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Trayvon Martin's Friend, Rachel Jeantel, Offered A Full College Scholarship
Business Insider ^ | 07/16/2013 | Pamela Engel

Posted on 07/16/2013 9:10:55 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

Radio personality Tom Joyner has offered Rachel Jeantel, the friend of Trayvon Martin who spoke to him shortly before he died, a full scholarship to any Historically Black College or University she chooses. The website Joyner founded, BlackAmericaWeb.com, confirmed the news. Jeantel spoke to Joyner on his radio show Tuesday morning.

He said to her: "If you want to graduate from high school, and go to an HBCU, even if it’s not in Florida but especially Florida,like Florida Memorial, Edward Waters or FAMU, if you want to do that, I want to help you do that. I will help you get tutors to get you out of high school, tutors to help you pass the SAT and I will give you a full ride scholarship to any HBCU you’d like."

Joyner said he was moved by Jeantel's testimony. The funding for the scholarship will come from the Tom Joyner Foundation.

Jeantel reluctantly took the stand to testify for the prosecution in the second-degree murder trial of George Zimmerman. She told the courtroom that she heard Martin say "get off, get off" before the call cut out and Zimmerman shot him. During her testimony, which spanned two days, she was mocked online by people insulting her dress, mannerisms, and intelligence.

Zimmerman was acquitted of all charges on Saturday.

(Excerpt) Read more at businessinsider.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: college; jeantel; joyner; racheljeantel; trayvonmartin; zimmerman
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To: same old song
Dear same old song,

You leave out the best part. Lots of these schools don't even MENTION their median SATs.

In my state, we have Bowie State, Sojourner-Douglas, Morgan State, Coppin State, UMES (Univ of MD Eastern Shore). Only UMES publishes their median SAT - 1290.

As for schools with under 400 average per section, I think the winner is: Saint Pauls College in Lawrencville, VA with a median SAT of 1030, which works out to about 343 per section. They barely edge out Paul Quinn College, SAT = 1044, in Dallas Texas. These two schools make Livingstone College in Salisbury, NC, a positive intellectual powerhouse with a median SAT of 1100!

But, hey, brains ain't everything, right? If you can mix up a mean batch of Lean, after all...


sitetest

201 posted on 07/16/2013 1:32:32 PM PDT by sitetest (If Roe is not overturned, no unborn child will ever be protected in law.)
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To: SeekAndFind
Great!!

She can be the next POTUS!!

202 posted on 07/16/2013 1:33:57 PM PDT by Osage Orange (Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.)
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To: al_c
Does she even have a high school diploma yet?

Not yet, but give her a break!.....she's only 19!

203 posted on 07/16/2013 1:37:16 PM PDT by GreenHornet
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To: 2nd amendment mama

Sounds like a lemonade moment .

If she actually follows through and makes something of herself as a result of this generous gift, what an Eliza Doolittle example THAT would be!


204 posted on 07/16/2013 2:11:42 PM PDT by b9 (II Timothy 1:7)
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To: Let's Roll

I don’t think she will ever be charged with perjury. Look at Crystal Mangum. She lied about being gang raped but the AG Roy Cooper refused to have her charged because she had psychological problems. She kept custody of her children, set her boyfriend’s clothes on fire and then shot and killed a boyfriend. Not sure if it was the same or a different boy friend. (She had many - at least 9 or 10 guys’ DNA was in her when she claimed rape.)


205 posted on 07/16/2013 3:28:59 PM PDT by ladyjane (For the first time in in a long time I am proud of my country.)
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To: SeekAndFind

“Princeton could use a gal like Jeantel.”


206 posted on 07/16/2013 4:57:29 PM PDT by Amagi (Buying "Green" means purchasing inferior quality at increased cost.)
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To: sitetest
Oh yeah, Saint Paul's.. I'm from VA and they have been in the news lately, they are closing down because they lost their accreditation. Here's a link: PilotOnline story here I am not surprised..
207 posted on 07/16/2013 6:57:12 PM PDT by same old song
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To: SeekAndFind

And maybe after that she could get get a scholarship to the historically black Howard University Law School where the students stood up and cheered in unison when the OJ verdict was read.


208 posted on 07/16/2013 7:02:37 PM PDT by KevinB (A country that would elect Barack Obama president twice is no longer worth fighting for.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Cold fusion will soon be commercially available due to this learned students education. All of the free energy the earth will ever need.


209 posted on 07/16/2013 7:10:40 PM PDT by Texas Songwriter (')
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To: Amagi

RE: “Princeton could use a gal like Jeantel.”

Why specifically Princeton?


210 posted on 07/16/2013 7:29:02 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

Clown College?


211 posted on 07/16/2013 7:41:34 PM PDT by Eaker (Manners are good when one may have to back up his acts with his life. Robert A. Heinlein.)
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To: dfwgator
Schools are not responsible for education, the student is.....You can lead a horse to water...

The horse analogy is inaccurate as horses if thirsty are smart enough to drink.

212 posted on 07/16/2013 7:48:21 PM PDT by Eaker (Manners are good when one may have to back up his acts with his life. Robert A. Heinlein.)
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To: Dr. Bogus Pachysandra
She could be a pole dancer. If you spelled that out in block letters.


213 posted on 07/16/2013 9:12:01 PM PDT by EinNYC
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To: SeekAndFind
It's a re-working of a quote from the movie "Risky Business."
Joel Goodson (Tom Cruise) is a high school student who aspires to go to Princeton but clearly lacks the grades to qualify for acceptance.
The initial impression of Joel's application by Princeton interviewer, Rutherford is, "You've done a lot of solid work here, but it's just not Ivy League, now is it?"
However, Joel manages to impress Rutherford with other than academic qualities, and in Joel's Princeton acceptance letter Rutherford closes with "Princeton can use a guy like Joel."
214 posted on 07/17/2013 6:30:28 AM PDT by Amagi (Buying "Green" means purchasing inferior quality at increased cost.)
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