Quincy Jones Wants to Help Make Others Financially Literate

by Jordan C. Alston

Superstar arranger and mega-producer Quincy Jones has teamed up with Tyrese and his filmmaking offspring QD3 for a partnership with L.A. based Operation HOPE. Together they will launch the 5 Million Kids National Education Campaign in an attempt to teach 5 million children and their guardians the benefits of being financially literate.

Launching September 29th at a private event in Los Angeles' infamous South Central, the  innovative initiative will attempt to sparks interest in the school activities by finding nearly 25,00 volunteers for classrooms around the country while opening nearly 50,000 new bank accounts for those who have been traditionally deemed “unbanked” and under banked.”

Among those slated to help Jones in his ambitious endeavor are ambassador Andrew Young, a myriad of celebrities, John Hope Bryant, Founder and CEO of Operation Hope, and School Superintendent for the Los Angeles School District, Ramon C. Cortines.

In other Quincy Jones news, the perennial hit maker is currently working on a star-laden tribute to the “King of Pop“, Michael Jackson. Currently the presentation is scheduled to be ready in October.

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Quincy Throws Michael Under the Bus... "He wanted to be white"

Quincy Jones recently did an interview where he spoke on Michael Jackson and his ever changing appearance! Read below for the folly:

Oh, we talked about it all the time. But he’d come up with, “Man, I promise you I have this disease,” and so forth, and “I have a blister on my lungs,” and all that kind of B.S. It’s hard, because Michael’s a Virgo, man—he’s very set in his ways. You can’t talk him out of it. Chemical peels and all that stuff…”He then continued on talking about the “King of Pop” saying that he wanted to be white.

“It’s ridiculous, man! Chemical peels and all of it. And I don’t understand it. But he obviously didn’t want to be Black.” When asked if that’s what he really thinks Michael’s problem was, he replied, “Well what do you think? You see his kids?” Following that he was then asked if he thought Michael was beautiful before the chemical peels to which he replied, “Man, he was the most gorgeous guy."

This coming from a man who has had multiple relations with Caucasian women... Quincy get a clue or buy one ... you've got enough money!

Mariah Puts The Cuffs Down on Nick......

It seems we all know who's wearing the pants in the Cannon household. When Nick attempted to do a boys weekend Mariah put the lock down on real quick peep this out via the New York Post :

“Mariah Carey’s new husband was trying to have a boys’ weekend at Saturday’s opening of the MGM Grand at Foxwoods with pals Sean Combs and Quincy Jones when he got a call from Carey. ‘He was summoned home by her at 1 in the morning,’ a source said. ‘He didn’t look happy about it.’”

From what I hear in the streets the two plan on having an all out 4 million dollar ceremony in NYC to renew their vows..... Isn't that kind of quick why not just wait until your one year anniversary... Oh yea because you probably won't last that long!