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NYCsoul
Comment: All I can say is this what blacks wanted when we wanted intergration. They forgot that it meant losing our cultural identity. Some of us are so desperate to assimilate at any cost that your article might be considered 'racist'. We always giving our culture away and then we try to take it back, it's too late. We don't know the value of our culture until it's appropriated by everyone else. BTW, I wouldn't say that the other brothers were 'slacking' off, hence this white student getting a perfect gpa. There have been black grads at that school who have made that same perfect gpa. The only reason why this is news because of this white kid graduating at the top of the class. If it was one of us, it would not be news.
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DOne
Comment: This is a completely non-issue. There have always been a handfull of whites that chose for whatever reason to live among blacks, and a handfull of whites have been attending HBCUs for years. This one case isn't going to open the flood gates. If he earned it, he earned it. Say congrads and move on.
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BigMamaThang
Comment: A white boy graduating valedictorian at Morehouse is certainly nothing to be screaming "Who stole the soul?" about. He chosed to go to a very prestigious private school and busted his %*$ to graduate with a perfect 4.0. Morehouse has been around for over 100 years and this is the first time in history this has happened. It hardly signals the invasion of HBCUs by white folks. How you tie this to an Obama presidency is beyond me. Obama becoming president doesn't signal to the country that we are all one race. It does hopefully help this country to view our differences as what makes this country great as opposed to what holds us all back. Joshua is going to benefit fincially because he's a white man in America. The privilege in his skin is going to last long past the media interest in him graduating from Morehouse. An Obama presidency can't change that.
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DOne
Comment: BTW, how much national attendion has this gotten outside of the black news sources?
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BigMamaThang
Comment: I meant FINANCIALLY - too early in the morning. This story has actually received a lot of mainstream media attention but it's quickly starting to fade.
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TGen
Comment: DOne, I disagree. I think this is very much a real issue. While agree with the article writer's sentiments that there's something special about embracing what is "uniquely ours," I disagree with her sentiment that Obama is somehow to blame for it or is in some way a sign of more to come. BO should be kept out of this, as both issues mentioned Packwood as valedictorian and the White NAACP prez, occurred b4 "Obamamania." But to NYCSoul's point, indeed integration has proven to be a double-edged sword. I think most would be okay if it was just integration in a public sphere while we could preserve our private entities and orgs within our culture. Frankly, I was disappointed and disheartened to hear of this White guy's being valedictorian. Morehouse has been one of the only places in which Black men have gone to shine and show the world what being Excellent While Black (EWB, lol) really looks like. I'm disappointed in the administration for allowing this to happen. That might sound prejudice or unfair or whatever, but I wish someone on the inside would have helped a brotha get this prize. I don't like how this looks, I don't like what it feels like, I just don't. I hope some better leadership takes the reigns soon and helps restore this school (and others) to its EWB roots. *Sigh*
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musbdherbs
Comment: Kind of a silly divisive article Jasmyne. Acheiving the highest GPA at any institution is less to do about race than it does superior academic acheivement. It would've been nice for you to include that Packwood is a Rhodes Scholar, was elected to the class council and dorm president his freshman year. He turned down a full scholarship to Columbia and decided on Morehouse. He played and won by the same rules that any student at Morehouse was able to. If a black or openly gay student was valedictorian at Harvard/Yale, you would be overjoyed that we are finally making progress. But when a yt student does the same..you see that as a threat. Oh please. You sound like a young, black Geraldine Ferraro-Sharpton. Give it a rest
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TGen
Comment: Correction: Packwood was not a Rhodes scholar, he was a Rhodes scholar finalist. And Harvard, unlike Morehouse and other HBCU's was not founded for the sole reason of giving a group of disenfranchised people a place to become competitive with the larger society. Apples and oranges amigo, apples and oranges...
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DCGG
Comment: Co-sign Musbherbs, I ain't hating on whitey...brothas at Morehouse need to step up their fuvkin game but they azzs too busy being on the DL chasin after dyck and shyt...
