Duke University announced it is ending a full-ride scholarship program for Black students in the wake of the Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling dukechronicle.com/article/2024/0…
@Phil_Lewis_ @JashuwahJackson How many of those Black students were immigrants?
@Phil_Lewis_ A lot of people think that Duke University’s history began in 1924, therefore has no reason to create a full ride scholarship program for Black students…but that is NOT the truth. That scholarship is OWED to the descendants of slavery in the US Source: alumni.duke.edu/magazine/artic…
@Phil_Lewis_ This is what Donald Trump's done for Black people.
@Phil_Lewis_ I’m confused because Duke is a private school
@Phil_Lewis_ The whole reason tuition is so expensive is to keep out Black and Brown students. SL misery is because of racism. The scholarships and Pell Grant were a work-around solution. They’ve been shrinking them. It’s going right back where it started except tuition won’t get cheaper.
@Phil_Lewis_ The whole reason tuition is so expensive is to keep out Black and Brown students. SL misery is because of racism. The scholarships and Pell Grant were a work-around solution. They’ve been shrinking them. It’s going right back where it started except tuition won’t get cheaper.
@Phil_Lewis_ But to no surprise they are keeping the scholarships for football and basketball as well as other sports. Seems they have no issue when those bring in Black students to help their standing against the ACC (and bring in broadcast revenue)
@Phil_Lewis_ Hopefully the Black student athletes who still get scholarships will reconsider their decision to attend Duke
@Phil_Lewis_ Maybe this will finally force black to quit forcing integration. Go where you are wanted. Also, we have enough money in our communities to build our own but yal be calling everything corny unless the white man Co sign it. Sad
@Phil_Lewis_ So the new program allows all races to be eligible but removes the competitive academic aspect. This is the way they will still black students for the 'full ride' program. If that's not telling, I don't know what is.
@Phil_Lewis_ I want the same for White students at HBCUs