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Wins Controversial 'White Man' Scholarship
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What are your thoughts about Brendan Baird who won a 'White Man' Scholarship? Do you find it controversial?
QUOTE A controversial non-profit organization announced it has awarded the second of five academic scholarships to a Texas man. Among the criteria: the recipient must be white and male. The group sponsoring it says it's the only scholarship of its kind in the United States, My Fox Dallas-Fort Worth reports.
The award was presented by a group called the Former Majority Association for Equality. Its president, Colby Bohannon, says he has been called a racist and compared to the KKK.
"We're not racists. We have no agenda for bigotry," said Bohannon. "We're not trying to take away anything from any other group. We're just trying to help poor, Caucasian males afford college."
Recipient Brendan Baird is studying to become a physician's assistant, and the awarded $500 check will help him to pay for schooling.
To win, he had to demonstrate a high GPA, community service, sports ability and financial need. But what really sealed the deal is the fact that he is a white man.
"If anyone wants to say it's an issue of color, it's the color of green," said Baird. "And we all need it." Source 9
The award was presented by a group called the Former Majority Association for Equality. Its president, Colby Bohannon, says he has been called a racist and compared to the KKK.
"We're not racists. We have no agenda for bigotry," said Bohannon. "We're not trying to take away anything from any other group. We're just trying to help poor, Caucasian males afford college."
Recipient Brendan Baird is studying to become a physician's assistant, and the awarded $500 check will help him to pay for schooling.
To win, he had to demonstrate a high GPA, community service, sports ability and financial need. But what really sealed the deal is the fact that he is a white man.
"If anyone wants to say it's an issue of color, it's the color of green," said Baird. "And we all need it." Source 9
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