Tdiddy Smalls Let’s get together again . . .
Tdiddy Smalls I really did enjoy that kiss. I could learn to love those lush lips, homegirl.
Tdiddy Smalls Come to the party with me tomorrow night.
Claudia Clarke Good-bye.
Tdiddy Smalls Yeah, I heard you the first time you said it. So you’re gonna act like that kiss didn’t mean anything?
Claudia Clarke It wasn’t a kiss, Omar. I’m not going to be another one-hit wonder for you. I’m looking for a guy who wants to change the world, not win a game. Let’s stick to the protest please.
Tdiddy Smalls Can we at least get together one evening? I could really use some help with my senior paper. As friends, of course.
Claudia Clarke Maybe next week, GTG! Oh, bring my shoes to school tomorrow. Please.
Freddie Calloway Shhhhhhhhhhhh—with Tdiddy Smalls. Twenty minutes!
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Tdiddy Smalls at the house party on Dorchester.
Where my dawgs at!!!!
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Freddie Callaway On my way! Gotta drop my sista at the movies.
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Eve Chappell I’M SO DRUNK RAT NOW
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Belafonte Jones I heard them Bayside boys comin’ thru. I got your back!
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Tami Hill Eve, where you at?
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Willie Mack > Tdiddy Smalls Them jokers was tryin’ to fight us for real.
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Tdiddy Smalls I ain’t kno D had a jammy jam. Them boys got ghost quick.
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Blu McCants Y’all need to stop all that craziness fore somebody get hurt.
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Willie Mack Stop trippin, Blu. They the ones comin’ up here starting ish.
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Johnny “Moose” Dawkins And we gonna be the ones to finish that shit too!
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Freddie Callaway I know this nucka not on your page, T.
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Johnny “Moose” Dawkins You ought to be careful who you friend, Titty. Tornados comin’ after that ass.
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Tdiddy Smalls C’mon son! We already beat y’all once. Ain’t no thing to do it again.
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Savannah Gadsden Y’all needs to chill!
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Johnny “Moose” Dawkins Watch your back! Your punk boy ain’t have no heater, we woulda dropped them Bayside B’s on y’all!
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Tdiddy Smalls Get off my page!
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Ambiene Lewis Go Tornados! I’m riding Bayside till I die.
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Tdiddy Smalls blocked
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Eve Chappell T-Diddy, invest in some hand sanitizer so when the hataz shake ya hand . . .
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Freddie Callaway Tami, don’t give Eve no more hooch.
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Tdiddy Smalls Score! #Leggo #Jets
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You poked Claudia Clarke.
Tdiddy Smalls Claudia Clarke “At the center of nonviolence stands the principle of love.” #MLKHoliday
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Freddie Callaway No school today. T-Diddy, you cooking?
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Savannah Gadsden “A man who won’t die for something is not fit to live.” (MLK)
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Claudia Clarke “An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity.”
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Tdiddy Smalls “Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.”
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Belafonte Jones “Beautiful music is the art of the prophets that can calm the agitations of the soul; it is one of the most magnificent and delightful presents God has given us.”
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Tami Hill “I look to a day when people will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.”
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Freddie Callaway “A man can’t ride your back unless it’s bent.” Bwahahahahaha!
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Tdiddy Smalls C’mon son.
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Freddie Callaway What??!! He said that joint, T-Diddy!
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Blu McCants “A riot is the language of the unheard.”
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Luther Lee “The time is always right to do what is right.”
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Eve Chappell I can’t help but notice that awesome ends in ME and ugly starts with U.
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Freddie Callaway ROFLMAO!!!!!!
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Luther Lee “We must all learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.”
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Willie Mack Why y’all fools awake? It’s a holiday. Go the F@#& back to sleep! ZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzz . . .
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Blu McCants **SMH**
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Tdiddy Smalls Shhhhhhhhhhhhh! DAY FIVE!!!!!!!! #SpeakUpNow
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Freddie Callaway Dawg, we gotta be quiet for thirty minutes. That’s hard as hell. #ijs
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Tdiddy Smalls Claudia Clarke, will you go to the ball with me?
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Claudia Clarke Really, Omar?
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Tdiddy Smalls Yeah, I figured since I already know the shoe fits, we can keep it movin’ #cinderella
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Claudia Clarke ROFL!