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dcdouglass01
Comment: "So while Joshua graduates this weekend, keep in mind there's a whole new generation of Joshua's preparing to invade our HBCUs..." I feel your sentiment, Sister Jasmyne, but will have to respectfully disagree. Since we arrived in this country, white folk have always been fascinated with our culture, and some have taken more than just a peak. Some have dived right in to get as much of the Black experience as possible. And those who have taken an intense interest have generally done it with respect (the Morehouse valedictorian gave what seemed to be a very genuine and heart-felt speech). But a crush of white people who want to be Black is something I don't see materializing anytime soon.
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HarrisThomas
Comment: remember the lyrics "people get ready, there's a train a-coming, you don't need no baggage, you just get on board"? . . . . . . when we return to being true to our aspirations, we will measure our achievements by our standards of how high is up and we won't spend time caring if whites come along for the ride
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MER82
Comment: While I have been lamenting since the days of the term "sell out" actually had meaning-I can't tie this soul stealing phenomenon to Obama. There will be some problems for us if he becomes pres-no doubt, but truthfully speaking, this 'who stole the soul' business definitely started with integration and gained massive amounts of speed once Hip Hop culture became mainstream. Once we told all our secrets, shameful aspects and all and put it to music on a mass market, once we went on Ricki Lake, and Maury Po, and Jerry Springer, spreading all the business, that is when the straight culture jacking really picked up steam.
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kday42
Comment: Usually Jasmine I agree with you and I feel where you are coming from in this article. Especially as it concerns Justin Timberlake etc, but lets face it, we've tried to be a part of the white American culture and fought for inclusion so that we can reap equal benefits economically, academically, etc. While that has not been fully realized, it has to an extent and we would be as hypocritical as whites if we wanted to keep whites out of everything unique to us culturally. As a HBCU graduate, I can at least commend this white guy for choosing to come to Morehouse despite his other options. Some of the whites who came to our campus came because they couldn't swing it at the white schools and once they graduated they never claim the HBCU that educated them. Also, this guy seems to admire our culture, and no one should fault another for capitalizing on a good education. This should send a clear message on where black folks priorities need to be...education.
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Southernbelle
Comment: This is going to be my GTFOH moment. While many HBCUs are struggling to exist some have the nerve to complain about "our sacred institutions" being invaded, WTF. What we need is an article about how our best and brightest are being recruited by predominate institutions who have more financial resources. How about our government's failure to increase federal aid programs at the same pace inflation. How about while Harvard is complaining about their billion + dollar endownment being taxed Morris Brown is pretty much non existent. But no, we'll waste our energy downing a young man who's doing a darn thing (SMH). Sister Jasmyne in your article you failed to mentioned the HBCU you attended. I would love it if you would enlighten us with this info. I, for one am a proud graduate of Dillard University, an historically black institution in New Orleans. Personally, I encourage all of my love ones to support HBCU's but I understand the fact that many institutions are struggeling to keep their heads above water financially and need to think "out of the box" in regards to recruitment. A white body is much better than none. People choose higher aid institutions for their own personal reasons and for whatever reason this young man chose Morehouse. Joshua earned his accolades and he deserves to be honored. But if WE don't support our own don't down those who do.
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MER82
Comment: But Co-sign Harris T-the difference in the past has always been that we had to change up the game. As a youngster coming of age in the 90's, I worried that Hip Hop music would lose its appeal once whitey co-opted the style and incorporated it into everything. Well its time for us to do what we always do, and that means its time to change the game up again. We need to raise higher, and let the rest of them keep trying to catch up. If the spotlight is on a yt boy graduating from a Black school, time to really inform whitey what HBCUs are all about. Keep it moving, that is what we have always done and we need to stay that way.
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queeniebunz
Comment: >co-sign musb. This article is a waste of space. Ridiculous.
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Quietstorm16
Comment: There has been some national coverage of this story. NBC evening news with Brian Williams ended the night with it yesterday. They even showed the No. 2 guy, who was very magnanimous in saying that he didn't feel slighted and the guy who got valedictorian truly deserved it. As an HBCU grad, this bothers me a little but I co-sign who ever it was that said Black students have to step up their game. Don't hate; congratulate...and then take it to the next level.
