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“We want… education! When do we want it? Now!” About 50 students were suspended Thursday from the all-boys Frederick Douglass Academy in Detroit, Mich. for walking out of classes in protest, demanding “an education.”: Among their complaints: a lack of consistent teachers, the reassignment of the school principal, educators who abuse sick time and a shortage of textbooks. “We’ve been wronged and disrespected and lied to and cheated,” senior Tevin Hill told the Detroit Free Press. “They didn’t listen to us when we complained to the administration. They didn’t listen to the parents when they complained to the administration, so I guess this is the only way to get things solved.” One math teacher, parent Sharise Smith tells WJBK-TV, has been absent for more than 68 days. The students marched outside the school and chanted, “We want… education! When do we want it? Now!” Students and parents became increasingly alarmed when Frederick Douglass was no longer listed as an application school in the district — current students had to apply to attend. Smith told the Free Press that her son was given an A in geometry without taking a final exam. “It was by default, just for showing up. It wasn’t because he earned an A,” she said. The Frederick Douglass boys are just some of many students in a city that proved to be the worst-performing urban school area among 21 surveyed across the country. Despite its national rank, Detroit’s overall performance increased on the 2011 National Assessment of Educational Progress. The 17-year-old Hill told The Detroit News that so many teachers have been simultaneously absent from school that dozens of students had been forced to gather in the gym or other common school areas. Students also went for long periods without homework, and Hill said he struggled on a recent placement exam at Bowling Green State University, where he’s been accepted to attend next year. “I literally couldn’t answer a question on there,” Hill said. “Right now, I’m not going to be as successful as I should be because I haven’t been properly taught.” How sad! We salute these kids for standing their ground. It’s sad that children are being forced to protest just for a decent education SMH Source More On Bossip! BFWTFs: Random Celebrity Buds You Wouldn’t Imagine Hanging Out Watch Your Mouths! Celebrities Caught Making Stupid Racist Comments Poor Thang! Mommy Banger BeyBey Won’t Let Lil Blue Ivy Carter Get Her Shine On, Plus Auntie Solo Strutting Around Downtown A Bunch O’ Heathens! The 10 Least Religious States In The Country
Khloe Kardashian-Odom Covers Cosmopolitan, Says She Cooks For Lamar In The Buff And Still Feels Like Luckiest Girl In The World Khloe Kardashian-Odom is making it rain as a first-time Cosmo cover girl this week. The reality show star blogged about landing the cover of Cosmo Middle East: I am BEYOND excited to share with all of you my very first COSMOPOLITAN cover! OMG!!!!!! This is honestly a dream come true! I died when I saw it — I was on the plane with Kim and Kourt en route to San Fran yesterday and when we landed I had a million emails about it and it was my first time seeing the cover. I was just in shock! Never in my wildest dreams did I think that I would be on the cover of Cosmo because I never knew it was an option. When they sent me the email to be on the cover I said to my publicist, “I think you meant to send this Kim.” LOL. She was like “No crazy girl! This is for you!” Not only is it such a blessing to be on the cover of Cosmo, but I am the FIRST cover girl for COSMOPOLITAN Middle East! What an honor!!!!! I’m honestly bursting with pride. I am truly blessed! Click through the gallery to see the entire spread. My favorite look is the sequin one Hit the flip for the photos and more on how Khloe also dished to the US issue about cooking in the buff for her boo.
