How is what they did wrong? it's the Distinguished
African American Student Award. Where in that name does it say black? Is a white South African less African than others? What the principal did completely reverses the purpose of Marin Luther King, Jr. He fought for equal rights of all people. One thing I love about King is he didn't fight for justice just for blacks, but for all minorities, people of color, big and small, in addition to prosperity for whites. He didn't insult whites but stayed focused on gaining rights for all Americans. For a student to be denied an award because of his color and students suspended for campaigning for a cause is completely wrong.
Generally, I don't think awards based on race, ethnicity, or color are very fair. Like Sponge said, awards shouldn't be based on unchangeable factors. What if a Buddhist Iranian couldn't afford college but there are no scholarships for his "kind"? (I assume there are though, there is for almost everything
but speaking hypothetically) Should he be denied grants while he reads about Hispanic and African American scholarships?
I understand that minorities are often more underprivileged than whites, but shouldn't there be more scholarships based on need and academic record rather than race? I've never seen a White Scholar Foundation, but it doesn't mean whites are in less need than minorities. Although scholarships based on race/color give advantages to the disadvantaged, they also assume that only certain people are underprivileged and that certain others have a quick road to college. It's kinda like affirmative action--while trying to give one person an advantage, they may put another person in unfair disadvantage.