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musbdherbs
Comment: TGEN...in the academic world, being a Rhodes Scholar finalist is just as good as being an actual Rhodes Scholar. The erroneous wording on my part is simply a technicality. I am more than certain that Joshua was able to use his "finalist" status to his benefit in applying to Phi Betta Kappa, his studies abroad in China, London, Switzerland, and in post-gradudate application (and subsequent hire) to Goldman Sachs. If we are to stick to what institutions are founded for, what is the purpose of admitting 'minorities' if they should never be valedictorian. IMO that defeats the whole purpose of equal education. Apples and oranges? Nah, don't think so. More like Braeburn and Figi Apples.
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musbdherbs
Comment: And his brother will be attending morehouse in the fall. If this is a start to a new breath of life into fundraising/noteriety of HBCU's then I'm all for it. HBCU alumni contributions pale in comparison to their yt counterparts.
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McNasty
Comment: ' Imitation may be the best form of flattery, but my Blackness is not for lease or sale. ' AMEN! HBCU's were created solely because of the difficulty that blacks had getting into colleges, the trouble they had once there and because of the need in the black community. To water that and the naacp down with white folks seems sacriigious to me. White folks have ALWAYS had their own and like jaz said I don't mind sharing but for damn sure I don't want to ultimately see you with your stamp on it because it belongs to me!
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McNasty
Comment: HarrisThomas & Mer I agree!
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blackdragon
Comment: Is Cannick saying because this guy is white, he doesn't deserve to be the valedictorian of his graduating class at Morehouse College even though he has a perfect 4.0 GPA? This is ridiculous. He has perfect grades. It's obvious he worked hard. Why should he be shunned just because he's white? Isn't that something blacks went through in the past? Oh yeah, it's called segregation. To say he shouldn't be the valedictorian just because he's white is racist. If a black guy became the valedictorian of a Harvard University graduating class and some white woman wrote an essay saying he shouldn't be in that position because he's black, I bet Cannick and others would be screaming racism. And can we please stop labeling music by color? Yes, rap music and jazz and other genres of music were created by blacks. However, to say those genres of music "belong to us" because theyr created by blacks is crazy. Music is universal. It belongs to everybody. I don't like classical music, but there are blacks in this world that listen and like it. Should they not listen to it because it was created by whites in Europe? A black person has every right to listen to classical music and like it, just like a white person has every right to listen rap music and like it. Who are you to dictate what kind of music a person should listen to? This is crazy. I think Cannick and others want to live in a segregated society. All this talk about "whites should not listen to rap music" and "a white valedictorian at Morehouse College is wrong" is just separating Americans.
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musbdherbs
Comment: 'Nas..it's worse to say that even though the financial/civic support of yt americans was instrumental in the development of the NAACP and HBCU's, that they (yt people) shouldn't be allowed to participate. To me, that just sounds backardz. If we want "our own," then let these institutions pledge to receive the support of "only our own" and see how far that gets us. I'm all for black pride. But Jas is dead wrong on this one and it's shameful that she didn't think this a bit more objectively. Maybe the black gay organizations should pledge to receive the support of ONLY gays since it is created for that purpose...serving gays.
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Closet_Nerd_Girl
Comment: I am so torn on this issue. As a HBCU grad, I can totally feel where Jazmine is coming from. When I saw this story on the news, my heart sank and I felt a little twinge in the pit of my stomach. But then logic kicked in and I was like, "Hey, he got a 4.0 so he deserved it. I know good and GOT DAM well that if he was a black student at a white school and recieved the top grade in his class but was not the valedictorian, I would be upset." So I sucked it up and moved on. I do agree with her stance on how we have "given" our culture away, and it seems like the things that make us uniquely ourselves are slowly slipping away. As previous posters have stated, it all started on a larger scale with integration. My grandmother said that integration is the worst thing that happened to black folks. It's true. The spirit of integration is wonderful and good. But some of us took it too far, and the original intent has been distorted to the point where too many of us think the white man's ice is colder, and are TOO willing and ready to fit-in with the mainstream and will assimilate at any cost.
