"I feel like I belong here if I'm putting in the work. It's that simple." WATCH NEXT: The Slavery Detective of the South -- ua-cam.com/video/6OXbJHsKB3I/v-deo.html
Pick a different quote. Lots of good ones in here. Why a different one? While he's saying this he's shaking his head no. It's a classic tell that he doesn't fully believe what he's saying.
This could be a follow up to the movie: " Let the Right One In" with " Let the White One In" You can see this is tough for some of the black people there. They understand it is hypocritical to say ' no whites', when it was ' no blacks' for so long. With the direction things are heading in ( more positive with race relations), then there could be some white places that say ' we just want this to be for our race', and we just don't need anything like that anymore. Removing the restrictions for EVERY race is the only way to move forward in a positive direction. For some place to be against that because of HISTORY, it is wrong and backwards!,IMO No matter which way you look at it, regardless of the history, you MUST let white people join,too! If after world war 2 we just said " screw Japan , we are not going to allow them access to ANYTHING after what they did!" Japan would be behind and nowhere near where they are today No, the right thing was done and we helped them rebuild their infrastructure and society. If we had the same response after releasing slaves then black communities would be much stronger today. It comes down to economics, that is the only thing that truly separates us all. Had we helped to rebuild after the horrors of slavery, then we would all be much further along in this process. But, lets' not blame all of slavery on one race, as everybody was involved to some degree. There were also blacks that went into tribes and removed family members, brought them to the slave ports and sold them for money. Slavery is a disgusting mark on the history of human kind, not just white history. Yes, people were wronged, but we have to move forward and make the proper adjustments so that these things do not continue. It takes work from ALL SIDES!
Also: That Robin Marcus lady, you could have switched her with some white guy that is the President of Augusta Golf and it would have sounded the SAME way, except for the white guy would have sounded like he is tpart of the KKK. He would have said: The game was created by white people and the culture was formed by white people, and letting any other race in would cause degradation of that community and culture. I'm sorry, but you just can't have it both ways. It will NEVER work. You can't have something that belongs to YOUR race, you have to consider it an achievement of the human race and open it to ALL races. (edit) while I do understand what she is saying.. she still has to be the bigger person and just hope that her ability to accept will rub off on the next generation and so on. It takes a bigger person to be better than the person that abused you.
The student is respecting the culture of the school and it's community. Hating him when you don't even know the kid or the work he put in then you are part of the problem. Its that simple
@@midgitpower1187 exactly. So long as they are respectful good students there isn't any reason to hate. Unfortunately its sad to see people still think hating people for no reason is still allowed.
Charles ohhh yeah he’s so genuine.. says he doesn’t want to be black and is happy that he’s white and in the next scene while he’s talking to all his black friends at the table he sounds like a totally different person... unreal..
I dunno. When you hang around your friends you start talking like your friends and picking up their slang. Im definantely like that. I went to school in this country part of Illinois. And when I came back I had a small accent like them for awhile after years of being around them and talking to them every single day. That's human.
This is so insane. I go to the school Tiago graduated from in Miami and his father was my English teacher. I remember hearing about him going to Morehouse when I was in eighth grade. Seeing this on UA-cam is just awesome. Amazing amazing people.
On top of that he’s getting an education where he can learn how he can use the privilege he has in this country to help minorities from black teachers and students.
@@noshua2326 I think that's actually what he's looking for. I don't know that he actually vocalizes it, but he's clear he chose that college for a reason. clearly he wants that same education they're talking about that they use to navigate the world that is against them, but it definitely seems like he wants to use that knowledge to make that world better for them too.
He also isn't oblivious to the fact he's the only white person there and knows there's a tension of sorts with him being there but still addresses it and just going about his business to get his degree. Dude does have a level of my respect too
As a black woman I'm very disappointed with the professor's views. How the hell you gonna be against racism if you deny those of another culture and opportunity to learn of ours if they truly desire to it sounds hypocritical.
It’s disheartening...sometimes black professors become engulfed in their own ideals and philosophy that they blind themselves and forget the end goal. Equality! I’ve been through it as well and it’s sad.
I see your view but I also see the professors... of course you’re going to fear for HBCU’s if white ppl take over it won’t be an HBCU then what happens to the minorities ?
I wounder do the white community thinks that when a black student wants to go to a predominately white college just saying.I Definitely don’t think that they would think a black man will be trying to bridge the gap they are just not that excepting to us blacks but we are excepting to almost anyone just saying🤔
@@ashleyfamily9143 Probably not, probably just think its just another black student going to college lol I definitely don't know, but are there any predominately white colleges with the cultural idea that its mainly for white culture? Serious question. I've never heard of one...but to be honest I've never looked into or cared to look into it.
I’m a HBCU grad here, and I don’t mind other racial groups attending. I feel like it’s a honor that they want to learn and embrace our culture. It is a problem if someone comes in and try to change the culture. We already have that at pwi. I choose a HBCU because I wanted to learn more about me and my culture. I didn’t get that in my schooling where I was definitely the minority. We should be more concerned that people are trying to whitewash history, and devalue African American contributions. That is more concern to me. Let other racial group come on in, and experience our culture.
I think that issue is most that is difficult to trace the line between try to change and try to contribute the development of the culture, and even the "main member" of that culture have difficulties to find the line causing misinterpretation and misunderstanding. Another thing that I think that people doesn't understand is that culture is not a monolithic thing. I'm gay, and often I find to thing about the history of LGBT civil rights activism, and how the Western culture and the culture of LGBT community changes, and these positive changes (also if even today there are critical situation especially on some stereotypes that influence me, and other LGBT people as today on our actions) were made also thanks the help of who are not part of the community (aka "allies").
agreed! I'm a white person who grew up in both white and black spaces (my city is black, but my school was white), and I personally think that these black safe spaces should remain majority black. it should focus on not only a good education, uplifting communities that have traditionally not had access or acceptance in academics, but it should also have a focus on things like black history, african history, and teaching black people the things that our education system as a whole has suppressed and kept away from them. it should remain a safe space, but I also think that other groups should be allowed in, so that culture and knowledge can bleed out into other communities and hopefully one day it'll be taught by the american education system at large. I think sharing of cultures, when done right and respectfully, can be a beautiful thing. I have a big interest in anthropology myself and would really love to get a chance to know more about my black brothers and sisters that have surrounded and welcomed me ever since I was a baby. I'm glad you guys have these safe spaces, its always important to have a place to go where your surrounded by people like you, I know that as an alternative person (im a goth!). I'm fine being out and about with normal people, but it's something special to be surrounded by people who look like me, like the sane things I do, and who I can relate to. and I know it goes even deeper when it's something like race. sorry for the paragraph, I tend to talk a lot heh!
I'M black and I have my opinions on white folks, and I understand what they are saying,but we have to keep it real this took a lot of courage to do this, and I like the way he thinks of the college.
I feel this so much. I grew up military family. I felt like my most comfortable space for growing and learning was Korean culture. Coming back to America was a culture shock for me. I’m proud of him for sticking with it and doing what he felt feels right. I think he’s intentional and genuine. Dedicated to learning and putting in the work.
Its crazy how the older people at the college dont like the idea of him being there, but everyone that has met Tiago, completely understand why he is there.
I get that. The older people grew up on a generation where slavery just ended. So maybe they still remember closely the feeling of tension. But the younger ones are supposedly more educated and living on a era which is more united by the internet.
Coming from a black person, you can’t tell him that he is not welcome just because you see the color of his skin. He is trying to educate himself on black culture and history to enlighten himself for the better and black, yellow, brown or white this is what we need in America for the better and so we can stand strong.
I WELCOME the Young White Brother. Need more of this. Much More. This Country has to Come to Grips with this and the FUTURE IS BETTER OFF WITH KIDS LIKE THIS.
You can't compare, American black people with regular black people. They mostly can't speak their own language and don't know their culture. There are even that don't know their country from where their parents came.I did not come up with this, but educated people did! American black people are on there own, because they kind of created their own culture. Because of racism and slavery.European black people are more different and know more about their culture/language.I don't know ,why in Europe it is so different.
I have goosebumps. I'm a white guy, I've always played sports and had a lot of respect from that and giving it back. The culture and brother hood is what made me feel accepted in sports and in homes, Longest friendships I've had.
My chest nearly burst with pride when my second oldest son was accepted to Morehouse earlier this year. I don't care if he's sharing a classroom with white, Asian, and Hispanic students during his studies. If they're at the school then that means they earned the right to be there too. I only care that my son achieves all of his dreams, and accomplishes his goals.
Congratulations dude! And remember, what the elite fears the most, is the day when all black men and white men watch each other in the eyes and say "I got your back brother!" ❤️
"I have a dream that one day, people will be judged by the content of their character, not by the color of their skin" -Martin Luther King Jr Both sides need to remember that quote
@@preachez That isn't the point it is the fact that why should it be ok for schools to accept you based on your race? They are saying they do not want to see any white people on campus which in itself is racist really, we should not have schools of all one race to "prevent racism" it is just backwards
@@joshuacomfort8059 you have got to be kidding ..the literal point of hbcus was because white schools wouldn't accept us. So no ..check your own people
I was a skinny white kid with blue eyes, raised by a Trinidadian family (my mothers side), in a neighborhood that was heavily South Asian, Middle Eastern, and Caribbean.. In the 8th grade, I joined the African Heritage Club and had the experience of a lifetime. Mind you, we were young.. but as a person who's always had identity issues not looking like the rest of my family, I can safely say that intention is everything when you are an outsider. If your intent is true and your heart is open, you will be accepted, cared for, and loved in most scenarios. The intention is everything.
@Kamilla Jacobo Confused at my comment or the video? I don't think anyone said they were an ethnicity which they are not. I'm confused at what you're referring to. Can you elaborate a bit.
Morehouse is a prestigious college that has an impressive roster of alumni, and a lot of great minds and people. And after hearing Tiago speak about his experience there, it's easy to see why he fits in so well.
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High schools are totally different I know multiple schools with only a couple of black kids and multiple schools with only a couple of white kids but what we really got to think of is the lack of Asian people attending schools 🤔🤔
@@remains10 lol as an asian i JUST realized that when u said it. I'm not sure how it is in most schools but in Chicago where i attended elementary school, HS, and college there are more whites and blacks that asians....
He's there to appreciate our culture and study, we have to remember it's people like him that helped us fight for our freedom. I'm black and I'm happy that he wants to be there.
I think he smoked a little more than weed. First he mentions lack of knowledge of African Spirituality, Then he goes off on the Bible being the basis for why everyone needs to be separated based on skin tone. Definitely smoked more than weed.
I’m a black man and I respect his decision to go to a Historical black college. That decision had to be hard.. At least he has the courage To step outside is Circle...
@@woutmeulemans4853 hooolllyyy shit! How did you manage to get this username? How have you managed to maintain it? What's the highest offer you've had for it? BTW Trump 2020!
@@zoltanl8056 'black college people" You mean colleges that were historically black and segregated from the rest of the country because of that. They were safe havens in a time that going anywhere else could get you killed because theyd hate to see a black man be educated.