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Blu McCants Awwwwwww? My bestie’s going to the prom.
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Claudia Clarke I’m not going to the prom with anybody, and if I was, the dude wouldn’t have asked me to go on the Facebooks.
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Tami Hill I’ll go.
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Blu McCants Only in the country . . .
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Tdiddy Smalls Baller Alert: Tomorrow’s a BIG DAY! T-Diddy is on the radio tomorrow morning at six a.m. . . . T-Diddy press conference tomorrow after school in the gym. Holla at yo’ boy!
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Luther Lee TURN ON POWER 103 JAMZ Tdiddy Smalls
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Eve Chappell Tdiddy’s on the morning show. You sound good.
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Freddie Callaway That woadie talking about Miami?
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Eve Chappell Naw! They talking about the silent protest. The mayor’s on there now.
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Blu McCants Thirty-five minutes today #shhhhh
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Tami Hill What channel? I can’t see him.
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Freddie Callaway **SMFH!!!!!!**
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Willie Mack “If you don’t stand for something, you’ll fall for anything.” —T-Diddy
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Tdiddy Smalls Shhhhhhhhhhh!
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Freddie Callaway Bwahahahahaha!
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Blu McCants Claudia said call her.
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Willie Mack Uh-oh!
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Tdiddy Smalls Ha ha! It’s all good.
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Dr. Brenda Jackson Actually, it isn’t. Come see me first thing this morning, Mr. Smalls. And bring Ms. Clarke with you.
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Claudia
“I understand, believe me. When I was at Spelman, we protested every other weekend. What you’ve both done is good. It’s good for our school; for the students, whether they know it or not. It keeps our elected officials honest. The truth is, I don’t want to lose the arts funding any more than you do, but my hands are tied. Something had to be cut. We must find a way to make do under the current economic struggles. We must tighten the belt a little,” Dr. Jackson says, like she’s running for office or something. I instantly feel like she’s patronizing us, and I so want to tell her to cut the BS.
“With all due respect, Dr. J, save the BS. The funding for the new football stadium wasn’t cut,” Omar says confidently and defiantly. It doesn’t even come out disrespectfully; more like he’s a journalist. The fire in his voice is measured. And kinda sexy as hell.
“Mr. Smalls, let’s not forget who’s the student and who’s the adult here,” a shocked Dr. Jackson says.
“These are our demands,” I say, and hand her our list. She laughs, but I ignore that and continue. “As you can see, there are only five, so we’d appreciate your prompt attention to this matter.”
“This silent mess ends now, you two understand?” she shouts. Her smile is gone, replaced by an irritated frown. “I’ve gotten calls from two other principals, and it seems that your little prank has spread to two other schools. It ends now.”
“This is not a prank, Dr. Jack—”
“I’m still talking, Mr. Smalls,” she says, her face all scrunched up.
“Claudia, I’m surprised at you. Number one in your class, Harvard bound, most likely to succeed. This is what you want your legacy to be? Don’t forget, I wrote you that recommendation, and I can just as easily send them a revision.” Now she’s just being spiteful, as evidenced by the vein popping out of her forehead.
“Dr. Jackson, here’s the thing, we—”
“I’m speaking, Mr. Smalls. With all the trouble the Miami athletic department is in, how do you think they are going to take you being suspended, or worse, expelled from school?”
Now she’s standing up, pointing her finger at us. I never even thought about what kind of impact our protest is having on her. And her job security.
I’m sure she heard Omar on the radio. Just like the mayor and the school board. And I’m sure her boss, the superintendent, and his boss, the frickin’ school board, told her to fix it. It’s sad that she’s got caught in the middle, but the truth is we couldn’t stop this protest if we wanted to. We don’t. The students are too amped up. They want band, gospel choir, drama, and art back. And they . . . we . . . are going to be quiet until we get it.
“Teachers should be happy we aren’t all loud in class like we normally are,” Omar says to her, which really fumes her up.
“That’s the problem. You don’t even see the consequences of your actions. Life has been real good, for both of you. But I tell you what, if you don’t end this protest immediately . . .” And she doesn’t finish her sentence, she just picks up her phone and dials a number.