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travis
Comment: Why is anyone even commenting negatively on this matter ? How ignorant!!. White people can go to any school or work at any company that is predominately Black if they choose to , Just as we can. If there were a black valedictorian at Yale we would be proud and talking about look there was the first black valedictorian at Yale. We can't have our cake and eat it too.If it is such a big deal then instead of writing ridiculous comments on a meaningless blog , encourage our youth to challenge themselves and work harder. They can certainly do it . The white man apparently DID. And good for him . They need to probably stop partying and stomping the yard and get to studying with the mindset of greatness. We already know our society is f'd up but there is nothing we can do but unite(never) and prepare ourselves and gain as much knowledge as we can (and even then we are often held back by discrimination) But we must march on. They were probably better dressed than that YT guy I promise you that
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NappyHeadedHoe
Comment: The Valedictorian at an HBCU would be a C student at an Ivory League school, so whats the big deal? Morehouses best got OWNED by an average student.
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fanteeking
Comment: As a Black Power activist during the Civil Rights era, who was jailed for demonstrating against the racist doctrine of the Mormon Church, I say bullshirt to this article. Cannick is totally wrong and racist!! If a Black student went to predominately white and racist Bob Jones Univ. and was valedictorian and got flac from white racist, her fatt azz would be the first to bump her gums. The white student earned his grades and should be given the honor. We can't have it both ways......racism is racism whether it is Black or White. Shame on you Cannick!!!
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musbdherbs
Comment: Travis...uhm..so at the same time you chide others for posting on a meaningless blog, you add to it by doing the same.
Were you challenging our youth at the same time that you wrote your post? Probably not. It certainly doesn't mean that you aren't involved. BTW isn't that great, the yt boy on campus was "doing his work" while the black students were probably partying/stomping the yard. You add insult to injury by focusing on the way black vs. white students dress. What kind of nygga shyt is that? I swear..some negroes.
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musbdherbs
Comment: nappyheadedhoe..*sigh* more nygga shyt. Oh well I guess your name says enough.
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TGen
Comment: Musbdherbs/Travis, I'm trying to figure out how yall are comparing Morehouse, an HBCU founded (yes by White folks, but that's irrelevant to its stated purpose) to give disenfranchised folks a chance to shine and grow, to Yale or Harvard. This is NOT the stated purpose of Yale or Harvard. Again, apples and dang oranges, geez. And NappyHeadedHoe, I take great offense at your post. I've known quite a few Morehouse grads, Phi Beta Kappa members, etc. who've left and excelled at Ivy League schools, and have since become doctors, etc. from top "White" schools throughout the country, so miss me with that inferior ish...
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TGen
Comment: Oh Musbdherbs, he/she is one of "those." Oh okay, I didn't even pay attention to the handle, lol, should have been a dead giveaway, I shouldn't have responded to that nappyheaded idiot. Won't happen again...
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HarrisThomas
Comment: another WTF? brain freeze moment - Name: NappyHeadedHoe Comment: The Valedictorian at an HBCU would be a C student at an Ivory League school, so whats the big deal? Morehouses best got OWNED by an average student.
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Calidee
Comment: This article is not about one White guy becoming valedictorian at a Black College. And I don't think that the author is saying that the White guy does not deserve this honor. She is looking at the bigger picture. She is pointing out how we as Black people are always taking what is "ours" or something that benefits "us" and giving it away. Then we get mad becasue we no longer have control over what use to be for "us". It should not be a surprise that eventually a White person would be valedictorian at a Historically Black college. Congratulations to him. It doesn't mean that Black people were too busy stepping and partying. It means that he was the best this time. However, if non-Blacks at a Historically Black college are routinely receiving this honor, then it means Black people are not stepping up. More non Blacks need to go th Historically Black Colleges. But we must not forget why the colleges were created. There is nothing wrong with a White person being president of the NAACP. But if no Black person ran against this White person then my question is why? Are we no longer interested in institutions that were created to help us? There is nothing wrong with non-Blacks opening businesses in "our" community. It's the American way. But why can't we support businesses owned by "us" ?.
Every time I go to the store to buy hair care products I am %*$!ed. The majority of these companies don't give a crap about Black people, yet we give them too much of our money and recieve nothing but a nice "hair do" in return. This is an issue that it bigger than a White guy being Valedictorian at a Black schools.