I grew up in a town of all white people. Didn't have a black friend until I was 18. If accepted, I would not have done well in a place like Morehouse simply because I had no understanding of black culture or the black experience. It took time and wisdom to see and understand black people as human beings on the same level as me. I never thought of blacks as less, I just had no frame of reference. I'm now close to 50 and can completely understand why black Americans would want a space to call their own considering the generations of exploitation and abuse. Btw, finding out about those abuses was a journey I had to take on my own and receive serious pushback from many of my white family and friends when I try to bring up those facts. Having said all that, it took working with a befriending black people to understand the differences and similarities and I am a better person as a result. I'm not perfect, but I am human.
I’m not a POC but like Tiago I grew up with many who were. They were the safest, most loving and smartest kids I hung out with. I completely understand wanting to be there. I have great empathy and compassion for these young adults. I also understand them wanting it not to change but if they would take say less than 10 students a year that are there for the right reason and help them be a better advocate that could be wonderful. Not all white people feel community with their race. I think those of us drawn to POC communities is due to lack of this within our own. We don’t have a culture, traditions or community.
I attended Morehouse and this is not new...I remember we had a Chinese student who was fully embraced...in fact he was more Afrocentric than I was 😂 and we jokingly called him Martin Luther Chin
This is my favorite interviewer on VICE... he doesn’t interject his own opinions, he asks the tough questions, and allows people to speak their own mind. I wish more media networks would have that.
True that. I have my own opinions, that's fine. The pinnacle of that understanding is understanding that I DON'T understand everything. Getting those perspectives out there is important. And for this individual, I'm hoping that he not only makes a better world for himself and others, but that the institution is well-respected, and that the conversation continues to greater and even more fruitful heights. I don't think that is to much to ask for now.
He does inject opinions, but he seems to inject them whn saying "in my opinion" while letting everyhing play itself out. HArd to know what editing does, but he seems legit
The former professor said that racism can only exist where the structure is there to discriminate. Then she said she wants the school to reject white students. Isn't that structured discrimination?
@@tanler7953 Racism is racism...discrimination is discrimination. Cherry picking or choose our own narrative to please one's emotions doesn't change the gist of "racism" or "discrimination". Adam Montgomery has a good point in his assertion. A victim of an oppressor can ALSO be the OPPRESSOR in future altercations. Happens all the time with children that were abused...yada yada yada.
@@wiseguy617 I'm with you on this. I was trying to explain it from her perspective because what they teach in universities is different than what the average person would call racism. They teach that racism is the same as white supremacy, that only whites can be racist, and that racism goes together with a superstructure (government or industry) of power and authority controlled by white men. Ergo, any government where white men predominate is by definition, racist.
@@tanler7953 That's why people so often get confused with the semantics. SYSTEM RACISM DOESN'T EXIST in the country in our present time...but it most definitely has in the past without a doubt (Colors only...whites only....perfect example). But, INNATE RACISM will ALWAYS EXIST...because humans will always contest that which is different from themselves! Racism is a thought...DISCRIMINATION IS THE ACTION. So, all of us...every human on this earth discriminates against something or something...but doesn't necessarily make them racist. However, a person that is racist will definitely follow with the action of discrimination! Hell, you and I could create a basketball team. If selecting a point guard...you select the more agile, slimmer guy...over the slower, overweight guy....you'd be discriminating. Is it morally right? NO! But is it realistic in terms of the ultimate goal of winning a championship? HELL YEAH! If you're giving out participation awards...give the position to the latter.
Majority of Black people are good people when it comes to love and hospitality but of course racism is everywhere in every race and community,I hope he stays safe and loved
“change his mindset” sweetie he already had the right mindset coming there there’s no need to change the mindset he’s been had it’s clear that he loves blacks and whites but he feels like he has a better relationship with blacks . stop trying to act like you changed his mindset the boy been had the mindset your trying to give him.
No she was right he literally said coming there it changed the mindset that because hes white hes more deserving, intelligent, etc. He came their wanting to prove that the way he was probably raised to think was incorrect and wrong. Either way if she was involved physically to help him change the way he thought or just her presence of being there either way she helped influence him and change his views.
@Truth-Rationale Scientist im black and white mixed. And black people practice racism unknowingly. but you cant say that. it needs to end on both ends for a change.
Good for him. I'm an HR Analyst too. I bet I paid a hell of a lot less for my degree than he did. HBCUs are not affordable. I don't believe in school loans. I'd never send my daughter to an HBCU cheifly because of the cost.
@@KP-hi1om I agree, HBCUs and other private colleges are extremely expensive! My son graduated from New York Farmingdale state university in 2020. My daughter graduated from high school this year 2022. She is going to SUNY (state university New York colleges, including nassau community college). She wants to be a criminal lawyer and will attend the CIty University of New York School of Law in New York City . Which is still part of the (SUNY/CUNY ) New York State college network that she can transfer to and get the same quality level of education that is more affordable to minorities and women. If she does public service (attorney general office ect) for three years her college loan will be forgiven. Young people go in debt owing over $100,000 because they go to these “name brand” expensive private universities especially if the go out of state. People need to wise up and stop going to these expensive colleges for status! 🙄 read job postings they never specify what college you went to, they require Bachelors degree, Master’s degree, JD degree, nursing license ect it never say only want Princeton or Howard University graduates! People wake-up! 🤷🏾♀️
That's great. I'm happy for him because he seems like a truly open-minded & deserving person. ... It'd be also great if he remembered to donate back to his college as well...!!! Great video...!!! 👍
I HAVE NEVER BEEN TOLD IN SCHOOL THAT I COULD BE A LAWYER AND A DOCTOR. My high school teacher told me that she Refused to sign my college prep courses permission form, because it is a waste of time to send a Black person to college. She told me that it was a waste of time and money. I'd love her to know that i have two masters degrees and graduated with honors.
Damn thats really upsetting….. have you reported this to the NAACP or the HBCIS services(they would also offer various scholarships or grants depending on your case)….this teacher needs to have their job took away for trying to (and probably succeeding in other cases) ruin someones future. Do you mind if i ask their name and what class they taught? Also what high school you went too. Because i think i can get them off the job, assuming they still have it.
I'm a white guy and I went to an historically black college - University of Maryland, Eastern Shore. The school also catered to foreign students. So, White Students were definitely the minority. Best thing I ever did was go to that school. It expanded my social knowledge, I made some great friends and ate some great food from around the world, and got an excellent education. I highly recommend it.
I played football at a HBCU college. I was one of two white players on the team. I was treated like family from the first day until I graduated. I made dear friends there that I still keep in touch with today. I also have a Degree and a "Conference Championship ring."
Exactly. We don’t know anyone’s background based on the amount of melanin in their skin. I’m very fair with English, Irish, Scottish, and Norwegian roots, but I’m also Turkish, Persian, Greek, and Italian.
I really enjoyed this documentary. I also am so proud for all of these young men who are willing to not see color but intensions. I also think about my brown Hispanic granddaughter and how will she fit into any culture. Her sister not so much bc she is fair skinned. The only problem she has is for people to believe that she is Hispanic. God bless these young men. I pray that they all succeed in whatever is most important to them.
I also very much enjoyed this. Baring in mind this is coming from a white guy who, at school, college and most of my jobs, has been prominently around other white people. My social and romantic relationships were however much more diverse, which I feel were extremely important in making me the man I am today, with much healthier social views. I completely understand the gut reaction of feeling disrespected and fearful of white people coming into a deeply and historically meaningful place and threatening to disrupt and potentially ruin the culture and experience you have there. But I feel that the vast majority of students, in very simple terms, are angry and hurt because of racial disparities. So however undeserving your gut feels it is, they should be treat without racial disparity, as long as there are not so many they prevent deserving black students joining and all of them are allies or at least have an open mind that's willing to embrace new perspectives.
And I'm nothing but shocked by this documentary! This whole institution shouldn't exist in this form, in the 21st century. And that these Black students think that they are in need of a _"safe space",_ meaning a place for Blacks only. Like it was written _(well Colored, but today they call themselves people of color anyway)_ on the signs during the times of legal racial segregation. In the US it's often called the "Jim Crow" era. But racial segregation was the standard before too. The majority of these Black students seem to come from Black high schools, in Black neighborhoods _(if they didn't went to private schools/have an affluent background)_ and live in a city with a Black majority, in case of population. Being run by a Black mayor/politicians. From what do they need a _”safe space”_ from? From this single White guy? Ridiculous! In South Africa it lasted until *1994 (!).* I remember a White South African/Afrikaner, Jost, coming to our class. Here in Germany. He already spoke perfect German. Since he went to a German speaking school. In South Africa they also have many, many predominantly White schools and colleges/universities. But even they have non-White students, from parents with money. Which now segregation line. But their attendance is generally not questioned, but even welcomed. Although there have been some issues about universities historically teaching the students in Afrikaans, not English. When they tried to change it, there were protests. But they had nothing to do with skin color, but language. South Africa is the only country with a monument built to honor a language. The Afrikaanse Taal Monument. It really baffled me to see that there are still this s.c. _”historical Black colleges”,_ with 99.X% of the student body made up by African-Americans! It's so wrong! The Nation of Islam or other Black nationalists/supremacists are definitely proud to see this today. And the schools wouldn't lose their identity by having a real mixed student body. Just like Yale or Harvard didn't, as historically White universities. I have to say that I'm kinda shocked, as someone from Germany, who didn't have a clue that these institutions exist as of today. Like educational _”Negro Baseball Leagues”._ **JUST WOW!**
Yes! Super nice skin, my fair skin you can see every imperfection. I worked with some guys from South Africa, and I was shocked at their ages. I said “45?! You look 30, not even fair. Not even a wrinkle. My makeup can’t conceal my age.” Totally jealous of their beautiful complexions!
I wanna be at a school where I can greet an Asian dude, do a handshake with an Arabic brotha , play games with my European lads, share food with my Indian homies and have a laugh with my Latino's I don't wanna feel the need to dislike ppl because of how they look and where they come from . It's stupid
That's like the california college experience but they're all mixed up but still generally represent their race with a certain aura around them individually
Your perspective is humorous to me because that's just a tuesday here haha. I'm mexican but I attended schools in the asian areas where wealthy black, muslim, and indian people went (of course there were Hispanics and white people in the mix too but those races are everywhere in CA)
White children are taught by their parents that everyone is the same and to treat everyone the way you want to be treated. I think that kind of parenting leads to a rude awakening when interacting with the world and they see that other people's parents didn't do the same and that they're hated and there are powers actively trying to destroy them on a racial basis. The news, massive corporations, banks, educational institutions, etc are all against them and millenials kind of walked into this trap. It's really sad. I can't even imagine every major institution in Nigeria being actively hostile towards Nigerians or every major institution in Japan being actively hostile towards the Japanese. It wouldn't happen anywhere else outside the west unfortunately; it happens here.
This was amazing to see. Tiago will be a meaningful figure that will help to merge bonds between the black and white community. He will be as a bridge. And just to add: isn't Tiago the kind of guy you would want as a friend? He is articulate, pure intended, inclusive, nice, smart, handsome and just a cool ass dude. I will leave this here as it is. 🧡
At some point, up to a level, some white people are people too, and not redfaced devils with a gun in one hand and a whip in the other. Recognizing the reality of this helps the black students adjust their image of white students, and it therefore is a good thing to have a presentable white guy around.
