Website review: White valedictorian: A first for hi...
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- benjancewicz rated 2 months ago
- That's awesome. He must feel a lot like how I felt; I was valedictorian at an all-Native American school.
ya rated 2 months ago- Joshua Packwood knows what it's like to be a minority. Joshua Packwood, 22, will be the first white valedictorian at the historically black Morehouse College. 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. ...."
- afroboi rated 2 months ago
- Joshua Packwood knows what it's like to be a minority. Joshua Packwood Joshua Packwood, 22, will be the first white valedictorian at the historically black Morehouse College. Click to view previous image 1 of 3 Click to view next image 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.
- superdudexoxo rated 2 months ago
- Funny, I almost thought the title said "White school has first Black valedictorian".