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TGen
Comment: Great, great post Calidee.
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lucyrose
Comment: CO-SIGN CALIDEE
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musbdherbs
Comment: TGEN, I don't think the "purpose" of which a college was created for is relevant to this discussion. IF you don't want a non-black becoming valedictorian at an HBCU, then HBCU's need to stop admitting non-blacks. Otherwise what you are saying is that it's ok for a non-black to matriculate through college there..it's just that he/she shouldn't expect to graduate at the top of his class due to restrictions on race. The issue is divisive and will do nothing to advance our causes AT ALL. So it's not apples and oranges it's equal but separate. You can go to school w/us..perform well..just don't expect to be valedictorian. Hunh? Calidee..no we are not as interested in "our" nstitutions. I will ask you to consider the number of college-bound kids you know who are being pushed to attend HBCU's vs. yt/ivy league schools. Do we applaud more being accepted to Howard or Yale? We all know the answer to that one.
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TGen
Comment: Musbdherbs, if you want me to be really honest, I do somewhat have a problem with Whites being admitted to HBCU's and Whites being admitted to Black fraternities and sororities. That might sound "mean" or whatever, but I think to act like a portion of the Black diaspora does not need to be preserved is to act like everything in this country is equal...and you keep dismissing this "the purpose it was founded for" thing. But you can't. It's a BIG--maybe even the biggest-- part of its whole composition. It's its lifeblood. Do I think only Blacks should be responsible for financially supporting HBCU's? Hell no. That's the least this racist government can do for its citizens. Do I think more Blacks should step up in that area? Of course. But I believe they will once these schools get their administration together. Many, including Morehouse, are incompetent in that arena and thus leave their students disgruntled. But that's another story for another day. And btw, I didn't attend an HBCU, but I so appreciate what they provide for their students via community, a sense of history, a sense of pride, etc. So while I would encourage my child to shoot for the Ivy League (what parent wouldn't?), I'm not adverse to them attending a [respectable] HBCU becuz I know they do more good than harm...
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musbdherbs
Comment: I'm not talking about the gov'ts responsibility. When colleges solicit donations for their fundraising activities, they do not limit themselves to just black supporters. There are a host of yt private donors who give to HBCU's. I'm talking private citizens. Therefore, I find it odd that some blacks believe that it's ok to get money from non-blacks, they just shouldn't attend our schools. IMO, that's a bit backwards. Fact is, black alumni-giving is not the best so the resources do often come from outside of our community. As someone who has attended an HBCU the issue isn't simply that black alumns give little because of each school's respective administration. It's because they choose not to give back. It's that simple. So yes that's another story for another day. And to show that we aren't myopic in our views, I'll encourage my child to shoot for the HBCU first, then the IVY league as the alternative...not HBCU as the alternative education while the yt schools are lauded as the one blacks should shoot for. That kinda contradicts your argument about HBCU's. Packwood, as w/many other HBCU graduates, is now working on Wall St. Of course, that's a story many black families won't share w/their kids in the quest for the big Ivy League education.
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Closet_Nerd_Girl
Comment: >NappyHeadedHoe- *SIIIIIIGGGHHHHH* As a HBCU grad, I am offended at your implication that an education at a predominantly black school is inferior to an education at a predominantly white school. You know, George Bush went to an Ivy League school. And we all know what a genius he is... *SMH*
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Closet_Nerd_Girl
Comment: >Calidee- Very insightful post.
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HarrisThomas
Comment: musbdherbs, your last comment is right on target
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HersheysKiss
Comment: NO longer sacred? Our HBCU's are only as sacred as the alums who consistently make an investment to the institution's annual fund. There is a greater responsibility here and it needs to be placed on us. I really don't care who graduates 1st as long as ALL the students ARE graduating with a QUALITY education. And the more money that the alums commit to their alma maters, the more our students will be as_sured of that honor. Come on Jasmyne. Put your MONEY where your pen meets the paper --- on the check. Don't AGITATE.... DONATE!
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McNasty
Comment: Musb & Calidee good posts and good points but I still feel like we're giving away the store.