@@Godwh1sperer This whole institution shouldn't exist in this form, in the 21st century. And that these Black students think that they are in need of a _"safe space",_ meaning a place for Blacks only. Like it was written _(well Colored, but today they call themselves people of color anyway)_ on the signs during the times of legal racial segregation. In the US it's often called the "Jim Crow" era. But racial segregation was the standard before too. The majority of these Black students seem to come from Black high schools, in Black neighborhoods _(if they didn't went to private schools/have an affluent background)_ and live in a city with a Black majority, in case of population. Being run by a Black mayor/politicians. From what do they need a _”safe space”_ from? From this single White guy? Ridiculous! In South Africa it lasted until *1994 (!).* I remember a White South African/Afrikaner, Jost, coming to our class. Here in Germany. He already spoke perfect German. Since he went to a German speaking school. In South Africa they also have many, many predominantly White schools and colleges/universities. But even they have non-White students, from parents with money. Which now segregation line. But their attendance is generally not questioned, but even welcomed. Although there have been some issues about universities historically teaching the students in Afrikaans, not English. When they tried to change it, there were protests. But they had nothing to do with skin color, but language. South Africa is the only country with a monument built to honor a language. The Afrikaanse Taal Monument. It really baffled me to see that there are still this s.c. _”historical Black colleges”,_ with 99.X% of the the student body made up by African-Americans! It's so wrong! The Nation of Islam or other Black nationalists/supremacists are definitely proud to see this today. And the schools wouldn't lose their identity by having a real mixed student body. Just like Yale or Havard didn't, as historically White universities. I have to say that I'm kinda shocked, as someone from Germany, who didn't had a clue that this institutions exist as of today. Like educational _”Negro Baseball Leagues”._ **JUST WOW!**
He actually wasn't "trying something different". He went to schools with us before..its a shame that people accept the only white boy on the block, but not the one that is furthering his education with us.
I was a "white" kid at a predominantly and historically "black" high school. I was treated absolutely wonderfully by both students and faculty alike...i was nerdy with thick black glasses and I looked liked Clark Kent so I'd always hear " SUPERMAN"!? Shouted Lovingly/ Jokingly in the hallways. the only problems I ever had were with inner city white kids believe it or not . My (black) friends from photography class ( football and basketball athletes) squashed that noise reallll quick when they found out. Surrounded the lunch table when it was happening. 😉 it was pretty amazing how instantly the bullying stopped after that. Still touches my heart and makes me emotional with gratitude to this day♥️.
@@A95-x2j if u get to know us and are cool no on will really mess witchu but ik some of us have some prejudices against white people unfortunately, it’s rarely hatred or anything it’s jokes and stuff from what I’ve been around tho
@@angel-lp2ku "Some" not some, at least 70% of the Black community have prejudices against Whites. But it is socially acceptable to be racist to Whites; that's the difference. I hope you keep the same energy when White kids make jokes about Black students, under the guise of "it's rarely hatred, just jokes",
White person here. I totally understand the concern of critics who are wary of opening up the "sacred space" of a traditionally Black college to others, AND I think it's amazing and redemptive to see this young man thrive there. I hope and pray that these fine institutions will have the funding they need to THRIVE for years to come, without compromise (whatever that may mean for them).
Race came about in the 17th Century. American slave owners who were in the minority used the concept to divide and conquer the masses. Before Race was used to separate people, people were English, Irish or German etc. The Ruling Class came up with whiteness to help divide them from people of color who were targeted for colonization and Imperialism.
Tiago used to go to my high school. The “predominantly white” one. I didn’t really know Tiago that well but his dad was my teacher for a year and that man was the wisest and most caring person I ever met in my life. I dont know much about Tiago but I know that with the man who taught me so much raising him I know he deserves that chance to immerse himself the way he intended to.
Lol why would there be any type of article on the relationship between this particular person and a relatively irrelevant high school teacher in the first place? What does that even mean?
I don't care what anyone says. I'm black and that white boy right there seems open minded and genuinely kind. I love those type of people. He's trying to learn how to be around people other than his own race. Why is that so bad? With that being said, y'all can't tell he don't look like a slave owner in 13:36 Lmao!
I completely agree! I was suspicious at first as to what his intentions were, but after watching this video, I completely understand and support his decision. He's trying to break through barriers and experience life on the other side. That takes guts.
i don't think he has to learn that. in my opinion, those black kids have to learn that skincolor doesn't say shit about yourself. yo dude, how should you behave amongst asians? or mexicans. yeah, what's the difference in beeing around an asian guy and a mexican guy? if you look at a white person and you think: "could he be a racist?" then it's unlikely he is more racist than you!
Because his peers at Morehouse know what it feels like to be shunned in some way kind of like how his peers from home shunned him for going to Morehouse, not the exact same but... Still
Oceana Lakes i just intended to show you the reverse of the situation. Race shouldn’t determine where you go to school. Skin Color shouldn’t be considered.
Oceana Lakes i will not win this argument, but the statement “race and skin color are very important,” is something a white kkk racist or nazi would say. The argument is no one is stealing your culture simply attending a certain school. “Judged not by the color of their skin...”
I think Tiago changed a lot of lives through what he did. It takes character. I do understand some of the concerns the professors and even the students had but in order for things to change and move forward this needs to happen more. Otherwise things remain as they are.
He didn't "take" a position away from a potential black student. I know many Blacks who didn't even want to attend HBCU's. We can honor legacy but we must remember that times have changed. Not every Black person desires to attend an HBCU.
I like that, I know it takes time to grow a college’s infrastructure and stuff but it’s not like there is even a limit to how many people can enroll or anything. Scholarships are another story. Obviously you can see from my pic that I can’t claim to have any intimate knowledge of what being black is like but it seems to me that there is a terrible divide in our society, and yes white people are historically to blame for starting it hundreds of years ago but it’s going to take both sides to come together and I would just be concerned that a total exclusion policy will further that gap in the mind of these students. If instead there is a small but significant number of open minded white, Asian, Hispanic etc. students there learning laughing and working with the black majority it might go a long way towards mending these rifts, especially since this institution in particular sends so many great students into more influential positions like lawyers, authors, executives, engineers etc where they have a chance to really change the world in a positive and inclusive way. Not to mention when these people both black and otherwise go on to raise families of their own they can pass those values on
Erin Whipple strangers are just people he doesn’t know, since he didn’t know the people in this new town at a new college, he referred to them as strangers. Not that hard to understand
DYNAMITE DJANGO that’s really unfair to say though... I absolutely agree that what happened in the history of black people is disgusting,disgraceful, horrendous, however I have always loved people of colour and have also always fought for the oppression of people of colour. It’s not fair to lump us all together because you do have many white allies. I have never been oppressed because I am white and a woman however I will not oppress any race or accept just standing by while someone is being oppressed.
The generations of today are more sensitive and savvy to what race is and to be honest how it doesn’t matter. All the people who are in college nowadays weren’t even alive when all the horrendous things were happening. I understand that there are racist aspects of society even today but assimilated society is never going to happen if you don’t stop with the butthurt
@DYNAMITE DJANGO Because you dislike white people for actions that were taken when they weren't even alive, and apparently you don't think we should just see people as people.
I can completely respect the gentleman who said we come here to be human not to feel dehumanizing like I started watching this with a completely different perspective the intelligence and kindness in the c ounces of these you men and women gave me a better understanding
How was it rude they just want their space is that to much everwhere you go in this country there's white ppl there places where they are free from blacks so well can we have ours
This was dope. His message was " I met a Morehouse man and wanted to go to the institution that helped him become who he was" . simple. He fell in love with that college and stives to become a man from that place.
@Tyler Potts: You're perfectly right, no doubt about that. I just think there is also a third important factor: Tiago is not the only beautiful kid but his fellow students are as well, because they accept him as he is and embrace as well as support his efforts to be a productive and cooperative member of Morehouse's student community. Because by doing so, they do away with the old "eye-for-an-eye" principle - which only leaves everybody blind in the end, as great men like e.g. Martin Luther King have taught us. And that is important, too, because if the other students would act different towards him and for instance, segregate _him_ for being different, all his attitude and efforts would be in vain. So, in a nutshell: It is just beautiful to see _all of them_ being on the same page and thus making things work, because combating racism and segregation can only be successful if it is a "team effort", else it is doomed to fail in the long run. Always.
The institution was literally birthed as a response to racism. It's in its roots. But this kid being accepted, both as a student and by other students, is evolution of the society. And the dialogue his presence creates is outstanding. It's cool to see.
I'm glad I watched this. I'm an Asian American who grew up in predominantly black communities. I never felt unaccepted. It just never occurred to me that I was non-black. The ending of this documentary was so powerful it brought me to tears.
Environment does play a role in how we identify ourselves. If you are used to being around a certain group of people and it was positive then it makes sense to feel an affinity.
Most Asians don't even associate with us especially in the south I'm from Florida they stick to they're own people.. I met a few Kool Asians in my youth but as adults most aren't friendly unless you patronizing they're buisnesses they act just like whypepo in a way
Dang I’m also Asian American who grew up in a minority community but I had the exact opposite experience. Most of the kids at my school targeted us Asians. A lot of intentional racism so I never felt comfortable until I moved out during high school.
I'm black and if I was a student there it wouldn't bother me. Cuz here we have a white student who actually wanted to be there and wanted to learn from black professionals even though he's not black. That tells me that we're definitely moving Ford in the right direction. College campuses across America need more students like him. 💯
Four years late to the comments, but this was truly an amazing piece. All the doubt or mistrust of allowing non-traditional students can be extinguished by the iconic force of identifying as Morehouse Man or woman. I loved this response from faculty to the concerns of students and alumni. I would have been proud to have graduated from such a school, the sheer significance of the rich history, culture, and resilience of the founders mission is inspiring.
it's important to add, that had these students been at a white college, these discussions would have been met with such resistance. This is why they choose to be there.
_"...an amazing piece..."_ I'm nothing but shocked! There is full-on racism all the time. This whole institution shouldn't exist in this form, in the 21st century. And that these Black students think that they are in need of a _"safe space",_ meaning a place for Blacks only. Like it was written _(well Colored, but today they call themselves people of color anyway)_ on the signs during the times of legal racial segregation. In the US it's often called the "Jim Crow" era. But racial segregation was the standard before too. The majority of these Black students seem to come from Black high schools, in Black neighborhoods _(if they didn't go to private schools/have an affluent background)_ and live in a city with a Black majority, in case of population. Being run by a Black mayor/politicians. From what do they need a _”safe space”_ from? From this single White guy? Ridiculous! In South Africa it lasted until *1994 (!).* I remember a White South African/Afrikaner, Jost, coming to our class. Here in Germany. He already spoke perfect German. Since he went to a German speaking school. In South Africa they also have many, many predominantly White schools and colleges/universities. But even they have non-White students, from parents with money. Which now segregation line. But their attendance is generally not questioned, but even welcomed. Although there have been some issues about universities historically teaching the students in Afrikaans, not English. When they tried to change it, there were protests. But they had nothing to do with skin color, but language. South Africa is the only country with a monument built to honor a language. The Afrikaanse Taal Monument. It really baffled me to see that there are still these s.c. _”historical Black colleges”,_ with 99.X% of the student body made up by African-Americans! It's so wrong! The Nation of Islam or other Black nationalists/supremacists are definitely proud to see this today. And the schools wouldn't lose their identity by having a real mixed student body. Just like Yale or Harvard didn't, as historically White universities. I have to say that I'm kinda shocked, as someone from Germany, who didn't have a clue that these institutions exist as of today. They come across to me as nothing but _"Educational Negro Baseball Leagues”._ **JUST WOW!**
The judgement was extremely minimal, if there was any at all. Skepticism, yes. Well warranted imo. What impressed me was the high level of maturity in such young people.
