I am working this college fair this Saturday and I asked my co-workers to inform high school students to attend this college fair. I wanted to make sure that the information is networked to students that may have been overlooked. I am trying to locate people that are facing the same discrimination that I faced in high school. I was told that I would not be admitted into college. The fact that I graduated has haters seriously confused.
I was telling some of my co-workers about the college fair this Friday and I asked them to passed the word around to anyone that desired to attend college. I have this co-worker that graduated from college within the last 3 years. She told me that she is not old enough to have high children and she did not have any friends with high school age children. I then asked her if she know someone at her church that was thinking about college. She said no,
I have another co-worker that says that his daughter is going to college, he thinks that his daughter will get a b-ball scholarship from El Paso. I wanted to say if she doesn?t have a letter in hand, then guess what. I began to ask him questions about his daughter?s GPA. He said that his daughters GPA is a 3.5. I was trying to tell him that he doesn?t have to settle for El Paso. His daughter could basically pick any college in the country to attend, but they would have to contact colleges. I asked him if his daughter wanted to play basketball or if she wanted an education. He told me that he didn?t know. He said that he talked to his daughter about not letting this college opportunity pass her by and that she has to make her own decision, he did not want to get involved. I told him that he needs to encourage his daughter to attend college fairs. Also he should make sure that they both should attend college fairs. Some of us have a problem dealing with the fact that our kids still look to us for guidance, whether we have the background or not. I told the co-worker that I would get as much information as I could if he had any questions. I think that I was talking to a brick wall. I then began to ask more questions about El Paso.
As usual when someone mentions interest in a PWC in Texas, I always inquire about if they considered PV, Jarvis, Texas College or TSU. In this case, this person became very silent. I don?t have a problem if the PWC is getting the child the most paper to go to the college. I looked at him and I thought to myself, you confused one surely you are not believing the stereotype that HBCU produces sub-standard students. That has never been the case. I will not forget that there was a time when HBCU?s were the only schools that we where allowed attend. This would still be the case if PWC didn?t want athletic fame and national recognition.
I will not give up on my people because I reach some of them. I have taken the attitude that I can lead a horse to water but I can not make it drink the water.
