sounds like he’s first-generation American from Ghana.
I’m sure there was some racist bias in accepting him, but I’m still very happy for and that he can show the racists of low expectations that a black kid can get an SAT score of 2,250 our of 2500 if he is not raised from a culture of total depravity.
Generally, blacks who come to this country from Africa, do not care for American blacks, and do not subscribe to their culture.