As an African, I came to know about race when I moved to the US. In Africa, there are a lot of white people and we are a lot cool with each other. I never knew what racism was, or I did not experienced it back then. White people act like when Jesus departed the earth, he left them in charge 🙄.
@@monmon1741 "who started it" is a hard question to answer, but fun fact; When the Europeans came to Africa, they weren't the first to start slaving. If you look at an ethnic map of Africa, its a shit show. Africa was a continent of hundreds of thousands of tribes, too different to unite. The tribes constantly warred with each other and enslaved each other long before the whites showed up. When the whites, bearing strong and vast Empires came to Africa, the tribes willingly sold the slaves from their wars to the whites. Then the whites, after a few years, realized they could cut out the middle man and enslave them directly. The Europeans were united(at least compared to the thousands of tribes in Africa) and bulldozed the African continent. By the time the blacks actually tried to unite, it was far too late. There was never an "African" identity until a force far more powerful came along. My point is, White people aren't evil, they just *won* (in terms of historical power, not in any single conflict) because the Africans couldn't put aside their differences and unite to create meaningful forces. The closest they came was Egypt, which fell in the bronze age collapse.
@@oriontigley5089 dude..huh.. Where do you get this stuff? You should think about applying to Moorehouse.. It feels like you either didn't go to college, or you took one humanities 100 level course and decided you understood world history. You'd probably get some grant too, so definitely look into it.
I just want to recognize Tiago's character. It goes beyond whether he is black, white, asian, etc. The boy has such a great heart and willingness to accept others and most importantly, himself. He knows how to deal with the backlash and ignorance of others. That's hard to do but never will he put people down for being confused or angry. I am so blessed to have seen this video.
It's unfortunate to hear black people say that without segregation they'll feel disrespected I always wanted to learn with people that weren't absolutely White or let me put it more clearly I would have been really felt like I was cheated if there were only white students I respect integration
Mark Landwehr, it’s more about being around others who you wonder if they assume superiority, or might want to do you harm. It’s not against a unified America. It’s about being safe. It’s a terrible feeling to wonder if people consider themselves with the right to do harm. Higher learning is tough already, so safe space is a relief.
@@dplj4428 my heart goes out to my black brothers and sisters trying to tell who is sincere Socrates says if we don't know who is our friend and who is our enemy will do right by our enemy in Wrong by our friend I hope someday to be accepted by more than just the lightly complected people
"Reverse racism" doesn't exist, it doesn't matter the color of your skin if you hate someone for being created different, then its just called racism. Hatred never accomplished anything good, nor will it.
Renegade Made “When were white people ever enslaved or oppressed?” For thousands of years before the Atlantic slave trade or Arab slave trade even had a name. What a ridiculous thing to say. 1) news.osu.edu/when-europeans-were-slaves--research-suggests-white-slavery-was-much-more-common-than-previously-believed/ 2) www.theguardian.com/guardianweekly/story/0,12674,1171347,00.html 3) amp.washingtontimes.com/news/2004/mar/10/20040310-115506-8528r/
Look at South Africa for racism against white people. People are frequently slaughtering whole white farm families and getting away with it because the government wants the white people out. Businesses can't start unless at least one black person is part owner there. Yes South Africa had apartheid which was horribly racist against black people until 1994 but now they have very anti-white racists ruling the country and letting criminals get away with whatever violence against white people they want.
Tiago seems like a good genuine dude with really pure intentions. He wants to be there to become a better person, a better leader while also learning about the "southern hospitality" and black culture. In situations like this where his intentions are pure and genuine. It seems like a perfect fit. We all shouldnt be so quick to judge others based on the colour of their skin
Tiago feels comfortable going and attending an HBCU so who cares if he’s a white kid getting an education at an all Black College. As a minority myself, ya boy just wants to be with people that has good vibes. We are not to judge another person, that’s up to GOD, so let him enjoy life and may he be successful in his future. Love from the Bay Area 🤙🏼
I am white and if I could have done college over again, I would have gone there. Although I grew up in Michigan, I didn't want to leave my family.. but if I had a choice.. right now I would go. great school! :)
I didn’t go to an HBCU, but I did go to a university in the American southwest, where most students were either from Mexico themselves or had parents or grandparents from there. Being a white kid from the Northeast, I didn’t quite “get it” at first, because I’d been raised with so many preconceptions about the border and people from Mexico. I didn’t realize how prejudiced I was until I started going to this school. Looking back, I’m so glad I went there. Much like the gentleman in this documentary, it made me confront my own biases and everything I thought I knew. It made me have tough conversations, both with those around me, and with myself. It humbled me and in the end, I’m a stronger person for it, with much greater empathy and commitment to my fellow citizens.
When this video crossed my feed, the first thing I thought was....”Is that Tiago??????” I go to Morehouse and know him personally. So, to see him and other friends in this video kinda took me back.
You Morehouse students need to tell us more about your campus. I am black student in Canada and this is my first time hearing of Black historical colleges
“If white people just come in here I would feel disrespected” The goal is to not to see someone’s color but to see them as an individual and then we say things like that
@@foodfarm7408 Yeah, and then a civil war was fought. Heroes rose up. MLK was martyred so that his children could co-exist. We got rid of racially segregated schools, Moorehouse shouldn't exist segregated.
There is nothing wrong with a white person attending a Black University especially if the rationale is to acquire an education of some sort. As long as they meet the requirements the school ultimately decide who gets in or not.
I think, the purpose of HBCU's is to teach black history so, if we want for people outside of our race to learn and respect our history and culture, we have to be willing to accept them into our community. We can't cry this and complain that white people don't respect black culture or history when we're not willing to teach it. That's just contradicting.
frank ponds They should learn through museums and the internet. Can u apply for Harvard and get accepted because you "want to learn white culture?" It is a shame they we have allowed this reasoning to be a sufficient means for admission. I'm gonna apply for Harvard tomorrow and say that they should be grateful for me applying and that they will surely perish if they do not let me in.
MentalMastodon we learn white culture all the way to high school. Hence the purpose of modern HBCUs. They teach what white school's don't, as if black history isn't a part of American history. My views on it are, if a non black person is do intrigued with black culture that they wish to integrate with us to learn more about us rather than sitting isolated in a library, then I welcome it. As long as they respect the foundation.
frank ponds what you are naively missing is the M O T I V E. You are taking it for it's face value. For example, I'm probably half the age of your mother, but if I came to you saying I want to date her, you would surely question my motive. Yet here you just go along with their (white) narrative. You must be very young.
Okay honestly I agree too. Like I went to museums and learned things, but that's as far at it goes. Its not the same and living with people, learning about their background first hand. thats how you build connections, thats how deeper conversations get started and literally the goal of having a white person understand the black experience. Who cares about the motive cause at the end of the day they will either choose not to accept and leave, or they will really prosper and are able to build better bridges and help slowly close the gap that its white and black. Either way they are going to learn something out of the experience. if thats not one of the end goals than hbcu's have become counter-productive.
I can truly appreciate both sides. I understand the black students wanting to preserve this “safe place” to learn in. With all that our history has shown I wouldnt blame not one black student for feeling nervous about white (or other non black) students coming here - but this kid Tiago is a genuine soul who probably feels more at home in a black community. They said he went to all black elementary and middle schools. He felt weird in an all white high school he said. We ca all appreciate our own space to be with our “pack” but it is so important to blend and love and teach others outside of that pack as well. I think he’s a good dude. God bless!
@@azraelbatosi this has everything to do about race. The guy who was white was not only raised around this culture but was more educated than half of the black people in this video on it. So how is this about culture when the person who was the most educated on culture was turned away by black students
I agree, it's great to see Tiago committed to contributing to strengthening the black community but the students/faculty's concerns about whites + other races gentrifying this institution are very valid. I hope in the process of trying to keep these doors open, they try their best to recruit students like Tiago that are committed to Morehouse's mission and that black students having a spot in this place remain a priority 🙏🏾🙏🏾❤❤
@@hearts4yayah I don't know and I don't need to know. What I do know is that for some reason it's ok for a black person to not welcome a white person into a college, while it would be a racial injustice if the same happened in a mostly white college.
@@hearts4yayah You see, here on the other side of the world, we don't even know what racism is. People in the US are advertising racial diversity so god damn much that it feels like it's what's keeping racism alive. Here in Europe we have people from every race and we live happily. Why should we devide people based on their skin color? Because of history? Let's live today, let's not separate people based on their skin color.
The old black man said he is comfortable being segregated. That is how my father felt as well and how I felt even after desegregation because we still did not associate with each other even if sitting in the same room. I am proud of my daughter for seeing things differently and those kids who are trying to be better people than those that went before them.
A good piece. I think it a good idea to allow "non-traditional" students into HBCU's, though the percentages should be managed. if someone chooses to be there who has a background like Tiago, or someone that has a genuine love and desire to be around our people then they should have the opportunity. It's one significant way to change our world.
It goes without saying but isn't said enough. Treat people like you want to be treated. Or what goes around comes around. It's really that simple and if everyone lived by that principle or strived for it shit would be better across the board. Will it happen no, we are all flawed, being human is being imperfect, but at least we can try and the more that do will show the way to others. What gets me is people bunching up in groups in tribal shit, we are all humans and the past is the past, living in resentment breeds more resentment, no matter who it is, its time to move past that.
@Brandon Marz I find it quiet ironic they stereotyped him for nefarious reasons. As Martin Luther King said, "I look to a day when people will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character." Racial safe spaces fester prejudice and hive mentality. An interesting experiment would be to clip quotes from this video mixed with others and then ask random people if they think an alt-right student or a HBC student said X quote. The black community needs to learn economics and recycling the black dollar if they are ever to revive the ole Black Wall Street. Pick any black brand of products then look at where it's made then realize why the fuck are Jordan's and FUBU made in god damn China. Goto a Hispanic / Asian restaurant in a predominantly black area then count how many black people work there. Stop demanding acceptance and accept reality regardless of race people look out for their own kind! We are useful idiots to the Democrat party as Obama in 2015 sought to grant amnesty to 5 million illegal immigrants which was 3 times the unemployed black total for that year. We got pro black simps that are all up in arms over this children illegal immigrant border debacle while we spend $670 per daily x 20 max detention hold x 496K crossing average over 5 years = $6.646 billion yearly. Imagine if we woke the fuck up and demanded respect from the Democrats or we form our own god damn party because insanity is repeating the same thing and expecting different results.
@@larajanebousseau1431 I would say that the other students are discouraged from voicing their own opinions because they fear it would be rejected by the other students.
I'm a white person who went to a white school who was bust to the school with other black students they were wanted for sports and I wasn't wanted it all I made many black friends went out of my way to widen my horizons that was the 60s 70s and '80s and 90s that was our thing don't feel as if you have to I feel disappointed that we won't be making more forward progress
I completely see why African American students at HBCUs would be concerned, however, Thiago seems like the perfect sort of candidate that these colleges should be looking for.
