Black Teen Receives Full-Ride Scholarships From Top 20 Colleges
"It's something I'm proud of because I see my hard work paying off, determination paying off, sacrifices paying off," says 17-year-old Micheal Brown.
Posted April 1, 2018
For many high school seniors the college admissions process can be a stressful time, but it was smooth sailing for 17-year-old Micheal Brown. After applying to 20 of the top colleges and universities in the country the Texas teen was not only accepted to all of them, he received full-ride scholarships to each one as well, CNN reported.
He applied to 20 of the best colleges and got a full ride to all of themhttps://t.co/Z7vCGC34eV pic.twitter.com/pE9ty6tDIN
— WSVN 7 News (@wsvn) March 31, 2018
Amongst the top schools that Brown received letters of acceptance from were Princeton University, Harvard University, Stanford University and Yale University, the news outlet writes. He also got accepted to Vanderbilt, Georgetown, Northwestern and the University of Pennsylvania.
Brown—a senior at Mirabeau B. Lamar High School in Houston—is an outstanding student and is very involved in his school’s community. He’s a part of his school’s student government and serves on the mock trial and debate team. He’s been involved with several organizations that work towards breaking barriers to higher education for students that come from low-income communities. According to CNN, the first letter that he received was from Stanford in December and the rest continued to roll in over the next few months. Brown’s mother, Berthinia Rutledge-Brown, is beyond proud of her son. She says that she started seeing him blossom academically in the 6th grade. “Mike was in control of his education. He was focused, he knew what he wanted and he made his own decisions,” she told CNN.
Brown says that he hopes his journey will inspire other young people of color to strive for excellence when it comes to education and show them that their circumstances don’t define their future. “It’s something I’m proud of because I see my hard work paying off, determination paying off, sacrifices paying off,” he said. Aside from the full-ride scholarships he received Brown—who wants to major in political science—was awarded $260,000 in extra scholarship offers. According to the news outlet, Brown will kick off his college tour this month and decide which school he wants to attend in May.
Brown is just one of many youngsters displaying #BlackExcellence in academia. In 2017, a student from Chicago, Illinois earned acceptance letters from 23 Black colleges and universities, with $300,000 in scholarships.
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95 Photos Of Black People Marching For Our Lives
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This is the truth. Our country values gun rights more than the lives of Black and Brown kids. #MarchForOurLives #enough #neveragain #endgunviolence pic.twitter.com/JOtWLoMkL6
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This is the truth. Our country values gun rights more than the lives of Black and Brown kids. #MarchForOurLives #enough #neveragain #endgunviolence pic.twitter.com/JOtWLoMkL6
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Advancement Project team hitting the streets for at the March for Our (Black and Brown) lives. #MarchForOurLives pic.twitter.com/AMaXBD54Vp
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Advancement Project team hitting the streets for at the March for Our (Black and Brown) lives. #MarchForOurLives pic.twitter.com/AMaXBD54Vp
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I hope one day I will get as many rights as a gun. - A Black American #marchforourlives pic.twitter.com/5yFiZ18Jid
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I hope one day I will get as many rights as a gun. - A Black American #marchforourlives pic.twitter.com/5yFiZ18Jid
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#marchforOURlives Crew @KellyMcCreary @Alyssa_Milano @billprady @jehorowitz @RenaSofer @DannyZuker MY objective today was to look out for too often excluded Brown/Black/Indigenous lives 🖤✊🏽 #blacklivesmatter #GunViolence #PoliceViolence #StephonClark #RekiaBoyd pic.twitter.com/n8Mj9M7Jqs
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#marchforOURlives Crew @KellyMcCreary @Alyssa_Milano @billprady @jehorowitz @RenaSofer @DannyZuker MY objective today was to look out for too often excluded Brown/Black/Indigenous lives 🖤✊🏽 #blacklivesmatter #GunViolence #PoliceViolence #StephonClark #RekiaBoyd pic.twitter.com/n8Mj9M7Jqs
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Where's the lie? #MarchForOurLives. Image Cr. @sirmeadows @ColorOfChange https://t.co/HDDO3Dmgco pic.twitter.com/vSpR4CbITs
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Where's the lie? #MarchForOurLives. Image Cr. @sirmeadows @ColorOfChange https://t.co/HDDO3Dmgco pic.twitter.com/vSpR4CbITs
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I'm so damn proud of these kids, man.
— MT (@MasterTainment) March 24, 2018
Look what they did.
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Blind, selfish adults told them to sit down & shut up.
They tried to discourage them with lies & threats.
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I'm so damn proud of these kids, man.
— MT (@MasterTainment) March 24, 2018
Look what they did.
Look. What. They. Did.
Blind, selfish adults told them to sit down & shut up.
They tried to discourage them with lies & threats.
But these kids rose above it and inspired a nation.
And the world.#MarchForOurLives pic.twitter.com/WwcZOVDzEq
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These Kids will....
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These Kids will....
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The conversation about guns and safety is always incomplete when you leave out the voices of those most marginalized.
— Pete Haviland-Eduah (@TheNotoriousPHE) March 24, 2018
Inclusiveness is going to be key to see our movements to the finish line.
Had to remind folks of that with my presence today. #MarchForOurLives pic.twitter.com/O2dqDNk9lM
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The conversation about guns and safety is always incomplete when you leave out the voices of those most marginalized.
— Pete Haviland-Eduah (@TheNotoriousPHE) March 24, 2018
Inclusiveness is going to be key to see our movements to the finish line.
Had to remind folks of that with my presence today. #MarchForOurLives pic.twitter.com/O2dqDNk9lM
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I didn’t catch her name but she is telling her gun violence/ptsd story and she has made it real #marchforourlivessf pic.twitter.com/79PPCOuGYU
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I didn’t catch her name but she is telling her gun violence/ptsd story and she has made it real #marchforourlivessf pic.twitter.com/79PPCOuGYU
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95 Photos Of Black People Marching For Our Lives
Black folks were representing in full force at the dozens of March for Our Lives rallies held across the globe on March 24, 2018, attracting hundreds of thousands of students, activists, celebrities and other world citizens concerned about the disturbing levels of gun violence that plagues the U.S like no other nation. As the disproportionate victims of gun violence in America, Black people made sure their voices were heard. Have a look at the youthful faces of the country's current and future freedom fighters as well as their colorful, clever signs.
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