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Last week, Ellen welcomed 18-year-old Constance McMillen from Mississippi, whose school canceled the prom when she asked to bring her girlfriend. Ellen recorded this message today to update you on the situation, and to send a message to Constance.
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Nine-year-old Anaiah Rucker is being hailed as a hero after saving her sister from being hit by a truck last month. Anaiah told The Today Show's Ann Curry today that she didn't think twice before pushing her little sister out of the path of the vehicle as the pair crossed the street in Madison, Georgia to get to the school bus stop.
Anaiah took the hit, instead, and lost a leg and a kidney for her bravery.
"I love her more than anything," Anaiah told Channel 2's Tom Jones of her five-year-old-sister, Camry. Anaiah said it was raining and her sweatshirt hood was covering her eyes as she and her sister crossed the road. The girls' mother, Andrea Taylor, witnessed her older daughter's act of bravery from the porch of their home, where she watches the girls catch the bus each morning.
"I saw the truck and I was like, 'No,'" Taylor told Channel 2. "I seen my daughter kinda snatch my 5-year-old back, and if it wasn't for that, my 5-year-old would have ... I don't think she would have made it." The driver wasn't charged after police decided he was not at fault.
Today, Anaiah told Curry that she doesn't feel she deserves to be called a hero. She said her sister "was too young to be hit like this, and if she got hit she wouldn't hardly be alive. She would be probably gone forever."
Anaiah might also not be alive if it weren't for bus driver Loretta Berryman. Berryman pulled over immediately and started performing CPR on Anaiah, who wasn't breathing. "I instructed her mom to hold her head while I gave mouth-to-mouth, chest compressions," Berryman told NBC News. "As she took a breath, my first thing was, 'Thank God.'"
Taylor recently lost her job and her car. The community held a BBQ to raise funds for Anaiah's medical bills and renovations needed to make her house handicap accessible. Thousands of classmates and Madison residents took to the streets to welcome Anaiah back when she got out of the hospital last week, after a month of care. You can contact United Bank in Madison to donate to a fund to help with the family's medical bills, which is in Anaiah's name.
"Anaiah has a really, really big heart," her mother said. Anaiah's grandmother told the Morgan County Citizen that her first words after regaining consciousness were, "Am I going to chorus today?" She's active in Sweet Home Baptist Church and the Boys and Girls Club in Madison.
What an inspiration you are to all of us same sex couples in this country. You have proven that we should not give up on what we want and who we love just because of our laws. You show us that there is hope for us all. My partner and I have been looking into him coming here from Canada and we are finding how difficult it is for us to be together here in the states. We did not know until we saw Cyndi Lauper on your show and learned about the "GIVE A DAMN" website how hard it is for so many other couples like us. We have been spreading the word about the site to make it known to others that are not aware of how difficult it is for all of us. You see we are what is known as a Bi National Couple and we are among about 37,000 others in this country.The problem is that if we could sponsor our partner as a family member it would be better, but since we are considered "legal strangers" we can not do that. Seeing how far you have come in your life despite all the roadblocks, we are not going to stop trying to be together no matter what. Whatever it may take or whatever we may have to do to make a difference for all the couples like us out there will be worth it.Thank you so much Ellen for being there in so many ways. Thank you for caring and being there as an inspiration to us all.It means so much. To all of us.
Ellen my wife and I watch your show we love it and we respect you a lot. There are still a lot of people whom don't believe in gay marriage but everyone deserves to be happy and you being a great role model for both straight and gay you reach people and you take on subjects others tend not to. Your and inspiration to all even in hard times when people are down you give them a reason to smile. My kids love you my son being 7 and my daughter 5 they love to dance in there school they've brought in music at random times of the day on there recesses so the kids can dance its exercise all inspired by you, you are a great humanitarian and you touch lives all over and bring smiles and joy to many and for that just want to say thank you.
I would think as adults that you would be happy for the people Ellen help's. Personally I watch her everyday her show and IDOL! Ellen's not welfare and she's not there to help people. She does it because she can. It's not her responsibility to take care of all the world's problems. She's not God! you know how many people that write to her each day I'm sure they deal with millions of letters and e mails each day! And she does help strait people as well as the gay. She may help more gay's because she is and she's helping the cause. She knows what they go through and shes has the tools to help! GOOD ON YA ELLEN!!!!!!!! Love your show and everything you do! Katie from NY!
Michael, Donna, Yolanda. I can't BELIEVE how you three are complaining like you have a say on where Ellen's money should go. How utterly NERVY. While we sympathize with your bad luck, Ellen is NOT your healthcare provider(s)!
Ellen has a right to appropriate her money to where she deems fit. Period.
And she has given money to lots of causes both - gay and straight related.
Shame on you guys! I'm truly embarrassed for you and anyone else who complains "A Celebrity won't give ME an of THEIR hard-earned money! Boo Hoo.
Then on top of that you 'lightly gay bash' and wonder why you are shown no pity? Woe is me, I'm not gay and THAT is why Ellen won't help me! Grow up, guys. Please!!
If you can write several letters begging Celebrities, you can write those same letters to your local and state health care providers, your congress person(s), etc.
Why not just be happy for the ones who ARE lucky and blessed enough to get support. They'd probably be happy for YOU if it was the other way around. (Just look at all the positive praise from 95% of the others' comments here)
Shaking My Head in total disbelief at the nerve of some people.