Nick Farley In my opinion, a separate research essay should be required of all non traditional students. The topics could be centered around the struggle of black people in white America to filter out genuine applicants.
@@Beautyprincess1213 there's no struggle in america, blacks can go out just lime whites and be successful, we have a free market. Blacks are suppressed in cities by music, negative culture, crime culture, etc.. this is more segregation and Martin Luther King Jr didn't fight for this. These people weren't segregated, and so are we supposed to treat christians this way, because there far more segregated in the world than any other race or religion.
lol its actually everybody else who is patient and understanding with him. he chose to go to an HBCU despite knowing very little on the deep racial inequities in the US.
Tiago is a young good faith humble educated guy. I gives him big up respect and is awesome with us black ppl & I'm sure he does well with others races too like Hispanic/Latinos and Oriental Asians, Middle Easterners, etc. I can see this in him. Big up respect to Tiago inna Jah bless pon him & a One Love ♥️ to him as well. One Love ♥️ everybody.
I’m black and disappointed that the black students are expressing all of the prejudices they’ve experienced but they still think that carrying the same prejudice towards a different race is justice. That’s ignorant, all that does is strengthen the negative aspects of the issue. They even had that adult lady who thinks that only white people can be racist. If you are prejudiced to someone because of their skin color that makes you a racist. Simple. How can people say they want to make progress but hang on to the ignorant mentalities that caused the issue in the first place. Judge people on personality and character, not color
she's right. prejudice is not racism. racism has to do with systems of power. You can't be racist against an oppressor if your skin color is not the majority and not representative of the system of power and you are the oppressed. racism 101
Just a point I want to make when black people say “You can read up on our history on the internet or African history books etc” what if it isn’t enough to read up on it? What if the non black folks who have the right intentions want to see how history has affected you today and not due to your past, they’re trying to understand how you act today based on what historically has happened to you and I think that’s beautiful that they want to know so that they don’t misjudge or disrespect you unknowingly. (yes I’m black)
"I have a dream that one day on red hills of georgia sons of former slaves and sons of former slave-owner will be able to sit down together in the table of brotherhood" Martin Luther king Jr
@@poppagBallZ97 It is about economics-nothing else. The work that has to be Real Is Love for One Another and know that we are here to be an asset to our global society with righteousness.
This Girl Can't Do Makeup It means that all of the black people in the video that want Morehouse to remain segregated are destroying the dreams of MLK Jr. They are the black KKK. MLK Jr wanted people to be judge by their character not the color of their skin. We’re all human and should be treated equally. Being white or Asian or black shouldn’t be a factor used to deny anyone an education, yet these people want to hold true to racist values keep HBCU’s segregated. How ironic that MLK Jr fought for desegregation here it is alive and well at his own alma mater, but this time segregation is being kept alive by it’s own students and faculty.
@@ShaneCawthon “I Fear I May Have Integrated My People Into a Burning House” - Martin Luther King Jr. Actually, midway through the Civil Rights movement, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. realized that the struggle for integration would ultimately become a struggle for economic rights. Integration does not really benefit black people in the U.S.
"I feel like I belong here if I'm putting in the work. It's that simple."
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what the hell??
Pick a different quote. Lots of good ones in here. Why a different one? While he's saying this he's shaking his head no. It's a classic tell that he doesn't fully believe what he's saying.
shaking one's head has nothing to do with belief... more with opinion
This could be a follow up to the movie: " Let the Right One In" with " Let the White One In"
You can see this is tough for some of the black people there. They understand it is hypocritical to say ' no whites', when it was ' no blacks' for so long. With the direction things are heading in ( more positive with race relations), then there could be some white places that say ' we just want this to be for our race', and we just don't need anything like that anymore.
Removing the restrictions for EVERY race is the only way to move forward in a positive direction. For some place to be against that because of HISTORY, it is wrong and backwards!,IMO
No matter which way you look at it, regardless of the history, you MUST let white people join,too! If after world war 2 we just said " screw Japan , we are not going to allow them access to ANYTHING after what they did!" Japan would be behind and nowhere near where they are today
No, the right thing was done and we helped them rebuild their infrastructure and society. If we had the same response after releasing slaves then black communities would be much stronger today. It comes down to economics, that is the only thing that truly separates us all. Had we helped to rebuild after the horrors of slavery, then we would all be much further along in this process. But, lets' not blame all of slavery on one race, as everybody was involved to some degree. There were also blacks that went into tribes and removed family members, brought them to the slave ports and sold them for money. Slavery is a disgusting mark on the history of human kind, not just white history.
Yes, people were wronged, but we have to move forward and make the proper adjustments so that these things do not continue. It takes work from ALL SIDES!
Also: That Robin Marcus lady, you could have switched her with some white guy that is the President of Augusta Golf and it would have sounded the SAME way, except for the white guy would have sounded like he is tpart of the KKK.
He would have said: The game was created by white people and the culture was formed by white people, and letting any other race in would cause degradation of that community and culture.
I'm sorry, but you just can't have it both ways. It will NEVER work. You can't have something that belongs to YOUR race, you have to consider it an achievement of the human race and open it to ALL races.
(edit) while I do understand what she is saying.. she still has to be the bigger person and just hope that her ability to accept will rub off on the next generation and so on. It takes a bigger person to be better than the person that abused you.
The student is respecting the culture of the school and it's community. Hating him when you don't even know the kid or the work he put in then you are part of the problem. Its that simple
i think that anyone of any race can go anywhere,
@@midgitpower1187 exactly. So long as they are respectful good students there isn't any reason to hate. Unfortunately its sad to see people still think hating people for no reason is still allowed.
@Scott Davis no there are races ,one specie
@@midgitpower1187 have you tried that in real life?
@@10-AMPM-01 no but it should happen, like trump should be out of power, but it would take alot of instet
I really like him. He's not trying to act stereotypically "black", he's just being himself.
Just thinking that ,
@cm. CG ...e=what um did u read my comment lmao
@cm. CG .... ok um out of curiosity do you just go around clicking on youtube profiles and shooting your shot?
Exactly
drink brandi, I see you've had yours.
I like how this guy doesn’t try to be anything. He’s not claiming to be something he’s not. Real genuine guy
maybe hes a journalist for VICE
Charles ohhh yeah he’s so genuine.. says he doesn’t want to be black and is happy that he’s white and in the next scene while he’s talking to all his black friends at the table he sounds like a totally different person... unreal..
I dunno. When you hang around your friends you start talking like your friends and picking up their slang. Im definantely like that. I went to school in this country part of Illinois. And when I came back I had a small accent like them for awhile after years of being around them and talking to them every single day. That's human.
Alright that’s not being genuine though... it’s called being fake...
@@dakota481 All of us are influenced by the people we are surrounded by. It's a subconscious thing. No man or woman is an island.
This is so insane. I go to the school Tiago graduated from in Miami and his father was my English teacher. I remember hearing about him going to Morehouse when I was in eighth grade. Seeing this on UA-cam is just awesome. Amazing amazing people.
That is insane.
The eggs on that kid.
As a white I am working in black community, they are so cool people 👍👍👍👍👍👍
I respect this dude. He's not going there for any 'wrong' reasons, not trying to put on a show. He's just trying the get an education
On top of that he’s getting an education where he can learn how he can use the privilege he has in this country to help minorities from black teachers and students.
@@noshua2326 I think that's actually what he's looking for. I don't know that he actually vocalizes it, but he's clear he chose that college for a reason. clearly he wants that same education they're talking about that they use to navigate the world that is against them, but it definitely seems like he wants to use that knowledge to make that world better for them too.
And thats it
Fair enough
He also isn't oblivious to the fact he's the only white person there and knows there's a tension of sorts with him being there but still addresses it and just going about his business to get his degree.
Dude does have a level of my respect too
As a black woman I'm very disappointed with the professor's views. How the hell you gonna be against racism if you deny those of another culture and opportunity to learn of ours if they truly desire to it sounds hypocritical.
Jennifer James i agree......sounds like that professor is the wrong person to be pouring into these young mens' lives!
It’s disheartening...sometimes black professors become engulfed in their own ideals and philosophy that they blind themselves and forget the end goal. Equality! I’ve been through it as well and it’s sad.
Smh...
she, and a couple of others there are pretty much alt-right
I see your view but I also see the professors... of course you’re going to fear for HBCU’s if white ppl take over it won’t be an HBCU then what happens to the minorities ?
This young man is trying to bridge the gap that most people dont want to acknowledge exists today and i fully support him and his endeavors
period
Riiight
I wounder do the white community thinks that when a black student wants to go to a predominately white college just saying.I Definitely don’t think that they would think a black man will be trying to bridge the gap they are just not that excepting to us blacks but we are excepting to almost anyone just saying🤔
@@ashleyfamily9143 Probably not, probably just think its just another black student going to college lol I definitely don't know, but are there any predominately white colleges with the cultural idea that its mainly for white culture? Serious question. I've never heard of one...but to be honest I've never looked into or cared to look into it.
@Ellis Pham don’t predominately white colleges have a predominately white culture anyway?
I’m a HBCU grad here, and I don’t mind other racial groups attending. I feel like it’s a honor that they want to learn and embrace our culture. It is a problem if someone comes in and try to change the culture. We already have that at pwi.
I choose a HBCU because I wanted to learn more about me and my culture. I didn’t get that in my schooling where I was definitely the minority. We should be more concerned that people are trying to whitewash history, and devalue African American contributions. That is more concern to me. Let other racial group come on in, and experience our culture.
We need to ban HBCUs
That's amazing ❤
I think that issue is most that is difficult to trace the line between try to change and try to contribute the development of the culture, and even the "main member" of that culture have difficulties to find the line causing misinterpretation and misunderstanding. Another thing that I think that people doesn't understand is that culture is not a monolithic thing. I'm gay, and often I find to thing about the history of LGBT civil rights activism, and how the Western culture and the culture of LGBT community changes, and these positive changes (also if even today there are critical situation especially on some stereotypes that influence me, and other LGBT people as today on our actions) were made also thanks the help of who are not part of the community (aka "allies").
agreed! I'm a white person who grew up in both white and black spaces (my city is black, but my school was white), and I personally think that these black safe spaces should remain majority black. it should focus on not only a good education, uplifting communities that have traditionally not had access or acceptance in academics, but it should also have a focus on things like black history, african history, and teaching black people the things that our education system as a whole has suppressed and kept away from them. it should remain a safe space, but I also think that other groups should be allowed in, so that culture and knowledge can bleed out into other communities and hopefully one day it'll be taught by the american education system at large. I think sharing of cultures, when done right and respectfully, can be a beautiful thing. I have a big interest in anthropology myself and would really love to get a chance to know more about my black brothers and sisters that have surrounded and welcomed me ever since I was a baby. I'm glad you guys have these safe spaces, its always important to have a place to go where your surrounded by people like you, I know that as an alternative person (im a goth!). I'm fine being out and about with normal people, but it's something special to be surrounded by people who look like me, like the sane things I do, and who I can relate to. and I know it goes even deeper when it's something like race. sorry for the paragraph, I tend to talk a lot heh!
If the white people does the same ,it's racist why?
"We were all humans until race disconnected us, religion separated us, politics divided us, and wealth classified us" - Joyner Lucas
Will Arthur amen
Damn guess we not humans now
Or we can all celebrate our very real differences instead of acting like we are colorblind people who don’t see clear differences in culture.
