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Trayvon Martin's Friend, Rachel Jeantel, Offered A Full College Scholarship
Business Insider ^ | 07/16/2013 | Pamela Engel

Posted on 07/16/2013 9:10:55 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

Radio personality Tom Joyner has offered Rachel Jeantel, the friend of Trayvon Martin who spoke to him shortly before he died, a full scholarship to any Historically Black College or University she chooses. The website Joyner founded, BlackAmericaWeb.com, confirmed the news. Jeantel spoke to Joyner on his radio show Tuesday morning.

He said to her: "If you want to graduate from high school, and go to an HBCU, even if it’s not in Florida but especially Florida,like Florida Memorial, Edward Waters or FAMU, if you want to do that, I want to help you do that. I will help you get tutors to get you out of high school, tutors to help you pass the SAT and I will give you a full ride scholarship to any HBCU you’d like."

Joyner said he was moved by Jeantel's testimony. The funding for the scholarship will come from the Tom Joyner Foundation.

Jeantel reluctantly took the stand to testify for the prosecution in the second-degree murder trial of George Zimmerman. She told the courtroom that she heard Martin say "get off, get off" before the call cut out and Zimmerman shot him. During her testimony, which spanned two days, she was mocked online by people insulting her dress, mannerisms, and intelligence.

Zimmerman was acquitted of all charges on Saturday.

(Excerpt) Read more at businessinsider.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: college; jeantel; joyner; racheljeantel; trayvonmartin; zimmerman
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To: Yogafist

Postmaster general.


101 posted on 07/16/2013 9:33:15 AM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: SeekAndFind

Proof you don’t need an actual high school education to go to college. You can have reading skills less than that of a 3rd grader and get into college.


102 posted on 07/16/2013 9:33:16 AM PDT by CodeToad (Liberals are bloodsucking ticks. We need to light the matchstick to burn them off. -786 +969)
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To: Yorlik803

She cant read, write or speak with any skill.
next thing she will land her dream job at the post office.


A government job does seem like a good fit and suited to her skill level.


103 posted on 07/16/2013 9:33:23 AM PDT by MWestMom (Psalms 109:8)
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To: All
You what it is said about a picture...

 photo tomjoyner_OBozo_zps54332c94.jpg

I can be worth a 1,000 words!!

104 posted on 07/16/2013 9:33:24 AM PDT by harpu ( "...it's better to be hated for who you are than loved for someone you're not!")
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To: SeekAndFind

As a former college professor I hate to tell Piers that you actually have to be able to read and write to get into State U. Jr college not so much.


105 posted on 07/16/2013 9:33:36 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: Mr. K

“Sounds like a congressional candidate to me. I bet she’d win, too. “

If I were Corrine “go gator” Brown, I’d be worried about that albeit she is not in her district.


106 posted on 07/16/2013 9:34:12 AM PDT by Mouton (108th MI Group.....68-71)
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To: Nita Nupress

Yeah....I missed that typo...


107 posted on 07/16/2013 9:34:41 AM PDT by Gaffer
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To: SeekAndFind

108 posted on 07/16/2013 9:35:55 AM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously, you won't live through it anyway)
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To: SeekAndFind

The culture that worships cretins.


109 posted on 07/16/2013 9:36:31 AM PDT by Revolting cat! (Bad things are wrong! Ice cream is delicious!)
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To: editor-surveyor

You do have that right. Learning how to speak, read, and write (even cursive) in the English language would be a good start for her.


110 posted on 07/16/2013 9:37:29 AM PDT by KC_Conspirator
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To: SeekAndFind

Believe it or not, that’s where most of your obamacare doctors will be coming from within 15 years.

The historically black colleges will create new med schools for quacks and dump them on us. The libs will approve of these schools and they’ll be the ones performing medical services on us. These are folks that cannot get into a real nursing school now. It’s the PC dumbing down of America.


111 posted on 07/16/2013 9:37:30 AM PDT by boycott
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To: smoothsailing

Hey! I’ve got that sweatshirt. It’s worn out but I still love it and wear it with pride.


112 posted on 07/16/2013 9:37:35 AM PDT by bimboeruption (Clinging to my Bible and my HK.)
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To: SeekAndFind
Ten bucks says that within 10 years Miss Slim Jeans will be lawyer licensed to practice in the State of Florida.
113 posted on 07/16/2013 9:38:00 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (The Civil Servants Are No Longer Servants...Or Civil.)
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To: Gay State Conservative

“Don’t worry scro’! There are plenty of ‘tards out there living really kick ass lives. My first wife was ‘tarded. She’s a pilot now.”


114 posted on 07/16/2013 9:39:37 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: SeekAndFind
If you want to graduate from high school, and go to an HBCU

NOT to be confused with a CACU -- Crazy Ass Cracka' University

115 posted on 07/16/2013 9:41:31 AM PDT by mikrofon (Klown Kollege, maybe...)
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To: SeekAndFind

College is a great place to learn to read!!!!


116 posted on 07/16/2013 9:42:06 AM PDT by ontap (***)
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To: SeekAndFind

BWAHAHAHAHAHHA. At first I thought this was from the Onion. She can’t get into college let alone pass a class. What a friggin joke


117 posted on 07/16/2013 9:42:32 AM PDT by Nifster
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To: dfwgator
My first wife was ‘tarded. She’s a pilot now.

Flies wif Asiana Airlines. Her name's Sum Ho.

118 posted on 07/16/2013 9:43:06 AM PDT by Revolting cat! (Bad things are wrong! Ice cream is delicious!)
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To: red-dawg

RE: She’s already has a PHD in Linguistics.
Because of her, I now know the meaning of two words:

Here’s her version of the 10 Commandments:

1. I be God. Don’ be dissing me.
2. Don’ be makin hood ornaments outa me or nothin in my crib.
3. Don’ be callin me for no reason - homey don’ play that.
4. Y’all betta be in church on Sundee.
5. Don’ dis ya mama ... an if ya know who ya daddy is, don’ dis him neither.
6. Don’ ice ya bros.
7. Stick to ya own woman.
8. Don’ be liftin no goods.
9. Don’ be frontin like you all that an no snitchin on ya homies.
10. Don’ be eyein’ ya homie’s crib, ride, or nothin.


119 posted on 07/16/2013 9:43:12 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: ChocChipCookie

She could work as an ebonics teacher or interpreter. She did a pretty interesting job of interpreting on CNN, last night. LOL!


120 posted on 07/16/2013 9:43:12 AM PDT by Eva
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