Thursday, March 28, 2024

‘Dear White People’ Cast Creates Scholarship Fund Honoring Jordan Edwards, Teen Killed by Texas Cop

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Cast of "Dear White People" Jonathan Leibson / Getty Images
Cast of “Dear White People” Jonathan Leibson / Getty Images

*The cast and crew of Netflix series “Dear White People” are launching a scholarship fund in honor of Texas teen Jordan Edwards, the 15-year-old African American killed by police in April 2017.

Show star Logan Laurice announced the news Monday via Instagram, writing, “His dream will live on through another deserving student, and #JordanEdwards will live on as more than just a hashtag.”

Edwards, who dreamed of earning his degree and becoming a pilot, was gunned down by a former Texas cop, Roy Oliver, as he and a group of friends were leaving a party. Oliver shot Edwards, who was sitting in the passenger seat of his brother’s car, as the group drove away. Oliver was charged with murder and his trial is set to begin in June.

The Jordan J. Edwards Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund, to be set up at the University of Alabama ― Edwards’ dream school ― aims to carry on the teen’s legacy by providing a deserving student with better access to education. The scholarship is being offered in partnership with the Black Alumni Association and Edwards’ family.

“The circumstances of his death could have easily made his mark one of tragedy,” the scholarship’s website reads. “We will not allow that to be how Jordan is remembered. He was an excellent student, an athlete, a brother, and a son. His mark will be one of opportunity, for a student to become what time and events did not allow to Jordan.”

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