@@TiffCee Couldn't agree more. Each culture deserves celebrating for all the uniqueness it brings to the world. Diversity really is a beautiful thing.
God one
I really like how the vice reporter wasn’t giving his opinion, he let the people in the video speak.. Vice need more reporters like him 👌
Yes and no bias questioning
That's what video editing is for. Orienting the narrative in an 'invisible' way
The world needs more reporters like him
carn centrals
Adelaide gang
I'm black and don't see nothing wrong with this he seems like a good guy
jake walkes chill out
@jake walkes LOL. Jakes hates his skin.
jake walkes racist
I'M black and I have my opinions on white folks, and I understand what they are saying,but we have to keep it real this took a lot of courage to do this, and I like the way he thinks of the college.
we all bleed the same in the end.
I feel this so much. I grew up military family. I felt like my most comfortable space for growing and learning was Korean culture. Coming back to America was a culture shock for me. I’m proud of him for sticking with it and doing what he felt feels right. I think he’s intentional and genuine. Dedicated to learning and putting in the work.
I was in the Marines at 19. I can say that education showed me exactly how fucking equal we all were.
Me so hawny. Me love kimchi long time.
@@jameslucena1020 Thank you for your service and picking THE HARDEST branch? How? It takes a special kind of person to do so..
He’s just a very likable kind of a guy… sweet, non-judgemental. He’s a pretty hard person not to like.
you know what is really sad that ppl
will hate him just because he is white
@@joejones8454 now you know how it feels to be black in america
@@ero6102 i dont hare u cz ur color, people who do that are just ignorant
@@ero6102 so you condone people hating white people?
@@ero6102 actually shut up teally
Its crazy how the older people at the college dont like the idea of him being there, but everyone that has met Tiago, completely understand why he is there.
I get that. The older people grew up on a generation where slavery just ended. So maybe they still remember closely the feeling of tension. But the younger ones are supposedly more educated and living on a era which is more united by the internet.
not crazy. he lived through the extreme racist and why this school even had to open to begin with. I'm sure it still haunts him
And they're the ADULTS.. See that's why the CHILDREN are the future (lol 😏).
Jesus loves you 😊.
@@JoeMama-sd2kl Slavery just ended? What?
@@JoeMama-sd2kl No one in this video was anywhere remotely close to being born when slavery ended.
Coming from a black person, you can’t tell him that he is not welcome just because you see the color of his skin. He is trying to educate himself on black culture and history to enlighten himself for the better and black, yellow, brown or white this is what we need in America for the better and so we can stand strong.
F A C T S
I WELCOME the Young White Brother.
Need more of this.
Much More.
This Country has to Come to Grips with this and the FUTURE IS BETTER OFF WITH KIDS LIKE THIS.
Agreed brother, we must come together as one
You can't compare, American black people with regular black people. They mostly can't speak their own language and don't know their culture. There are even that don't know their country from where their parents came.I did not come up with this, but educated people did! American black people are on there own, because they kind of created their own culture. Because of racism and slavery.European black people are more different and know more about their culture/language.I don't know ,why in Europe it is so different.
I agree with this
I have goosebumps. I'm a white guy, I've always played sports and had a lot of respect from that and giving it back. The culture and brother hood is what made me feel accepted in sports and in homes, Longest friendships I've had.
My chest nearly burst with pride when my second oldest son was accepted to Morehouse earlier this year. I don't care if he's sharing a classroom with white, Asian, and Hispanic students during his studies. If they're at the school then that means they earned the right to be there too. I only care that my son achieves all of his dreams, and accomplishes his goals.
Congrats man
Awesome
❤
Congratulations dude! And remember, what the elite fears the most, is the day when all black men and white men watch each other in the eyes and say "I got your back brother!" ❤️
Congrats
"I have a dream that one day, people will be judged by the content of their character, not by the color of their skin" -Martin Luther King Jr
Both sides need to remember that quote
You complete idiot. MLK Went here
That is basically impossible until all of humanity is erased from the face of the earth
-draco 2k20
@@preachez That isn't the point it is the fact that why should it be ok for schools to accept you based on your race? They are saying they do not want to see any white people on campus which in itself is racist really, we should not have schools of all one race to "prevent racism" it is just backwards
@@joshuacomfort8059 you have got to be kidding ..the literal point of hbcus was because white schools wouldn't accept us. So no ..check your own people
no...both sides didn't kill him...
I was a skinny white kid with blue eyes, raised by a Trinidadian family (my mothers side), in a neighborhood that was heavily South Asian, Middle Eastern, and Caribbean.. In the 8th grade, I joined the African Heritage Club and had the experience of a lifetime. Mind you, we were young.. but as a person who's always had identity issues not looking like the rest of my family, I can safely say that intention is everything when you are an outsider. If your intent is true and your heart is open, you will be accepted, cared for, and loved in most scenarios. The intention is everything.
Well said Eli
@Kamilla Jacobo Confused at my comment or the video? I don't think anyone said they were an ethnicity which they are not. I'm confused at what you're referring to. Can you elaborate a bit.
@@ElijahBlueTube Indian, South Asian?.....Indians are South Asians
@@stxfdt1240 💯
@CitizenOWorld Now I'm even more confused.
Morehouse is a prestigious college that has an impressive roster of alumni, and a lot of great minds and people.
And after hearing Tiago speak about his experience there, it's easy to see why he fits in so well.
lol
Y0U DIDNT CHECKED-ALL 0F CLIP AY
THEY D0NT STIL WANT-WHITES THERE BUT D0 EXBECT D0 BE AT WHITE-PLACES DISCLUDEING-SCREENING
D0 KEEP-B0WING & FAITHFLY Y0U IS BLACK (ETHER WAY RESULT WILL BE SAME)
I’m black at a all white school where’s my documentary😭😭😭
High schools are totally different I know multiple schools with only a couple of black kids and multiple schools with only a couple of white kids but what we really got to think of is the lack of Asian people attending schools 🤔🤔
@@remains10 lol as an asian i JUST realized that when u said it. I'm not sure how it is in most schools but in Chicago where i attended elementary school, HS, and college there are more whites and blacks that asians....
My school straight black kids only like 3 white people
I’m sorry that made me laugh 😂😂😂
@@remains10 I went to a school with low percentage of Asians and my experiences overall is being harassed a lot since I'm a minority
He's there to appreciate our culture and study, we have to remember it's people like him that helped us fight for our freedom. I'm black and I'm happy that he wants to be there.
he's welcome all the way he's a hendrix fan!!!!
First Name You Last Name Tube unless your being sarcastic, then your just further proving how illogical religion is
I think he smoked a little more than weed.
First he mentions lack of knowledge of African Spirituality,
Then he goes off on the Bible being the basis for why everyone needs to be separated based on skin tone.
Definitely smoked more than weed.
@First Name You Last Name Tube I'm actually just gunna treat people like people.
You're Trippin
THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I’m a black man and I respect his decision to go to a Historical black college. That decision had to be hard.. At least he has the courage To step outside is Circle...
u joking? tf America is divided
@@woutmeulemans4853 hooolllyyy shit! How did you manage to get this username? How have you managed to maintain it? What's the highest offer you've had for it? BTW Trump 2020!
@V J probably it was a joke, with a surprise ending to be accepted. those black college ppl are resist a.f.
@@zoltanl8056 'black college people" You mean colleges that were historically black and segregated from the rest of the country because of that. They were safe havens in a time that going anywhere else could get you killed because theyd hate to see a black man be educated.
500th Thumbs up.
I grew up in a town of all white people. Didn't have a black friend until I was 18. If accepted, I would not have done well in a place like Morehouse simply because I had no understanding of black culture or the black experience. It took time and wisdom to see and understand black people as human beings on the same level as me. I never thought of blacks as less, I just had no frame of reference. I'm now close to 50 and can completely understand why black Americans would want a space to call their own considering the generations of exploitation and abuse. Btw, finding out about those abuses was a journey I had to take on my own and receive serious pushback from many of my white family and friends when I try to bring up those facts. Having said all that, it took working with a befriending black people to understand the differences and similarities and I am a better person as a result. I'm not perfect, but I am human.
Well said, thegame656444 :)
Thank you for sharing an honest and genuine perspective. We all need to do this internal searching
Respect brother.
I’m not a POC but like Tiago I grew up with many who were. They were the safest, most loving and smartest kids I hung out with. I completely understand wanting to be there. I have great empathy and compassion for these young adults. I also understand them wanting it not to change but if they would take say less than 10 students a year that are there for the right reason and help them be a better advocate that could be wonderful. Not all white people feel community with their race. I think those of us drawn to POC communities is due to lack of this within our own. We don’t have a culture, traditions or community.
Respect for sharing, must have been a very confusing and difficult journey! Ultimately great result though by the sounds of it.
I attended Morehouse and this is not new...I remember we had a Chinese student who was fully embraced...in fact he was more Afrocentric than I was 😂 and we jokingly called him Martin Luther Chin
Karl 😂😂
Karl Yeah. Seems like every black student, employee and professor at Morehouse are racist assholes who start crying when they see white people.
Lol
Tripp Miller chill out.
Karl Chinese American
This is my favorite interviewer on VICE... he doesn’t interject his own opinions, he asks the tough questions, and allows people to speak their own mind. I wish more media networks would have that.
He is the only reason I started watching anything from Vice.
True that. I have my own opinions, that's fine. The pinnacle of that understanding is understanding that I DON'T understand everything. Getting those perspectives out there is important. And for this individual, I'm hoping that he not only makes a better world for himself and others, but that the institution is well-respected, and that the conversation continues to greater and even more fruitful heights. I don't think that is to much to ask for now.
He does inject opinions, but he seems to inject them whn saying "in my opinion" while letting everyhing play itself out. HArd to know what editing does, but he seems legit
I honestly can’t stand the others.
Yeah, I don’t like Vice but this guy is really good at making content without bias.
The former professor said that racism can only exist where the structure is there to discriminate. Then she said she wants the school to reject white students. Isn't that structured discrimination?
legislative, government-imposed structure.
@@tanler7953 Racism is racism...discrimination is discrimination. Cherry picking or choose our own narrative to please one's emotions doesn't change the gist of "racism" or "discrimination". Adam Montgomery has a good point in his assertion. A victim of an oppressor can ALSO be the OPPRESSOR in future altercations. Happens all the time with children that were abused...yada yada yada.
@@wiseguy617 I'm with you on this. I was trying to explain it from her perspective because what they teach in universities is different than what the average person would call racism. They teach that racism is the same as white supremacy, that only whites can be racist, and that racism goes together with a superstructure (government or industry) of power and authority controlled by white men. Ergo, any government where white men predominate is by definition, racist.
Tan Ler so racism didn’t exist in the northeast in the 1950s and 1960s since it was de facto segregation and not de jure, right?
@@tanler7953 That's why people so often get confused with the semantics. SYSTEM RACISM DOESN'T EXIST in the country in our present time...but it most definitely has in the past without a doubt (Colors only...whites only....perfect example). But, INNATE RACISM will ALWAYS EXIST...because humans will always contest that which is different from themselves! Racism is a thought...DISCRIMINATION IS THE ACTION. So, all of us...every human on this earth discriminates against something or something...but doesn't necessarily make them racist. However, a person that is racist will definitely follow with the action of discrimination! Hell, you and I could create a basketball team. If selecting a point guard...you select the more agile, slimmer guy...over the slower, overweight guy....you'd be discriminating. Is it morally right? NO! But is it realistic in terms of the ultimate goal of winning a championship? HELL YEAH! If you're giving out participation awards...give the position to the latter.
