White Student Returns Scholarship Intended for Blacks: Should Color-Based Scholarships Exist?

by Fef Posted 2012/06/12 20:56:25

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Jeffrey Warren of Martin Luther King High School in Riverside, California, won the scholarship awarded by the Martin Luther King Senior Citizens Club. Warren applied for the "black only" scholarship, citing that the application only encouraged blacks to apply, but didn't have any racial requirement.

King High School Principal Darel Hansen said the organization's cover letter did state race was a factor, but that information had been left off the application and was not requested when he applied.

"It was kind of funny at first, everyone was laughing. They announced it for an African American, they saw me walk up," Warren said.A college-bound white student in Riverside has returned a $1,000 scholarship intended for black students.

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Stix 2012/06/12 21:12:31 (edited)

No

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How are we ever going to end racism when the folks in charge keep breaking us into races? I wonder if there are any "white only" scolarships out there? Somehow, that would come across as very racist...why doesn't this?
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Sparky to WinterLynn 2012/06/14 12:31:17
Eli Joh... to chgo 2012/06/14 18:36:03

You sir, are an idiot.

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Maci 2012/06/13 07:11:57
sglmom 2012/06/13 06:59:55

No

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NO ..
the scholarship should go to the person most worthy of the help ..
(irrespective of the 'surface' they have)

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Ivanabitch 2012/06/13 06:44:32

No

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Scholarships should be awarded on a persons merit not color.

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sjalan 2012/06/13 04:55:17

No

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However, If the Scholarship is applied for economic reasons as exclusive to those of lower income families then YES a color based scholarship would be ok.

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Hawkeye to sjalan 2012/06/13 16:20:34

The MOMENT you offer exceptions they'll be taken advantage of.. ANd THEN you're right back to the original question..

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sjalan to Hawkeye 2012/06/14 03:16:44

Not necessarially. But I understand how you would think so.

Frankly, I commend the young man for returning the scholarship. He understood more about what had happened than most people here.

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Hawkeye to sjalan 2012/06/14 08:48:07

Oh,, To be SURE the guy should be commended.. ALREADY he's quite a contrast to that full grown woman in Mass..who tried to pass herself off as a Minority to reap the benefits and NOW finds herself having to explain her decietfulness..

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Sparky to sjalan 2012/06/13 16:45:27
Aqua Surf 2012/06/13 04:39:35

No

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It's discrimination, plain and simple. We need to go back to the merit system. Earn it through hard work, not skin color.

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COCO to Aqua Surf 2012/06/13 06:25:05

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Exactly.

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Tully 2012/06/13 04:01:00

Yes

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Why not? I got a scholarship for being German and I'm only 3/4. Dad was a member of the local German club.

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Defend ... to Tully 2012/06/13 10:57:54

that is different its not race based

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Tully to Defend ... 2012/06/13 12:49:23

How many black germans do you know?

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Defend ... to Tully 2012/06/13 13:59:57

your color does not matter anything to me

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Tully to Defend ... 2012/06/13 20:08:43 (edited)

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then why did you comment on race, dumbass?

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Defend ... to Tully 2012/06/14 14:26:00

i see more of your liberal progressive Representing Vulgar Insults

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Tully to Defend ... 2012/06/14 17:58:42

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Proves your ignorance by dodging the question with an idiotic reply.

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The Wrong Guy 2012/06/13 03:43:46

Yes

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Noxious white privilege is still so deeply entrenched, and stubbornly immovable, in this country that things like this - for folks who aren't "blessed" by being born white - are still necessary. Just because folks have concluded that "racism doesn't exist anymore", doesn't mean it doesn't; it's just sneakier these days.

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gocar 2012/06/13 03:24:41

Yes

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A scholarship can be anything the donor of the scholarship wants it to be. Like i keep being told -- It's a free country. If I wanted to give a scholarship to someone who was left handed, gay, and 6ft tall that would be my option. The college or university just has to let students know what's available. My daughter was at Michigan and she got a check in the mail for $100. It was a scholarship for young women who came from her high school and joined a certain sorority. No strings attached.

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Defend ... to gocar 2012/06/13 10:59:09

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so you agree with Jessie Jerk and Al Sharpton that keeping division alive is good

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ღ♥ღ ℒea ღ♥ღ 2012/06/13 03:02:37

No

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if there were to be a scholarship program only for white people, there would be hell to pay. This double standard is BS in my opinion. They raise a huge ruckus if somebody is turned down because of the color of skin (Black)... it should work both ways.

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Sparky to ღ♥ღ ℒea... 2012/06/13 16:47:03
jackolantyrn356 2012/06/13 02:37:07 (edited)

No

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Democrazts have alrady DUMBED DOWN the High School Ed system in 1968 to makle grades better for the Black Child. The American Education System has collaPSED. Time is way past that we can make things easier on Black Children who would rather play than study. Racist????? No, just the Facts. If the Black CXhild cannot come up to SNUFF then there is a problem interacizlly. I do not believe that for a moment.

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redhorse29 2012/06/13 02:02:55

Yes

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Yes. We have lots of very narrowly define scholarship programs. There is nothing wrong with this one.

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SiliconSorcerer 2012/06/13 01:28:39

No

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Keep up the racial tension....

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Linkums 2012/06/13 01:26:58

Yes

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As much as I hate race-based scholarships, it's not the government's business to decide how people can spend their money. Not in this case anyway.

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Jack 2012/06/13 01:09:30

No

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It should be based on the income of the parents. If they are poor and the children do well in their studies they deserve a scholarship.In my country we have the same thing, only that the majority race and not the minority gets most of the scholarship and some of them are from well to do families.

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fairiefang -annoying fashio... 2012/06/13 01:02:57

No

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Just like there shouldn't be color-based holidays either.

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GettingBarried 2012/06/13 00:41:29

Yes

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One should absolutely be able to place any sort of restrictions on money one wishes to give in the form of a scholarship. It is private money. If you don't qualify, tough noogies.

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ღ♥ღ ℒea... to Getting... 2012/06/13 03:05:41 (edited)

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you think if there was a "white only" scholarship... people wouldn't go ballistic?

edit: someone did create a "white only" scholarship... and it created a lot of controversy. Double standards are so wrong.

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Andy Fl... to ღ♥ღ ℒea... 2012/06/13 03:10:21

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I'm sure they would, but banning that scholarship would equally be as wrong as banning this one would be.

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Getting... to ღ♥ღ ℒea... 2012/06/13 15:54:42

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People will go ballistic over a great many things. The whole point is private vs public.

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Hawkeye to Getting... 2012/06/13 13:03:04

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So you disagree with the recent court ruling that compels a photography company to take photos of a GAY Marriage even though that company is private??

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Getting... to Hawkeye 2012/06/13 15:50:37

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Absofreakinlutely!

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Hawkeye to Getting... 2012/06/13 16:16:51

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GOOD 'cause I do too.. In FACT.. I don't have ANY problem with Color based Scholarships as long as it goes BOTH ways.. I don't want to hear any grief when some ALL white club issues scholarships to ONLY whites recipients..

Like I said.. WHat's good for ONE is good for all or it's not good AT all..

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Getting... to Hawkeye 2012/06/13 19:31:10
Marcus Clark 2012/06/13 00:15:40

No

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Color/ethnic based scholarships are "racist."

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ed 2012/06/13 00:01:46

No

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blacks get scholarships to white schools if a white person can't get one from a black school then we have a problem.

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