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BlkATLTop
Comment: I attended an HBCU and I must admit, I gave a sigh of relief when I found out the valedictorian was Black (a sista). Anyway, I think the article speaks to a bigger issue in our community which starts long before college--the high school graduation rates and college acceptances for black males are dismal. At a recent high school graduation, the class was 80% black , with only two black males in the top 20%. I am going to another high school gradution in a few weeks, where the school is greater than 90% black and only a handful (maybe 5-6) black boys are expected to graduate with honors. I can think of countless other school districts that are disproportionately black, with the majority of the top grads being white. There are many reasons for this that go beyond the limited writing space on eur. Given the extreme financial incentives that schools like Harvard, Yale and Princeton are giving minorities, it will be increasingly difficult for HBCUs to compete for top students- thus don't be surprised if you see more non-blacks taking top honors at HBCUs. And if you're a school like Morehouse which is primarily dependent on attracting top Black males, the situation becomes even more dire.
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timmdogg
Comment: I am totally appalled that this (somewhat)intelligent sister would write such garbage about this young man's educational efforts. So what if he graduated at the top of his class at a historically black college? If anything, this should be a reminder to the blacks attending this college that we need to wake up and not sleep on the job or in this matter in class! The world will NEVER progress if we are constantly degrading someone else's accomplishments. From what I read about this guy (Joshua) he was dirt azz poor and was taken in by a successful black family that instilled something in him. He went on to say that he dated sista's and totally immersed/identified himself with black people.I can't HATE this man for making something out of his life and it has nothing to do with the color of his skin. If this man were black and said he was not given the opportunities to advance, we would have all the black luminaries shouting racism! I am black, proud of it and determine to tell the truth no matter what! Sometimes we are our own worst enemy - racism is racism no matter what side of the coin is revealed!
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BlkATLTop
Comment: TGEN wrote - I'm not adverse to them attending a [respectable] HBCU ..." Oh lord- whatever you do, don't start name droppin those "respectable" HBCUs. You might offend some folks!
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TGen
Comment: LOL, you're right Mus, and I knew you were going to call me out on that Ivy League vs HBCU thing. How bout this, it's 6 in one hand, half a doz in the other. I'll encourage my child to attend a [respectable] HBCU, but if he chooses Harvard instead, I won't be crying a river, lol. But your point is well-taken...
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TGen
Comment: LOL, BlkATLTop, don't worry, I'm crazy, but not THAT crazy! lol
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TGen
Comment: Timmdogg, you're mis-using that "racism" word. It means to think one race is superior to another. I don't think people who have a problem with this think Whites are somehow inferior to Blacks. "Racism" is not the right word to use...
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timmdogg
Comment: Lastly, while we are worrying about this man's efforts, there are so many more important issues facing our communities:
HIV/AIDS
BROTHERS ON THE DL
DROP OUT RATE
PREGNANCY RATES
PRISON OVER-POPULATION
DEGRADATION OF OUR WOMEN BY OUR BROTHERS
THE SELLING OF DRUGS and the lack of respect we have for one another! So believe me, I have better things to devote my energies to than the skin tone of the man's complexion!
Nuff said!
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timmdogg
Comment: Thank you TGen, but I understand the term "racism" and it's effect. I am assuming you have not read the articles concerning this debate from yesterday till today? I thank you for your insight and ability to converse without harsh remarks! Peace.
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Southernbelle
Comment: "a [respectable] HBCU" SMH. Well, I wouldn't for my kids it's HBCU first unless they're stongly adverse.
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musbdherbs
Comment: LOL..yeah u should've known about that one. You should also know that somebody (like me) was gonna have some'n to say about your [respectable] HBCU reference. What is a 'not respectable' HBCU? In fact, what's the difference 'tween not-respectable HBCU's vs. a not-respectable yt school if the purpose in attending is to graduate from college. IMO, not-respectable is a tag that could apply to any college/university. HBCU's aren't the exception and hopefully that isn't what we're teaching our kids..."I don't care what school you attend but if it's a black school, make sure it's respectable." I don't care if my child attended Peanutchuck University. He is get'n his edumacation so that all that matters. BlkATL, the education stats for black men is a whole nother story..lol Jasmyne in her attempt to be the black preservationist totally misses the boat on this one.