Majority of Black people are good people when it comes to love and hospitality but of course racism is everywhere in every race and community,I hope he stays safe and loved
He will get his partner at this college 😙😙
Generally all racial groups are good people, its just that the minority gets a higer voice and attention.
@@ishaali7213 myth
@@jaishree701 Prove it statistically. Don't just say a word.
Facts
“change his mindset” sweetie he already had the right mindset coming there there’s no need to change the mindset he’s been had it’s clear that he loves blacks and whites but he feels like he has a better relationship with blacks . stop trying to act like you changed his mindset the boy been had the mindset your trying to give him.
Cece Hasan facts
I think what he meant by changing his mindset was to help him further expand his knowledge on what he initially wanted to experience at the HBCU.
No she was right he literally said coming there it changed the mindset that because hes white hes more deserving, intelligent, etc. He came their wanting to prove that the way he was probably raised to think was incorrect and wrong. Either way if she was involved physically to help him change the way he thought or just her presence of being there either way she helped influence him and change his views.
And it's racist to assume he even had a certain mindset just because he's white.
I was looking for this comment 😁.
19:09 the girl was speaking facts but every other student in that group was just laughing at her which is extremely disrespectful
So fucking true she was the only one that seemed to have common sense
You’re damn right. I felt her pride in her culture and her wish to share it with the world.
yup
Probably because she's mixed.
@Truth-Rationale Scientist im black and white mixed. And black people practice racism unknowingly. but you cant say that. it needs to end on both ends for a change.
I'd be his friend and treat em with the same high level respect as his fellow students. We ain't raised to hate period point blank.
well said
That's real!
Look at how happy he is. That brought tears to my eyes. So happy to see his success.
Lies again? White Blacked
To anyone that is wondering how Tiago is now, he graduated Suma Cum Laude and now a HR Analyst at Citi in New York.
Good for him. I'm an HR Analyst too. I bet I paid a hell of a lot less for my degree than he did. HBCUs are not affordable. I don't believe in school loans. I'd never send my daughter to an HBCU cheifly because of the cost.
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@@KP-hi1om I agree, HBCUs and other private colleges are extremely expensive! My son graduated from New York Farmingdale state university in 2020. My daughter graduated from high school this year 2022. She is going to SUNY (state university New York colleges, including nassau community college). She wants to be a criminal lawyer and will attend the CIty University of New York School of Law in New York City . Which is still part of the (SUNY/CUNY ) New York State college network that she can transfer to and get the same quality level of education that is more affordable to minorities and women. If she does public service (attorney general office ect) for three years her college loan will be forgiven. Young people go in debt owing over $100,000 because they go to these “name brand” expensive private universities especially if the go out of state. People need to wise up and stop going to these expensive colleges for status! 🙄 read job postings they never specify what college you went to, they require Bachelors degree, Master’s degree, JD degree, nursing license ect it never say only want Princeton or Howard University graduates! People wake-up! 🤷🏾♀️
I had wondered what became of him - thanks
That's great. I'm happy for him because he seems like a truly open-minded & deserving person.
... It'd be also great if he remembered to donate back to his college as well...!!! Great video...!!! 👍
I HAVE NEVER BEEN TOLD IN SCHOOL THAT I COULD BE A LAWYER AND A DOCTOR. My high school teacher told me that she Refused to sign my college prep courses permission form, because it is a waste of time to send a Black person to college. She told me that it was a waste of time and money. I'd love her to know that i have two masters degrees and graduated with honors.
That is completely ridiculous that high school teacher said that to you!! Kuddos you ignored them and did it anyway.
That's messed up...
Congratulations!
I was very shocked and saddened to read this. Very happy to hear you're successful and got the education you dreamed of. Keep going strong.
Damn thats really upsetting….. have you reported this to the NAACP or the HBCIS services(they would also offer various scholarships or grants depending on your case)….this teacher needs to have their job took away for trying to (and probably succeeding in other cases) ruin someones future. Do you mind if i ask their name and what class they taught? Also what high school you went too. Because i think i can get them off the job, assuming they still have it.
I'm a white guy and I went to an historically black college - University of Maryland, Eastern Shore. The school also catered to foreign students. So, White Students were definitely the minority. Best thing I ever did was go to that school. It expanded my social knowledge, I made some great friends and ate some great food from around the world, and got an excellent education. I highly recommend it.
Continue to spread your experience💯
Did it smell good
@@Bradmhj The food? Yes. Weird question!
EXCELLENT and AWESOMENESS!💯🙏🏻👍
I highly recommend travelling/ living in countries where "white" is a minority. Then spread the love and knowledge to your American friends 😛👍
I played football at a HBCU college. I was one of two white players on the team. I was treated like family from the first day until I graduated. I made dear friends there that I still keep in touch with today. I also have a Degree and a "Conference Championship ring."
Lol if they’d have gone to notre dame you think they have been treated like family? 😂😂😂 be honest you know the ANSWE is no
Were you a kicker?
IS GREAT BUT IS ALS0 C0M0N-BLACKS D0NT TREAT-BLACKS AS FAMLY 0R EVEN VICTIMS AS THEY D0 CRY THEY 'ALL' ARE VICTIMS
Hope one day we can stop judging people on skin color or looks etc and start judging people by what they have in their heart and mind.
Amen.
fr bro, saddens me
Exactly. We don’t know anyone’s background based on the amount of melanin in their skin. I’m very fair with English, Irish, Scottish, and Norwegian roots, but I’m also Turkish, Persian, Greek, and Italian.
@Dissent leads To censorship bro what
@Dissent leads To censorship bro what?
This reporter is my favorite reporter from Vice by far. He is calm, collected, and impartial during his interviews. Keep up the good work.
William Nguyen his waves are kinda bad tho
natenatenate lmao ⚰️⚰️⚰️ shallow ass observation
He's very intelligent, a quick thinker with the right questions.
William Nguyen
Jamali: am I joke to you?
William Nguyen: i think this reporter is the best Vice has.
Repoter: Mom!! Get off my post.!!!
people forgetting something . WHITE AND BLACK ARENT THE ONLY RACES.
I'm white but I don't care if I was any color because I LOVE ALL COLORS
Good point. HA!
Facts
@Gomes
Yes indeed , well said!
"The Human race" include all
@Gomes fym. Black and white is a race. Same for brown people . arabs. And asians. Thats the way it works.
I really enjoyed this documentary. I also am so proud for all of these young men who are willing to not see color but intensions. I also think about my brown Hispanic granddaughter and how will she fit into any culture. Her sister not so much bc she is fair skinned. The only problem she has is for people to believe that she is Hispanic. God bless these young men. I pray that they all succeed in whatever is most important to them.
I also very much enjoyed this. Baring in mind this is coming from a white guy who, at school, college and most of my jobs, has been prominently around other white people. My social and romantic relationships were however much more diverse, which I feel were extremely important in making me the man I am today, with much healthier social views. I completely understand the gut reaction of feeling disrespected and fearful of white people coming into a deeply and historically meaningful place and threatening to disrupt and potentially ruin the culture and experience you have there. But I feel that the vast majority of students, in very simple terms, are angry and hurt because of racial disparities. So however undeserving your gut feels it is, they should be treat without racial disparity, as long as there are not so many they prevent deserving black students joining and all of them are allies or at least have an open mind that's willing to embrace new perspectives.
And I'm nothing but shocked by this documentary!
This whole institution shouldn't exist in this form, in the 21st century.
And that these Black students think that they are in need of a _"safe space",_ meaning a place for Blacks only. Like it was written _(well Colored, but today they call themselves people of color anyway)_ on the signs during the times of legal racial segregation. In the US it's often called the "Jim Crow" era. But racial segregation was the standard before too. The majority of these Black students seem to come from Black high schools, in Black neighborhoods _(if they didn't went to private schools/have an affluent background)_ and live in a city with a Black majority, in case of population. Being run by a Black mayor/politicians. From what do they need a _”safe space”_ from? From this single White guy? Ridiculous!
In South Africa it lasted until *1994 (!).* I remember a White South African/Afrikaner, Jost, coming to our class. Here in Germany. He already spoke perfect German. Since he went to a German speaking school.
In South Africa they also have many, many predominantly White schools and colleges/universities. But even they have non-White students, from parents with money. Which now segregation line. But their attendance is generally not questioned, but even welcomed. Although there have been some issues about universities historically teaching the students in Afrikaans, not English. When they tried to change it, there were protests. But they had nothing to do with skin color, but language. South Africa is the only country with a monument built to honor a language. The Afrikaanse Taal Monument.
It really baffled me to see that there are still this s.c. _”historical Black colleges”,_ with 99.X% of the student body made up by African-Americans!
It's so wrong! The Nation of Islam or other Black nationalists/supremacists are definitely proud to see this today.
And the schools wouldn't lose their identity by having a real mixed student body. Just like Yale or Harvard didn't, as historically White universities.
I have to say that I'm kinda shocked, as someone from Germany, who didn't have a clue that these institutions exist as of today. Like educational _”Negro Baseball Leagues”._
**JUST WOW!**
literally every single person in this video has the clearest skin i’ve ever seen
Bbbbblack
Yes! Super nice skin, my fair skin you can see every imperfection.
I worked with some guys from South Africa, and I was shocked at their ages.
I said “45?! You look 30, not even fair. Not even a wrinkle. My makeup can’t conceal my age.”
Totally jealous of their beautiful complexions!
@@stevec9093 I wish. I’m black and still have skin problems.
@@seoulessangel why u got white profile pic?
@@stevec9093 He’s from a *KOREAN* pop group. And he’s only half white 💀✋🏽
I wanna be at a school where I can greet an Asian dude, do a handshake with an Arabic brotha , play games with my European lads, share food with my Indian homies and have a laugh with my Latino's I don't wanna feel the need to dislike ppl because of how they look and where they come from . It's stupid
As a white dude I 100% agree us as Americans need to get over race we all are the same other than skin
@@jesuschrist8909 that's def how ppl should be seeing it
@@User40919 its just obsession over it, people shouldn't be obsessed over race
That's like the california college experience but they're all mixed up but still generally represent their race with a certain aura around them individually
Your perspective is humorous to me because that's just a tuesday here haha. I'm mexican but I attended schools in the asian areas where wealthy black, muslim, and indian people went (of course there were Hispanics and white people in the mix too but those races are everywhere in CA)
Not allowing them is against everything MLK stood for.
Lots of blacks have turned on MLK.
Amen
MLK LIED ABOUT EVERYTHING
Richard Heath wtf bro dismiss your self think about what you said and think about how we got to be free
White children are taught by their parents that everyone is the same and to treat everyone the way you want to be treated. I think that kind of parenting leads to a rude awakening when interacting with the world and they see that other people's parents didn't do the same and that they're hated and there are powers actively trying to destroy them on a racial basis. The news, massive corporations, banks, educational institutions, etc are all against them and millenials kind of walked into this trap. It's really sad. I can't even imagine every major institution in Nigeria being actively hostile towards Nigerians or every major institution in Japan being actively hostile towards the Japanese. It wouldn't happen anywhere else outside the west unfortunately; it happens here.
