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‘Real Housewives’ Star Tired of Being Asked Why She Didn’t Cough Up $20K to Detroit Schools

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9 years ago

May 13, 2015

(Patch) – Last year during a testy exchange between “Real Housewives of Atlanta” stars NeNe Leakes and Kenya Moore, Leakes challenged Moore to give $20,000 to Detroit’s struggling public school system and said she would do the same.

Moore made her $20,000 donation at an October appearance at Cass Technical High School, her alma mater, and since then has been taunting her adversary on the show for failing to pay up. The hate between the two ‘Real Housewives’ stars is epic, according to Us Weekly.

“You cannot have a rational conversation with someone who only wants to hear themselves talk,” Moore said, according to an account on RealityTea.com. “NeNe does what she always does, and that’s to drown people out with her loud and harsh criticism. Yet she can’t keep silent long enough to hear anyone else. NeNe is a big, brash bully and she will never change.”

Leakes parlayed her “Real Housewives” success into a role on Broadway as the wicked stepmother in “Cinderella,” and Moore said that ought to make her flush enough to cough up the cash.

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A’s Last Game in Oakland Ends Baseball Team’s 57-Year Tenure Congresswoman Barbara Lee’s Efforts to Save Team Blocked by GOP-Controlled House

After 57 years, the Athletics have left Oakland following a home series this week. Though Congresswoman Barbara Lee introduced legislation to keep the team in Oakland, she could not get the backing she needed from other legislators in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives.

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October 1, 2024

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After 57 years, the Athletics have left Oakland following a home series this week.

Though Congresswoman Barbara Lee introduced legislation to keep the team in Oakland, she could not get the backing she needed from other legislators in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives.

Lee tried 15 months ago, the day before Nevada politicians approved $380 million in public funds to build a Las Vegas ballpark. Lee proposed a bill that would have stopped the A’s move by requiring a hefty exit fee that would have made them reconsider a move.

“That’s only fair,” Lee said in an interview in the Los Times by sportswriter Bill Shaikin. “That’s the only fair way to do it,” she said. “You’ve got to compensate the community, because the community has invested a heck of a lot.”

However, Lee’s bill could not go forward without the backing it needed. First, it went to the House Judiciary Committee chaired by Rep. Jim Jordan, the Ohio Republican. Jordan did not co-sponsor Lee’s bill or permit the committee hearing required for the bill to move forward.

“We put up a good fight. The city put up a good fight, the county, everyone,” said Lee.

“Unfortunately, we are losing a team that really, in the day, exemplified Black excellence in Oakland. It’s more than just the team leaving. It’s a part of Oakland’s history, and our culture,” she said.