Morehouse College to graduate first white valedictorian in 141-year history
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bluphiiijsu
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I don't understand why if Morehouse didn't have an issue with it why should everyone else. Everything always has to be black and white with us... geesh. I see why people never reach their full potential.
DAHILL
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how can you get a .0001 a point in college? Its not like high school where they take your actual actual grade.... in college a 99 and a 90 (well at most schools) is still an A. Do college give number grades now?
SONNY
The Future of Omega!!!!
Some honors courses are on a higher scale than a 4.0.
ToPdOg
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White valedictorian: A first for historically black Morehouse College
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Joshua Packwood, 22, will be the first white valedictorian at the historically black Morehouse College.
ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Joshua Packwood knows what it's like to be a minority.
This weekend he'll be the first white valedictorian to graduate from the historically black, all male Morehouse College in the school's 141-year history.
Morehouse, in Atlanta, Georgia, is one the nation's most prestigious universities of its kind. For more than a century, the school has prided itself on personifying the dream of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., one of the school's most notable alums, by producing "Morehouse Men" - intelligent and successful black leaders.
"Because I'm one of the only white students, it's easy to call me 'the white boy,' I'm naturally going to stand out," says Packwood.
But Packwood, 22, doesn't stand out solely because he is white or has maintained a 4.0 grade point average. For those who don't know him, what is surprising is that a Rhodes Scholar finalist turned down a full scholarship to Columbia University to attend the all-black men's university.
This came naturally to Packwood, who attended a predominantly black high school.
"A large majority of my friends, like all my girlfriends have been minorities," says Packwood. "So it was very, it was kind of strange that I always kind of gravitated to the black community."
Packwood fit in immediately at Morehouse. His charm, movie-star good looks and chiseled physique made him popular among students. He was elected dorm president and to class council during freshmen year - and was a favorite at campus fashion shows.
He also gained worldly experience studying and traveling abroad.
Life hasn't always been easy for Packwood. He grew up in a poor area of Kansas City, Missouri, where he says he found himself gravitating to the black community at a young age.
Adolescence was rough. His mother's second marriage to a black man ended in divorce and family tension forced him to seek refuge with his best friend's family - who were black and middle-class.
The experience of living with his best friend's family had a profound effect on Packwood, who says he saw a "different side of black America."
During his teens, Packwood says he got into his share of fights and even landed in jail a few times. Still, his grades were good and eventually earned him a full scholarships to Morehouse College and Columbia University.
Against the advice of some family members, Packwood gave up the scholarship to an Ivy League school. He felt the true college experience was at Morehouse - where he believed he would get more than an education.
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Story Highlights
- Joshua Packwood, 22, will become first white valedictorian of Morehouse College
- He turned down Ivy League scholarship to study African-American studies
- Throughout his life, Packwood always gravitated toward the black experience
- Packwood: "I don't think ethnicity makes the difference; it's what's in his heart"
Joshua Packwood, 22, will be the first white valedictorian at the historically black Morehouse College.
ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Joshua Packwood knows what it's like to be a minority.
This weekend he'll be the first white valedictorian to graduate from the historically black, all male Morehouse College in the school's 141-year history.
Morehouse, in Atlanta, Georgia, is one the nation's most prestigious universities of its kind. For more than a century, the school has prided itself on personifying the dream of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., one of the school's most notable alums, by producing "Morehouse Men" - intelligent and successful black leaders.
"Because I'm one of the only white students, it's easy to call me 'the white boy,' I'm naturally going to stand out," says Packwood.
But Packwood, 22, doesn't stand out solely because he is white or has maintained a 4.0 grade point average. For those who don't know him, what is surprising is that a Rhodes Scholar finalist turned down a full scholarship to Columbia University to attend the all-black men's university.
This came naturally to Packwood, who attended a predominantly black high school.
"A large majority of my friends, like all my girlfriends have been minorities," says Packwood. "So it was very, it was kind of strange that I always kind of gravitated to the black community."