Dwyane Wade’s Nephew Shot In Chicago Isht is REAL in Chi-Town. A nephew of Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade was shot and wounded in Chicago during a violent stretch in which 13 men were shot, two fatally, in America’s 3rd-largest city. Wade, a native of Chicago, confirmed his nephew was one of six men shot at a convenience store on the city’s South Side Thursday night by hooded men who fled in an SUV. One man died at the scene; four were in critical condition. There were three other shooting incidents Thursday in Chicago where gun violence has been on the rise. Wade’s nephew, whose name was not disclosed, was hospitalized as of Friday. Playing with his wounded relative in mind, Wade scored 30 points in the Heat’s 113-101 win over the Toronto Raptors Friday night. After the game, Wade said: You never expect to a get a call like that…Something I always focus on with my foundation when I go back to Chicago is to do what I can to stop the violence. To have one of your own family members be involved in it, it hurts. I just thank God that he’s healthy. … Thank God he’s going to get another chance. The shooting comes a week after Wade, LeBron James and Heat teammates wore hoodies to show their support for Trayvon Martin, the 17-year old shot to death by Neighborhood Watch supervisor George Zimmerman in Sanford, Fla. Gotta do better y’all. We hope D-Wade’s nephew makes a full recovery. Image via WENN Source More On Bossip! BFWTFs: Random Celebrity Buds You Wouldn’t Imagine Hanging Out Watch Your Mouths! Celebrities Caught Making Stupid Racist Comments Poor Thang! Mommy Banger BeyBey Won’t Let Lil Blue Ivy Carter Get Her Shine On, Plus Auntie Solo Strutting Around Downtown A Bunch O’ Heathens! The 10 Least Religious States In The Country
She may have a point… Niecy Nash’s TLC wedding special raked in nearly 5 million viewers, so it shouldn’t come as a surprise that the network gave the comedian her own show, “Leave It to Niecy.” Although she is enjoying her new reality TV-found fame, she says she doesn’t have to worry about becoming as famous as the Kardashians …. because she is black: “The truth is black celebrities are not as sought after in the press as white celebrities, and that is comforting,” Niecy says. “As a black celebrity, if we go out to a hot spot, you know there are going to be paparazzi there, but we aren’t the girl who someone is jumping out behind your trash [for] when we get home. So it’s nice to be able to live your dream and not be overwhelmed by what can be a downside of the business.” Niecy also points out that when readers flip through weekly celebrity magazines, they can count on one hand the number of times a black celebrity is pictured. But rather than find this trend disturbing, Niecy is grateful. “There is no reason to talk about it ’cause it’s a peaceful life,” says Niecy. “I’m not saying we should be stalked — I like it. I didn’t get into this business for other people to know my name. As a little girl, my destiny was stamped onto the canvas of my imagination at 5 years old. I was watching soaps with my grandmother. … The most gorgeous black women I had ever seen in my life came out, and I knew that that is what I wanted to do — be fabulous and black and on TV.” So if Britney Spears or Kim Kardashian were black, would they have a very different relationship with the press? “Yes,” Niecy replied. Do you think Niecy has a good point of view on this topic or is she trying to downplay the fact that paps aren’t chasing her around Hollyweird? Source More On Bossip! BFWTFs: Random Celebrity Buds You Wouldn’t Imagine Hanging Out Watch Your Mouths! Celebrities Caught Making Stupid Racist Comments Poor Thang! Mommy Banger BeyBey Won’t Let Lil Blue Ivy Carter Get Her Shine On, Plus Auntie Solo Strutting Around Downtown A Bunch O’ Heathens! The 10 Least Religious States In The Country
This guy and his high beams: SACRAMENTO – Police say a California man was arrested on suspicion of being drunk in public after he jumped onto a Sacramento cop car wearing a sombrero and one boxing glove. Police say an officer was seated in his squad car around 12:30 a.m. on Wednesday when 55-year-old Jesse James Thomas approached on foot, CBS Sacramento reports. Police say Thomas jumped onto the hood of the car, yelled his own name and then ran off. He was reportedly described wearing a dark puffy jacket, a sombrero and a boxing glove on his right hand. Thomas was soon found nearby lying in the street and subsequently arrested for public intoxication, reports CBS Sacramento. He was booked into the Sacramento County Jail on $1,000 bail. We can “see” he was on one! More On Bossip! BFWTFs: Random Celebrity Buds You Wouldn’t Imagine Hanging Out Watch Your Mouths! Celebrities Caught Making Stupid Racist Comments Poor Thang! Mommy Banger BeyBey Won’t Let Lil Blue Ivy Carter Get Her Shine On, Plus Auntie Solo Strutting Around Downtown A Bunch O’ Heathens! The 10 Least Religious States In The Country Source & Image CBS News
Google Car Allows Blind Man To Drive This brings a tear to our eyes. Google has apparently developed a new car that allows you to get where you need to without ever having to touch the wheel. We’re not sure how legit this is, but seeing this man in the car is absolutely awesome to see. More On Bossip! BFWTFs: Random Celebrity Buds You Wouldn’t Imagine Hanging Out Watch Your Mouths! Celebrities Caught Making Stupid Racist Comments Poor Thang! Mommy Banger BeyBey Won’t Let Lil Blue Ivy Carter Get Her Shine On, Plus Auntie Solo Strutting Around Downtown A Bunch O’ Heathens! The 10 Least Religious States In The Country
