Staten Island teacher Jo Ann Accardi tweeted RZA last May asking him for help in obtaining new technology for PS 78, Stapleton. To her surprise, the Wu-Tang Clan luminary ultimately obliged and provided 30 new iPads for the students on Thursday (February 27), according to SI Live.
“I’m here today because one of your teachers sent me a tweet on my Twitter and she said that there wasn’t enough iPads, just enough to go around,” RZA said to the students. “I reached out to my Wu-Tang brothers and Apple, and we have some iPads here going to the school and going to your classes so you guys have a better chance for a proper education.”
RZA shared a photo of the happy students to his Instagram account with all of them throwing up the famous Wu-Tang ‘W.’
“I would like to thank the #Children’s Literary Society #CLS and P.S. 78 for instilling positivity into the youth,” he captioned the post.
RZA was joined at the school’s assembly by his sister Sofia Diggs and Lucille Belyayev of the Children’s Literacy Society, a program that aims to allocate educational resources to children’s in Staten Island schools.
Following RZA’s speech, the children had the opportunity to ask him several questions that ranged from how long he lived in Staten Island to what his favorite subjects in school were growing up.
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Principal Jodi Contento said RZA’s gesture showcased the type of role models she wants her students to have in their lives.
“I really want to emphasize that any time somebody who has roots in the community comes back to share their successes, that’s the most priceless thing we could have for our school,” Contento said. “It’s all about bringing in the positive role models. We know how much is out there that is not always positive for us to see. Having those positive models and success stories are tremendous.”
Ipads is not what kids need lol Steve jobs didn’t even let his kid use em, that’s why there’s a generation of zombies that can’t look up, figure out what gender they are, pay attention for longer than a minutes, can’t afford a car or a scooter, or get a few miles without an app more mindless sheep I suppose
Your post is about a decade late homie. I use to agree, then time kept keeping on. Adapt or be left behind
You see the problem there is what they are adapting toward is nothing more then a decreased sense of control emotionally unstable lack of sleep teaching them early to get addicted and disrupt the attention span basically called electronic screen syndrome ya nah not going to be a very good outcome. Get rid of screens
Lol. Okay Grandpa. Let’s have kids who can’t use tech try to enter the workforce in 15 years.
iPads aren’t tech child a raspberry pi or a notebook running Linux would teach em something an iPad teaches em to be good slaves and hit a button they’ll become successful Uber drivers lol oh wait 96% of them fail that scam to, it’s a great gesture but not what kids need, screens are not good for them but see previous post a generation of zombies that can’t make eye contact or pay attention longer than a minute
36 iPads woulda been doper
Bobby Digital. Shit is criTICAL!
It’s a damn shame that in the highest taxed state and city in the world these schools, especially the inner city schools are not taken care of to the highest degree. Liberal shit hole.
what are you talking about? Most Republican-governed states cut funding for education LMAO. Perfect example: ex-governor Scott Walker for Wisconsin
Did you grow up in New York? Specifically NYC?
You ain’t from New York City, you’ve never been to NYC so shut the fuck up bozo
Damn this is dope but couldnt u do a bit more? Ijs
At least he did something. Where’s your charitable rap sheet?
30 ipads are like $10,000+ with tax. He did enough….
Lmao its dope, but you want him to contribute more? Stop it fam. Its not good to pocket watch (no matter how it comes in or goes out).
Crazy how an act of kindness that has no price tag would be looked at as too little. What if he only donated 10 or even 100…..what’s the difference? Like that’s the only shit Bobby ever did for people….that kind of thinking you just portrayed is exactly why everyone hates Americans …. That sense of over entitlement as if people should always give other people more then what they do. Big up to big homie Diggs.
Wu-Tang is for the KIDS! RIP ODB
Damn, WU really is for the kids. Big ups Rza.
Greatest rap group ever still impacting lives in a positive way. Rza providing A Better Tomorrow for the community and the children. Much respect!big
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well given the message below I don’t want to be the party pooper. but why apple ipad you can get other computers for much less they are just as good.
Some schools only use one particular brand so they don’t have compatibility issues and also as they’re popular, kids can bring their own if they have one.
Nice lil deed there, just needa better education system now
Nice act? Of course. Ipads good for kids? Not at all. Bad for kids! Give them a book, not an ipda. These kids are damn zombies.