Packwood fit in immediately at Morehouse. His charm, movie-star good looks and chiseled physique made him popular among students. He was elected dorm president and to class council during freshmen year - and was a favorite at campus fashion shows.
He also gained worldly experience studying and traveling abroad.
Life hasn't always been easy for Packwood. He grew up in a poor area of Kansas City, Missouri, where he says he found himself gravitating to the black community at a young age.
Adolescence was rough. His mother's second marriage to a black man ended in divorce and family tension forced him to seek refuge with his best friend's family - who were black and middle-class.
The experience of living with his best friend's family had a profound effect on Packwood, who says he saw a "different side of black America."
During his teens, Packwood says he got into his share of fights and even landed in jail a few times. Still, his grades were good and eventually earned him a full scholarships to Morehouse College and Columbia University.
Against the advice of some family members, Packwood gave up the scholarship to an Ivy League school. He felt the true college experience was at Morehouse - where he believed he would get more than an education.
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Panther88
Banned
Re: White valedictorian: A first for historically black Morehouse College
Interesting. :| If that white boy knew like I know, he'd have stayed his white ass white instead of tryna' turn 'black.' :lol: They have it so much damned easier here in this country. The "system" is setup for them to succeed whereas we, people of colour, have to endure obstacle after obstacle after obstacle after obstacle post birth.... and THEN work 20,000 times harder than our counterparts @ every level for some semblance of amerikkkan success. :retard: *sigh*
Interesting. :| If that white boy knew like I know, he'd have stayed his white ass white instead of tryna' turn 'black.' :lol: They have it so much damned easier here in this country. The "system" is setup for them to succeed whereas we, people of colour, have to endure obstacle after obstacle after obstacle after obstacle post birth.... and THEN work 20,000 times harder than our counterparts @ every level for some semblance of amerikkkan success. :retard: *sigh*
bluphiiijsu
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Re: White valedictorian: A first for historically black Morehouse College
But doesn't it make you appreciate it more after the struggles and obstacles?
But doesn't it make you appreciate it more after the struggles and obstacles?
Shamocha
Deserving Of Everything
I don't have a problem with the guy graduating as valedictorian. Congrats to him busting his hump and making it happen. The only thing I didn't like was the president saying "Packwood is Morehouse". I'm just thinking wow the white boy IS Morehouse? That's just me though.
skyvolt2000
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Re: White valedictorian: A first for historically black Morehouse College
Well how much of that is put on ourselves by us? I'm sure everyone on this board works like heck to make a LEGAL living, but what about those that don't.
The ones that enforce every single stereotype about us? The ones that want money but won't work to earn money. The ones that constantly stay in jail. The ones that are all hood. We get them under control and we won't have to work as hard. We can do like white and hispanic folks-start our own businesses, make due with what we have, raise our kids and have decent schools.
I have no issue with this white boy earning this. It proves that a white kid can get a decent (or better) education at a HBCU. It calls out the black community that you have to do better to make sure that doesn't happen again. Because if we don't you might have to get use to seeing white kids graduate from HBCU because we won't be there unless it's for sports or band.
Well how much of that is put on ourselves by us? I'm sure everyone on this board works like heck to make a LEGAL living, but what about those that don't.
The ones that enforce every single stereotype about us? The ones that want money but won't work to earn money. The ones that constantly stay in jail. The ones that are all hood. We get them under control and we won't have to work as hard. We can do like white and hispanic folks-start our own businesses, make due with what we have, raise our kids and have decent schools.
I have no issue with this white boy earning this. It proves that a white kid can get a decent (or better) education at a HBCU. It calls out the black community that you have to do better to make sure that doesn't happen again. Because if we don't you might have to get use to seeing white kids graduate from HBCU because we won't be there unless it's for sports or band.
THE PVAMU
Oh Shaela'.....
Exactly
Blankman2k5
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congrats to him
