens...
https://imgoat.com/uploads/bd7939d674/75736.jpg
photo left: Harvey Weinstein
photo right: Oprah Winfrey
RO wiki:
Music career
2007–2010: Career beginnings
~Ora's management got in touch with the American label, Roc Nation, and told them about her. Ora signed a recording deal and a publishing deal with Roc Nation in December 2008, and was one of their first signees.[20][21][22] She made cameo appearances in Jay Z's video for "Young Forever" (2009) and Drake's video, "Over" (2010).[23][24] After being signed, Ora recorded an album and wanted to release it, but her label advised against it and she started to work on other material for her debut album.[16]
In This Moment "Natural Born Sinner" (Official Audio)
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AviciiKnewTooMuch ago
Not sure if you've already talked about it or not (new to VOAT but not to Twitter) but there's something with Oprah NO ONE is talking about, from what I've seen/heard... The Church of Winfrey. That's right, she has her own church and her own religion, teaching that everyone can be their own god. This is not a church, but a cult and she is very dangerously powerful. https://mobile.nytimes.com/2011/05/28/us/28beliefs.html
argosciv ago
I was not at all aware of this!
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