So, I am sure you all recall the recent blogs, tweets, articles on the whole Roxanne Shante story; PhD from Cornell University, well that was false.
I was sitting around at work foraging for articles to blog about; of course, I have to blog about the Roxanne Shante article. Recently, I posted an article on her, what seemed to be honest and legit accomplishment; yesterday, I was dismayed to find out that they were false. She didn't attend Cornell University, nor did she get her PhD. My question is, why lie about something as such? To be frank, I believed what seemed to be "very pleasing" news... so, I went on telling people how proud I was.
And, if this "it was a hoax" is de facto; I will be a bit upset with myself. I fell into the "gotcha" trap; which is very unusual for me, I am meticulous when it comes down to believing what some journalist write. However, I do believe that Roxanne Shante obscured the truth for some press attention. As they say, "it was a great story while it lasted"
Shake my head.
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