Dear Bossip , I need your advice on what to do. I have been with my boyfriend for a little over two years. We are high school sweethearts, and both moved out of state to go to college with each other (we go to different schools, but they are in the same city), and have been thinking about moving in with each other (for various reasons that have nothing to do with taking our relationship further). Recently, he’s been acting different and I’ve been close to smacking him in his face and ending it, but our relationship is important so we talked everything out. Things still weren’t the same after our talk, but I just figured things needed a little time because change isn’t instant. One day when he came over to visit me, he breaks down and tells me that his father is trying to get him arrested. He tells me the story about how there was a lot of money in his account, so he took it out, then got a call from his dad telling him to put it all back but keep $200. Something wasn’t adding up, because although they (him and his father) haven’t had the best relationship, getting him arrested seemed extreme especially after telling him to keep $200. Last night, which is also TWO WEEKS LATER, I got a call from his mother. She asked me a lot of questions regarding money, asking if my boyfriend has been spending a lot of money on me and if he told me what happened. I told her that he did tell me, and told her the version of what I was told. HIS DUMBASS IS A LIAR. She told me that wasn’t exactly the truth, but wouldn’t tell me what the actual truth was. After telling him that I talked to his mom and that I know the truth, he told me the real story. Apparently, he found checks and thought, “Ooh, easy money,” so he stole them, wrote a random amount of money on them, and deposited the money in his account. I AM PISSED! I don’t know whether to be more mad that this idiot could be going to jail, or that he lied to me for weeks and betrayed the f**k out of my trust. I’ve been working so hard for our future, and then this dumbass goes and does something stupid, and ILLEGAL. His parents and grandparents are obviously mad and disappointed, so I want to be the person he can lean on and talk to when he gets really scared, but I’m torn. I really do love him, but I’m just too confused to be sure that I can be the Bonnie to his Clyde, Tiny to his T.I. (you get the point). I want to be there to support him during his time of need, but more than anything I just want to smack the –ish out of him for being so stupid! He’s asked me if I want to end the relationship because he’s sorry for putting me through this ( my face –> ( -______- ). My heart is telling me to stay with him and support him because I do love him and we aren’t completely sure if charges will be pressed. My brain is telling me to leave because I am a young, beautiful, ambitious black female that has too much going for me to be tied down with a could-be-felon. What should I do? – Confused And Mad As F**k Dear Ms. Confused And Mad As F**k , LMBAO! I don’t blame you. I would smack the –ish out of him as well for doing something so damn stupid and asinine. What the hell was his ass thinking? Obviously he wasn’t. He was so caught up in the moment that he didn’t think his plan through. Ole dumbass! This fool found some blank checks and decided to write a random amount on them and deposit them into his own account? LMBAO! Chile, what state school is he enrolled in? Trust me, he didn’t write a random amount on that check. I’m certain that he started with a small amount first to see if the check would clear. His happy ass probably wrote a $100 check, and when that check cleared, he figured the next time he would go for a bigger amount and see if that would clear. And, when it did, he just kept upping the ante. He thought he was in Vegas and hit the jackpot! He thought he had unlimited access to someone else’s funds, but didn’t take into account that the bank would get suspicious and contact the owner of the account. Now his ole retarded ass is caught up because they want their funds back, thus, he’s committed a crime of fraudulence and check writing. And, anything over $100 is considered a felony. And, even if the owner of the account doesn’t press charges, the bank can still press charges, hell, even the state can press charges. They are going to teach him a lesson, and it’s going to be a big lesson to learn. I don’t blame his parents for reaming him a new asshole. Hell, you should be reaming him one as well. But, being as drastic as ending the relationship is going overboard. Girl, he only wrote some bad checks. He didn’t pull a gun on anyone and rob the bank. He didn’t really get like Bonnie and Clyde and have you riding shotgun with him across the country as he robbed banks. He did something very stupid and immature. Chile, we’ve all done something while in college that we all regret. When you’re broke, hungry, and struggling through college you do some ass backward things. I’m certain many readers reading this, and those who went to college will tell you that they’ve gone into a grocery store and eaten some fruit, chips, and stole some food. We’ve all gone into a store and got a five finger discount on some deodorant, toothpaste, candy, or something. Ba-by, me and a few best friends I went to college with have done some things that we still talk about to this day. We were young, broke, and having the college experience. And, honey, it was FIERCE college experience. LMBAO! Thank goodness for maturity and growth. So, cut him some slack and let this be a lesson learned for him. I’m certain he feels bad for what he did. And, yes, he lied because he probably didn’t want to get you caught up in his mess. Thank goodness! However, he did eventually tell you the truth, and it appears that although his family is upset and angry with him, they still support him and have told him what to do. Stand by him, and know this will past. I know you’re upset, and you have every right to be. As you’re building, he is tearing it down. But, for him to do something like this has to speak to something deeper going on with him. Get to the bottom of the issue, and it may take him speaking with a counselor or his pastor. It could have been just a lax in judgment. Only he knows. So, let your anger subside and ask him why he did it. Let him share with you why he did it, what he was looking to get out of it, and what he was doing with the money. If you’re looking to plan a life with him, and you love him, which I gather you do, then honey, you will experience so many other things that you’ll look back on this and laugh. And, know as you’re going through this it will be a little rough because if it does get to the point of charges being pressed, and him going back and forth to court, I’m certain this will shake and rattle his ass when he’s in front of a judge, and he hears the charges and how they will assassinate his character. This is definitely a wake up call, and let’s pray that he wakes his ass up! – Terrance Dean Hey Bossip Fam, what do you think? Share your opinions and thoughts below! Also, e-mail all your questions Terrance Dean : loveandrelationships@bossip.com Follow Terrance Dean on Twitter : @terrancedean “LIKE” Terrance Dean on Facebook , click HERE! Make sure to order my books Mogul: A Novel (Atria Books – June 2011; $15), and Straight From Your Gay Best Friend – The Straight Up Truth About Relationships, Love, And Having A Fabulous Life (Agate/Bolden Books – November 2010; $15). They are available in bookstores everywhere, and on Amazon, click HERE!