I’m wondering if she’s calling our homes, or the police. Finally she talks into the phone.
“Coach, yes. This is Dr. Jackson. That big press conference you scheduled for later today? Yes, the one for Omar Smalls to make his college announcement. Well, it’s canceled. Yes, I know. Hold on one minute.” She looks up at Omar, smiles, and says, “Consequences, Mr. Smalls, there are always consequences. And, Ms. Clarke, try me if you want, but don’t think I can’t shut down the Panther Pride website. You two can go now.”
Silent Treatment
by Claudia Clarke
Recently, on 103 Jamz, Omar “T-Diddy” Smalls told Deja Dee, the morning show host, “If you don’t stand for something, you will fall for anything.” The students at West Charleston High School have finally decided to stand up for themselves, and for what they believe in. A little over a week ago, almost eight hundred students rallied on a Thursday morning to protest arts funding cuts. Students packed the sidewalks and lawn around the high school in a show of support for teachers and the various arts programs that were affected as the city has grappled with cutting its budget. At the rally, Mr. Smalls tasked each student with remaining quiet during the first ten minutes of homeroom, in a show of solidarity.
“It has been an extremely peaceful and creative demonstration,” government teacher Mr. Washington said of the protest, which has now gone on for seven days.
“The administration is not pleased at what we’re doing. They’re even making threats against some students. But we will not stand by and let them destroy the very heart and soul of education: the arts,” an anonymous student texted.
“It’s hard to tell whether it will work,” Mr. Washington added, “but it’s definitely important for students to feel empowered.” When asked if the protest will continue, Smalls said check his Facebook page. Click here to visit Omar Smalls’s Facebook page.
Students Go Apes
by Blu McCants
In October, a group of students organized a movie night fundraiser to raise money for Save the Chimps, a Florida-based nonprofit that offers permanent care to rescued chimpanzees. The local West Charleston Movie Theater showed a special 3D screening of Rise of the Planet of the Apes and donated all proceeds from ticket sales and popcorn to the fundraising effort. Bananas were also given out to each moviegoer, courtesy of the Awendaw Farmers’ market. “We raised over five hundred dollars, which will go toward housing the more than three hundred chimpanzees who were rescued from a lab in Texas,” said Luther Lee, a coorganizer along with Claudia Clarke. “The animals were living in horrible conditions, and now they’re in heaven.” Not literally, of course. More fundraisers are being planned, as Save the Chimps is hoping to raise $10,000 to rescue more chimpanzees.
The “A” Word
by Claudia Clarke
Abortions in South Carolina rose 10 percent last year. According to a local study, the data shows higher rates of births and abortions among girls fifteen to nineteen. We’ve already talked about the staggering teen pregnancy numbers at our school, but this stat is outrageous, people. If we are to be productive women in this society, we must become better educated about abstinence and ways to avoid pregnancy in the first place. Whether you are pro-choice or pro-life, it doesn’t matter. What matters is that we treat ourselves with respect. What matters is that we take our bodies serious
ly. Many girls use abortion as a form of birth control. That is ignorant and irresponsible. We have to do better, people. For more info on this matter, visit Planned Parenthood.
“You can’t get a dude, so you gotta steal mine.” I’m in the front yard waiting for Blu, minding my own business, when they come up.
“Kym, I don’t know what you’re talking about,” I answer, and wish I hadn’t told Blu I’d come to the house party with her.
“Come on now, Claudia, don’t get all scared now. You all up on his Facebook page and whatnot,” Eve adds, egging her on.
“He didn’t even get to do his big press thing ’cause of you,” Kym says. “It was his big day, and you ruined that for him.”
“How did I ruin it?”
“’Cause you triflin’.” Eve laughs. “I’m only gonna say this once. Stay away from Kym’s man, trick.”
Where is Blu? These girls want to fight.
“Hole up, hole up, I know you ain’t talking about me, Kym,” Omar says, with a beer in his hand. Not that I needed him to come to my rescue. Kym is silent now, like the people in the front yard watching us. “Pay attention, everybody!” he yells at the top of his lungs, and everybody stops and looks at us. People from inside the house start filing out into the yard. “Breaking news, people. T-Diddy and Kym King are no longer together. We broke up two weeks ago. Real talk!”
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