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TGen
Comment: Oh Lord,Musbdherbs, like I told BlkATLTop, I am NOT falling into THAT trap! lol I'll just say this. You are right. College in large part is what you make it, regardless of what school it is. There are however, some schools that do better in molding the student to better compete in the larger society than do others. Okay there, I thik that was pc enough. lol
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SweetieDarlin
Comment: Jasmyne I could see an article urging black folks to financially support HBCU instead of making it seem as if white folks are going to take over the HBCU. Essentially HBCU were forced into the move of actively recruiting whites to attend because there were once accused of segregation and were endanger of losing the little Government funding they had which would have caused even more of a struggle to stay open and afloat. The points you made about black people needing to step up their game is valid but it seems as if you are accusing white folks of stealing our soul and the things that make black folks unique. If we don't value the things that make us unique we have no problem giving it away, that's the problem we don't think we truly have anything of value, many of us even pride ourselves in the negative aspect of some of our 'unique' experiences (i.e. the lack of hopes and wishes, calling each other out of our names, the lack of aspiration, the lack of reading.) Back to the HBCU many of 'us' stopped supporting the schools because we felt our HBCU were inferior (don't even know our own history and how many great people came from HBCU) thinking to get ahead we now needed to go to the 'other' school, felt the nuturing environment unnecessary because we 'got' it already and the overall thought that HBCU served their purpose, we were free, so how can we now get mad or mourn the fact that a white person yet again took advantage of what we threw away or took for granted. Jasmyne I do understand what you getting at, but the angle seemed all wrong. Sadly at times, blacks are seemingly buying into bad white ideas while whites are buying into good black ideas---weird, weird world. Travis shame on you for your decidedly stereotypical viewpoint, I guess all whites go to class and do not party, that's only black folks---dude you have been watching way to much College Hill, perhaps you should actually visit a HBCU instead watching one of T.V. NHH you are such a fake, everyone knows you are the enemy and not because of your likely color but of your ignorance that is a detriment to any intelligent person get a lobotomy, it may improve your intellect.
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Name:
Penelope
Comment: Is Nothing Sacred, hunh? Well why don't you ask all the students who did not do what it took to be called Valedictorian. Certainly we are not advocating that Whites should be excluded from HBCUs? Surely we are not advocating that. Is nothing sacred? Well, apparently the title of valedictorian was not sacred enough for the remaining graduating seniors. Is nothing sacred? Wow. Get a clue.
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Name:
DrKnowItAll
Comment: Do the work and you'll get the results. Stop hating Jasmyne because the white brotha buckled down and handled his business. As the saying goes, THE NUMBERS NEVER LIE...you can't argue with a 4.0, no matter who gets it...
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Name:
Selah
Comment: She sounds like a hater; similar to those who hate on Barack Obama's run for President. No room for hatred.
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Name:
bigfriend
Comment: This woman does not deserve a voice here on EUR. Or anywhere for that matter. There is something wrong with her and her biased writings (rants). She goes on this tangents and report incomplete facts, her writings are about reverse racism, and hate. Why is she so miserable and angry? So full of hate. One of those people that are never happy. You want your cake and eat it too. You want to have black mags, black colleges, black tv, etc then also you want to be included in the white ones. Well why can't the whites be included in your stuff too? that makes no sense and is a dbl atnadard. I have not read one thing she has written that is actually newsworthy and does not seem like it is out of her own self hate filled diary. EUR stop featuring this woman!
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Name:
XULA96
Comment: I personally don't see a problem with this. The schools (Morehouse anyway)are HBCU, Historically black, not black only universities. So if a non black attends and does well he or she should get the honors they earned and deserve. To me this is a non issue! Anyone who has issues need to do a racist litmus test on themselves!
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Name:
travis
Comment: Sweetiedarlin..ur mother needs 2 get a lobotomy. First of all read my email again. I actually lauded our students but also implied that if it is such a big deal they would make better strides 2 achieve the same excellence. Don't get mad at YT or me.. STUDY. And lastly dumbazz. I have visited the campus and attended Hampton U so go kick rocks. U sound old as hell what type of name is sweetiedarlin for a grown azz women anyway.
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