| He was the designated National Spokesman for | | | | themselves to be called a majority class instead of |
| Nation of Islam, a religious and socio-political | | | | being in the ethnic class. They have triumphed, |
| organization founded in the United States which is | | | | producing Black American personalities who |
| aimed to resurrect the mental, social, spiritual, and | | | | succeeded in their respective field of endeavors. |
| economic condition of black men and women in the | | | | And all black college students want to succeed in |
| country as well as on other parts of the world. | | | | reaching their respective dreams. |
| He is Malcolm X. | | | | Despite of the popularity of various Black American |
| He was the famous leader of the American civil right | | | | personalities, poverty is still within the ranks of several |
| movement and won the Nobel Peace Prize because | | | | Black American families. They experience difficulties in |
| of his promotion of peace and equal treatment of | | | | sending their children to college, particularly in exclusive |
| different races throughout the world. | | | | universities such as Harvard and Yale. They can |
| He is Martin Luther King, Jr. | | | | withstand the discrimination that is still present despite |
| He is the three-time World Heavyweight Boxing | | | | of everything that has happened, yet poverty is what |
| Champion and one of the best pound-for-pound | | | | they cannot withstand anymore. |
| boxers ever existed, which made his way towards the | | | | Is there any hope for a black student to study in |
| Boxing Hall of Fame. | | | | college? |
| He is Muhammad Ali, or Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr. | | | | Yes, there is. |
| Each of them has their own world to explore and own | | | | And it is through getting a black college scholarship. |
| business to attend. But there is one thing that binds | | | | There are hundreds of scholarships available that are |
| them as one. | | | | not just open to White Americans, but are also |
| All of them are African-Americans, or also known as | | | | intended for Black American students. There you have |
| Black Americans. | | | | the scholarships for minority students, college |
| A Black American is considered to be one of the | | | | scholarships provided by Black American and African |
| members of an ethnic group in the United States, | | | | organizations (whether civic or religious), and |
| whose ancestors are traced its roots predominantly in | | | | government-sponsored scholarships for black students. |
| Africa. Majority of them are descendants of African | | | | The United States Constitution clearly states that there |
| slaves who were transported from Central Africa | | | | should be no discrimination in terms of getting a solid |
| through the Middle Passage to North America and the | | | | and well-provided education to its citizens. Whether |
| Caribbean during the trans-Atlantic slave trade | | | | you are a white or a black, you are entitled to receive |
| (1609-1807). Others are immigrants from European and | | | | a high quality of education in the country. |
| African nations who are classified by the United | | | | With these scholarships for aspiring black college |
| States census as African-American demographically | | | | students, they will be able to fulfill their dreams of |
| instead of socially. | | | | becoming one of the successful personalities, just like |
| Their population is estimated to be at 40 million and | | | | Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, and Muhammad Ali, |
| they are predominantly Christians and Muslims. | | | | who have already left a mark in their respective fields |
| Furthermore, due to hundreds of events that | | | | of endeavor. Poverty is just a minor obstacle-there is |
| happened within the history of the United States, Black | | | | hope on anything, including for a black student who |
| Americans rose from the ethnic ranks and proved | | | | want to take a step higher and get himself to college. |