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The scholarship was awarded to the teenager at the Martin Luther King Senior Citizens Club. I still get the sense that a double standard is taking place here. I was under the impression that MLK wanted racial equality for all individuals. Shouldn't that apply in this situation or have these senior citizens forgotten the message of MLK?
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.
Last edited by Lawyer Disciple; 06-11-2012 at 06:29 PM..
Blame the language, keep the $$. If they have to change it to be more specific in order to reach their final goal it's their fault for screwing it up in the first place. Keep the money kid.
Blame the language, keep the $$. If they have to change it to be more specific in order to reach their final goal it's their fault for screwing it up in the first place. Keep the money kid.
He'd only catch more hell if he kept it. Better to give it back and move on.
The scholarship was awarded to the teenager at the Martin Luther King Senior Citizens Club. I still get the sense that a double standard is taking place here. I was under the impression that MLK wanted racial equality for all individuals. Shouldn't that apply in this situation or have these senior citizens forgotten the message of MLK?
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.
isnt that racist for having a scholarship only for blacks?
He'd only catch more hell if he kept it. Better to give it back and move on.
His father is raising a class act. Sounds like he is already smarter than the folks running this scholarship already.
Also my guess is someone will probably match and/or exceed the original offer.
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