Rapper opens up about Angola incident for the first time on today’s ‘RapFix Live’ at 4 p.m. ET on MTV.com. By Rob Markman, with reporting by Sway Calloway Nas on “RapFix Live” Photo: MTV News Musically, Nas has given so much of himself during the course of his 18-year rap career. But in the media, the Queensbridge MC is usually reserved and soft-spoken. Still, it was hard for God’s Son to hold back when he was accused of skipping out on a New Year’s show in Africa, which led an American concert promoter and his son to be kidnapped. On today’s (March 28) “RapFix Live,” Nas finally gives his side of the story. “I didn’t want to touch on it because it seemed like he was in grave danger out there,” Nas said Tuesday during the interview, which will stream on MTV.com today at 4 p.m. ET. The promoter returned home safely to New Jersey on February 19. TMZ broke the story January 3 and reported that Patrick Allocco and his son, whom he works with, were kidnapped by local Africa promoter Henrique “Riquhino” Miguel after Nas and an opening act failed to perform at a New Year’s Eve concert in Angola. Allocco’s reps told TMZ that Nas and opening act Jemiah Jai were paid to perform two shows but failed to board their flights. Once Miguel realized that Nas wasn’t going to perform, he sent his people to take Allocco and his son into custody at gunpoint. Nas eventually returned the $300,000 that was paid to him, and Allocco was released and allowed to return back to the U.S. Now, Esco is ready to open up. “Basically he was a promoter that I never worked with, and he wanted me to come to Africa for New Year’s, which, for me, I thought, would be the best way to spend New Year’s. The business wasn’t handled. There was nothing sent to me, and there were no flights,” he said. “By the time he did send money — he did eventually send money to me — but it was too late to go. I didn’t even have a visa to get in the country. So that’s canceled, the show’s canceled.” Allocco, who is now contemplating litigation, has a differing account, contending that everything was in place for Nas to travel to Africa. “Nothing could be further from the truth,” Allocco told MTV News of Nas’ version of the story. “Nas put us in harm’s way by not showing up and put my son and I at physical harm and at risk by his inaction to fly to Angola.” “That was just all wrong. Any time I’m supposed to go to Africa, it happens,” Nas said on “RapFix Live.” “When people take care of business, it happens. … You booked the flight but no return flight. I didn’t have a visa, and you didn’t send money till after I was supposed to jump on the plane to another country, and that’s just the way it went down.” Catch Nas, Killer Mike, Bun B and Prodigy on a special episode of “RapFix Live” today at 4 p.m. ET on MTV.com, when all four esteemed lyricists will address the tragic shooting death of Florida teen Trayvon Martin and more. Send your comments and thoughts on the unfortunate situation via Twitter using the hashtag #RapFixLive. Related Artists Nas
Who is William Levy? If you asked that heading into this season of Dancing With the Stars, you aren’t alone. But if he keeps this up, fewer and fewer people will be in the dark. The ballroom screaming for the Cuban soap star, a.k.a. The Brad Pitt of Cuba, is certainly an encouraging sign for his hopes of hoisting the Mirror Ball. His scores aren’t bad either. William Levy & Cheryl Burke – Quickstep (DWTS Week 2) Levy scored a 25 for