How sad that some of you can't just be happy for this girl and spend your energy thinking "why not me???" I truly believe that help comes to those that help themselves. If you think that writing to a TV show is the only answer to your problems you need to stop and really re-evaluate how you are spending your time. And to actually write an angry post! We all have our challenges. Those of us who handle them with grace struggle no less, our struggle is just rewarded with the knowledge that the world didn't break us.
Constance put herself in a position where she had to look into the eye of the worst of humanity because it was the right thing to do. I was proud to tell my girls her story. Thank you Constance!
I wrote a note to Constance, complementing her on "standing up for her rights". I also tried to explain what society thought of "girls like me" back around 1970 vs what they think now. So much of "society" is behind the times. I was an unwed pregnant teen in 1970...forced to surrender newborn to adoption. We were reunited 18 years later and amazing how people reacted when I "came out of the closet" when we were reunited. Then, in 2001 at my Mother's funeral....she was able to meet the family for the 1st time and the remarks were SO VERY heartwarming. I tried my best to stress to Constance that "society" will catch up with what she is "standing up for now"....it is a hard time now....no doubt about that HOWEVER, she does have a great deal of folks who are "up to date" and support her SO VERY MUCH! Do not know if the note will ever get to her..but I did my best to let her know she is a fantastic person and she is NOT to forget that!
I believe Constance will come out "way ahead" by this experience and she will SUCCEED greatly as she continues in life.
She is a "pioneer" in this particular area and she is going about it so maturally and will grow greatly from this.
I hope Ellen follows her as she goes into college and let us all know how she is doing.
I also want to pass along KUDO's to Constance's Father for his marvelous support..what a great guy!
It's true a federal judge ruled that the school violated Ms. McMillan's 1st Amendment rights. However, the court decision in this matter is little more than a pyrrhic victory for Ms. McMillan (and others) who merely wants to be treated equally and attend her high-school prom.
The judge in this case refused to issue an injunction requiring the school to reinstate the school-sponsored or "public" prom. This was primarily because parents had already taken the initiative to organize a "private" prom, which was, according to the judge, open to all students. However, although the Judge seemed convinced that Ms. McMillan would be allowed to attend the private prom, there remain conflicting accounts as to whether Ms. McMillan has actually been invited and/or will be allowed to attend.
The "private" nature of the parent-hosted prom highlights an end-run around Ms. McMillan's (and others') Constitutional rights, which the federal judge in this matter was all too willing to perpetuate.
Such "private" proms are not subject to the Constitutional requirements that public schools must abide. For example, "Private" events such as this prom are the reason racially segregated dances still persisist in the 21st century.
Therefore, even though the judge found that Ms. McMillan's Constitutional rights were violated by the school, the hosting parents remain free to exclude Ms. McMillan from this "private" prom, which seems likely at this juncture. Thus, Ms. McMillan will probably still be denied the ability to attend as an equal with her girlfriend. And, while Ms. McMillan is likely to obtain monetary damages from the school if she pursues her claim, I suspect this will be little solace to a young woman who simply wanted to attend prom like any other student.
In this country, prom is one of the most important rites of passage for high school students. A "private" prom is not an equal substitute for a school-run "public" prom. The fact that a federal judge essentially found otherwise, and that we parade it as a victory, illustrates how optimistic we are regardig what is now a largely hollow Constitutional right.
i THINK THAT THIS IS AMAZING THAT YOU GAVE HER
$30,000 for a scholarship but I am 61 years old and I have written to you several times to get help
BUT I HAVE HEARD NOTHING FROM YOU. WHY BECAUSE, I AM NOT A GAY FEMALE. I HAD 2 STROKES WITHIN THE LAST 2 YEARS. I have been denied disability and I
will be losing unemployment within the next two weeks....I dont see Ellen helping me!!!
give $30,000 to her for a scholarship???wtf! why didn't ellen pay for a prom for ALL the students? I mean ALL, which would include straight, gay men and women, black, white, etc. i graduated in 1976 there were a couple of girls who wore tuxes, i think this girl wanted to start something, which has indeed gotten out of control...but again ellen, what about the other kids?????
Ellen I am outraged I saw the interview with Constance and thought what a Courageous person. You, also talked to her Father who was in the audience I say BRAVO to him for being there for his daughter. Why do we even have to any of this in todays world ?
I am outraged again with what I just read about the parents having a Prom and not inviting Constance. Know we know who the IGNORANT ONES are.
Ellen,you gave this very strong yound lady something to be proud of.She stood up for her rights as a human being.I am very happy for her and very proud of you.I know in my heart you will never give up helping others.Have a great day.
I still cannot believe this!!!
Well I take my hat off to her for standing up for herself,she is surely an imspiration to all
Ellen just wanted to say I love your show,I stay in South Africa and we are a bit behind with the shows but I keep up to date on FB.
This is wrong, I loved Ellen, from the first time she did stand up, but to give her that much money for this shows favoritism and Im hurting for money, ever since I was hit by a drunk driver, we lost our jeep and my job and now I have 40,000 student loans due, I dont see Ellen helping me out, why because Im straight and I wasn't rejected by others for being straight? I just don't get it.
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