Student with best GPA denied being Valedictorian due to unwritten policy

Ladarius Sapho has a grade point average is 4.135. That should mean he has the best GPA in the class and will be the valedictorian. Well not at Proviso East High School in Maywood, Illinois. Sapho is being denied the honor of being valedictorian based on a policy that the principal says exist but that no one can find in writing. Watch more about this below:

Please contact the school in support of Ladarius Sapho.

Tony Valente: Head Principal

Schools Phone number: Phone (Main): 708-344-7000

Principal's Office extension: 202-1610

School email address: tvalente@pths209.org

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Jesse Jackson presses Facebook on lack of diversity

[SOURCE] Jesse Jackson isn’t keeping quiet about the lack of diversity in the tech industry’s ranks.

The civil rights veteran and former presidential candidate plans to attend Facebook’s annual shareholders meeting in Redwood City today, pressing the company to include more minorities on its board and within its executive ranks. He has paid similar visits to shareholder meetings of eBay, Google and Hewlett-Packard this spring.

“At its best, technology can be a tremendously positive change agent for the world,” Jackson said, in a prepared statement. “At its worst, it can hold on to old patterns that exclude people of color and women from opportunity and advancement. Silicon Valley and the tech industry must transform itself to mirror the America it depends upon for talent and customers.”

Staff diversity among tech companies has come under increasing scrutiny, with many critics decrying a “bro culture” that often tends to be white and male. Jackson and his Rainbow PUSH Coalition are trying to focus some of that attention on the lack of diversity in the tech world’s board rooms and C-suites.

They’ve had some small successes. Last week, Google announced it would release a report that includes race and gender statistics for its workforce.

Were Mark Cuban's comments racist or was he being honest?

Mark Cuban the owner of the NBA's Dallas Mavericks made some very interesting comments when discussing race issues and Donald Sterling. In a moment of pure honesty Cuban admitted to being prejudiced and bigoted at times. Some feel that an example he used of seeing a black man in a hoodie may make him cross the street was racist. Check out his statements below and give your opinion on what Cuban said.

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80 U.S. troops in Chad will aid search for abducted Nigerian girls

[SOURCE] The United States deployed 80 members of its armed forces to Chad to help in the search for the kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls, the White House said Wednesday.

"These personnel will support the operation of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft for missions over northern Nigeria and the surrounding area," it said in a letter.

"The force will remain in Chad until its support in resolving the kidnapping situation is no longer required." President Barack Obama informed the House speaker and the president of the Senate of the move.

The forces will be involved in maintaining aircraft and analyzing data, but because they are armed, the President is required by law to inform the speaker of the House, Pentagon spokesman Rear Adm. John Kirby said.

VIDEO: Watch Eric LeGrand's speech at Rutgers graduation

Finally some good news comes out of Rutgers. Check out this inspiring speech from Rutgers former football player and now graduate Eric Legrande at the Rutgers graduation ceremony. In 2010 he was paralyzed during a football game but that has done nothing to hold him back. Congrats to Mr. Legrande and good luck in whatever you chose to do in life. Check out his speech below: