It's graduation day at all-black Bedford Stuyvesant High School, and all of the kids are graduating and getting diplomas except for Rodney. He's a star basketball player who has a full scholarship to any school in the country, and the star of the football and baseball teams. He's the hero of all the students, but since he couldn't pass enough classes, he isn't going to graduate.
As the diplomas are being handed out, Rodney shows up in the back of the auditorium.
The studenst all see him, and they all start chanting, "Give Rodney a chance! Give Rodney a chance!"
So the principal says, "All right, Rodney, I's gonna axe you a kestion. If you can answer this kestion, you can gets a diploma, and you can gaduate. What am four plus two?"
Rodney says, "Eight."
The principal says, "I'm sorry, Rodney, that's the wrong answer. You can't gets a diploma, and you can't gaduate."
The students all chant, "Give Rodney another chance! Give Rodney another chance!"
The principal says, "All right, Rodney, I's gonna axe you another kestion. If you can answer this kestion, you can gets a diploma, and you can gaduate. What am five minus one?"
Rodney says, "Seven."
The principal says, "I'm sorry, Rodney, that's the wrong answer. You can't gets a diploma, and you can't gaduate."
The students all chant, "Give Rodney another chance! Give Rodney another chance!"
The principal says, "All right, Rodney, I's gonna give you one mo' chance. If you can answer this kestion, you can gets a diploma, and you can gaduate. What am three times three?"
Rodney says, "Nine."
The students pause...and then they start chanting, "Give Rodney another chance! Give Rodney another chance!"