Posted on 06/11/2012 4:01:44 PM PDT by Altura Ct.
A 17-year-old student at King High School in Riverside has returned a $1,000 scholarship intended for black students because he is white.
Jeffrey Warren and his father Rod returned the scholarship from the Martin Luther King Senior Citizens Club the night the teen was announced as the winner of the African-American student scholarship, according to the Riverside Press-Enterprise.
Jeffrey, who has a 4.25 cumulative grade-point average, applied for 27 scholarships and won three others in addition to the award from the Martin Luther King Senior Citizens Club, which only specified that African Americans were “encouraged to apply,” the newspaper reported. School counselors were informed that the scholarship was for black students.
The club intends to change the language on next year’s application to clarify who is eligible, according to the Press-Enterprise.
The returned scholarship was later awarded to an African-American girl at King High School.
Jeffrey plans to take his scholarships – two for $2,000 and another for $500 – to San Diego State University in the fall, where he will double major in English in Business, the paper reported.
Amazing.
Whites only scholarship = racist.
Blacks only scholarship = equality.
Any questions?
Well, they certainly learned about the content of his character.
Welp, he passes the integrity test. I bet there are some folks who are amazed.
The kid just graduated from his college level sociology and government courses. Learning comes in many ways.
Is this even legal? What if a 'white' organization did this?
How are his cheekbones? Maybe he should get a Cherokee scholarship...?
The kid is honest. Wish he’d get a real degeree.
I guess race is not a social construct then?
It took 11 minutes for a comment on the obvious topic...........
Glad to see that something is named after the Rev. Martin Luther King, Sr. "Daddy King" tends to be forgotten--all the attention goes to Martin Luther King, Jr.
I’ve wondered this also as there is a flyer in the McDonalds advertising a scholarship award for Hispanic students. Discrimination against Whites is acceptable I guess but if we had a White’s only scholarship program -well you know how that would turn out !! If I had the funds though I’d be tempted to start one and watch the fire works...probably be better than July 4th.
You can take this up with any member of the Congressional White Caucus.
They will be glad to pursue this with tenacity.
GUARANTEED !!!
How embarrassing for me !! I thought it was old black folks.
“Martin Luther King Senior Citizens Club”
What I want to know is:
Is this a Citizens Club dedicated to Martin Luther King Senior, or a Senior Citizens Club dedicated to Martin Luther King?
Racists.
Whites are not a “protected class” but many discrimination laws can apply to black on white racism, or any racism. But yes, generally speaking all kinds of racism against whites is allowed, even codified in many laws which benefit all groups except white men.
I guess but if we had a White’s only scholarship program -well you know how that would turn out !! If I had the funds though I’d be tempted to start one and watch the fire works...probably be better than July 4th.
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Let’s do it and see!
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