This was amazing to see. Tiago will be a meaningful figure that will help to merge bonds between the black and white community. He will be as a bridge.
And just to add: isn't Tiago the kind of guy you would want as a friend? He is articulate, pure intended, inclusive, nice, smart, handsome and just a cool ass dude.
I will leave this here as it is. 🧡
He's just real. He's not pretentious or anything, looks grounded and sounds like he knows what he wants. Education and knowledge
At some point, up to a level, some white people are people too, and not redfaced devils with a gun in one hand and a whip in the other. Recognizing the reality of this helps the black students adjust their image of white students, and it therefore is a good thing to have a presentable white guy around.
@@Godwh1sperer This whole institution shouldn't exist in this form, in the 21st century.
And that these Black students think that they are in need of a _"safe space",_ meaning a place for Blacks only. Like it was written _(well Colored, but today they call themselves people of color anyway)_ on the signs during the times of legal racial segregation. In the US it's often called the "Jim Crow" era. But racial segregation was the standard before too. The majority of these Black students seem to come from Black high schools, in Black neighborhoods _(if they didn't went to private schools/have an affluent background)_ and live in a city with a Black majority, in case of population. Being run by a Black mayor/politicians. From what do they need a _”safe space”_ from? From this single White guy? Ridiculous!
In South Africa it lasted until *1994 (!).* I remember a White South African/Afrikaner, Jost, coming to our class. Here in Germany. He already spoke perfect German. Since he went to a German speaking school.
In South Africa they also have many, many predominantly White schools and colleges/universities. But even they have non-White students, from parents with money. Which now segregation line. But their attendance is generally not questioned, but even welcomed. Although there have been some issues about universities historically teaching the students in Afrikaans, not English. When they tried to change it, there were protests. But they had nothing to do with skin color, but language. South Africa is the only country with a monument built to honor a language. The Afrikaanse Taal Monument.
It really baffled me to see that there are still this s.c. _”historical Black colleges”,_ with 99.X% of the the student body made up by African-Americans!
It's so wrong! The Nation of Islam or other Black nationalists/supremacists are definitely proud to see this today.
And the schools wouldn't lose their identity by having a real mixed student body. Just like Yale or Havard didn't, as historically White universities.
I have to say that I'm kinda shocked, as someone from Germany, who didn't had a clue that this institutions exist as of today. Like educational _”Negro Baseball Leagues”._
**JUST WOW!**
He actually wasn't "trying something different". He went to schools with us before..its a shame that people accept the only white boy on the block, but not the one that is furthering his education with us.
I was a "white" kid at a predominantly and historically "black" high school. I was treated absolutely wonderfully by both students and faculty alike...i was nerdy with thick black glasses and I looked liked Clark Kent so I'd always hear " SUPERMAN"!? Shouted Lovingly/ Jokingly in the hallways. the only problems I ever had were with inner city white kids believe it or not . My (black) friends from photography class ( football and basketball athletes) squashed that noise reallll quick when they found out. Surrounded the lunch table when it was happening. 😉 it was pretty amazing how instantly the bullying stopped after that. Still touches my heart and makes me emotional with gratitude to this day♥️.
nice :)
Tht's funny because I went to a predominantly black school as was bullied the entire way for being white,
@@A95-x2j if u get to know us and are cool no on will really mess witchu but ik some of us have some prejudices against white people unfortunately, it’s rarely hatred or anything it’s jokes and stuff from what I’ve been around tho
@@angel-lp2ku "Some" not some, at least 70% of the Black community have prejudices against Whites.
But it is socially acceptable to be racist to Whites; that's the difference.
I hope you keep the same energy when White kids make jokes about Black students, under the guise of "it's rarely hatred, just jokes",
@@A95-x2j Your story isn't true. Get out of here.
White person here. I totally understand the concern of critics who are wary of opening up the "sacred space" of a traditionally Black college to others, AND I think it's amazing and redemptive to see this young man thrive there. I hope and pray that these fine institutions will have the funding they need to THRIVE for years to come, without compromise (whatever that may mean for them).
The fact that we as Americans define people by being “white” or “black” blows my mind.
Big Daddy we didn’t start it tho whites did do you not remember segregation
This is the Americas...it’s just as worse in the Caribbean and South America.
@Lilslim 650 Maybe you should ask them?
Race came about in the 17th Century. American slave owners who were in the minority used the concept to divide and conquer the masses. Before Race was used to separate people, people were English, Irish or German etc. The Ruling Class came up with whiteness to help divide them from people of color who were targeted for colonization and Imperialism.
Big Daddy also the fact the we want racism gone but still have “black” and “white” colleges. It’s literally keeping segregation alive..
Tiago used to go to my high school. The “predominantly white” one. I didn’t really know Tiago that well but his dad was my teacher for a year and that man was the wisest and most caring person I ever met in my life. I dont know much about Tiago but I know that with the man who taught me so much raising him I know he deserves that chance to immerse himself the way he intended to.
@William James Is there a news article, or anything conforming this?
@William James can't find anything to support this claim.
@William James :(
@William James Dad or Tiago?
Lol why would there be any type of article on the relationship between this particular person and a relatively irrelevant high school teacher in the first place? What does that even mean?
I don't care what anyone says. I'm black and that white boy right there seems open minded and genuinely kind. I love those type of people. He's trying to learn how to be around people other than his own race. Why is that so bad?
With that being said, y'all can't tell he don't look like a slave owner in 13:36 Lmao!
Donnie R plus everyone can copy from him. Hehe. Just joking .... or am I ? Yes. Maybe not.
Donnie R oI'm
Guuuuuuuuurl! You are so right! Here's your like.👍
I completely agree! I was suspicious at first as to what his intentions were, but after watching this video, I completely understand and support his decision. He's trying to break through barriers and experience life on the other side. That takes guts.
i don't think he has to learn that.
in my opinion, those black kids have to learn that skincolor doesn't say shit about yourself.
yo dude, how should you behave amongst asians? or mexicans.
yeah, what's the difference in beeing around an asian guy and a mexican guy?
if you look at a white person and you think: "could he be a racist?"
then it's unlikely he is more racist than you!
Kudos to the young man and good luck to him!
“Why am I getting treated better at Morehouse than I am back home?” Cuz real recognizance real playboy, keep doin what you’re doin 👌🏿
Facts
One of the best comments I've read.
Because his peers at Morehouse know what it feels like to be shunned in some way kind of like how his peers from home shunned him for going to Morehouse, not the exact same but... Still
Did you watch the video? Many of his classmates and teachers admitted that they don't want him there.
@@daniellemeyer8568 which is entirely understandable, but many of them do want him there.
This comment section is gonna be pretty divided isn't it.
Moriarty Vivaldi like your mom 😎
What?
Without a doubt the exact words in my mind
About as divided as this school is making your country.
So divided that the replies to this comment are divided.
If he is RESPECTING the culture and the community. Then their shouldn’t be no problem.
@Oceana Lakes but how does he disrespect them by going to their school?
Oceana Lakes Then is it disrespectful for you to go to a white school?
Oceana Lakes i just intended to show you the reverse of the situation. Race shouldn’t determine where you go to school. Skin Color shouldn’t be considered.
Oceana Lakes i will not win this argument, but the statement “race and skin color are very important,” is something a white kkk racist or nazi would say. The argument is no one is stealing your culture simply attending a certain school. “Judged not by the color of their skin...”
@Oceana Lakes What the??
I think Tiago changed a lot of lives through what he did. It takes character. I do understand some of the concerns the professors and even the students had but in order for things to change and move forward this needs to happen more. Otherwise things remain as they are.
Lol takes zero character you idiot blacks are nice to you people for some strange reason
He didn't "take" a position away from a potential black student. I know many Blacks who didn't even want to attend HBCU's. We can honor legacy but we must remember that times have changed. Not every Black person desires to attend an HBCU.
I like that, I know it takes time to grow a college’s infrastructure and stuff but it’s not like there is even a limit to how many people can enroll or anything. Scholarships are another story. Obviously you can see from my pic that I can’t claim to have any intimate knowledge of what being black is like but it seems to me that there is a terrible divide in our society, and yes white people are historically to blame for starting it hundreds of years ago but it’s going to take both sides to come together and I would just be concerned that a total exclusion policy will further that gap in the mind of these students. If instead there is a small but significant number of open minded white, Asian, Hispanic etc. students there learning laughing and working with the black majority it might go a long way towards mending these rifts, especially since this institution in particular sends so many great students into more influential positions like lawyers, authors, executives, engineers etc where they have a chance to really change the world in a positive and inclusive way. Not to mention when these people both black and otherwise go on to raise families of their own they can pass those values on
Facts 💯
Pls, what's the meaning of HBCU?
Just admit it; it's 2019, HBCUs are RACIST!!!!!!
@@NomadicNorthwoods nope
This really hit me "why am I being treated so kind here at morehouse, and not back home with my peers"
That didn’t make sense to me. Wouldn’t the other students at morehouse also be his peers? To me that just adds to the separation of blacks and whites.
Erin Whipple strangers are just people he doesn’t know, since he didn’t know the people in this new town at a new college, he referred to them as strangers. Not that hard to understand
Erin Whipple he didn’t say “peers” in the video 5:30
@@erinwhipple4666 His peers at the time, before he got into Morehouse.
Bc black ppl do not so much think exclusivity instead we think inclusivity. We allow goodness into our circle.
I just feel like if we keep thinking in terms of white and black we are never going to get anywhere. Let's just be people.
DYNAMITE DJANGO that’s really unfair to say though... I absolutely agree that what happened in the history of black people is disgusting,disgraceful, horrendous, however I have always loved people of colour and have also always fought for the oppression of people of colour. It’s not fair to lump us all together because you do have many white allies. I have never been oppressed because I am white and a woman however I will not oppress any race or accept just standing by while someone is being oppressed.
Amen! well said.
The generations of today are more sensitive and savvy to what race is and to be honest how it doesn’t matter.
All the people who are in college nowadays weren’t even alive when all the horrendous things were happening. I understand that there are racist aspects of society even today but assimilated society is never going to happen if you don’t stop with the butthurt
@DYNAMITE DJANGO You're part of the problem.
@DYNAMITE DJANGO Because you dislike white people for actions that were taken when they weren't even alive, and apparently you don't think we should just see people as people.
I can completely respect the gentleman who said we come here to be human not to feel dehumanizing like I started watching this with a completely different perspective the intelligence and kindness in the c ounces of these you men and women gave me a better understanding
"If we had white people coming in here, I'd feel disrespected" - is quite a lot like what some people said back in the 60's. 👍
Right. I'm black but I found that a bit rude 🤷♀️
Right. I felt that was a bit rude too. HBCUs are actually really diverse with many students from all over the world.
How was it rude they just want their space is that to much everwhere you go in this country there's white ppl there places where they are free from blacks so well can we have ours
@@toocool8050 Where are these places? Where are there places black people are not allowed so "white people can be free from blacks"?
solkatlol MY EXACT THOUGHTS
This was dope. His message was " I met a Morehouse man and wanted to go to the institution that helped him become who he was" . simple. He fell in love with that college and stives to become a man from that place.
It is a beautiful story and he is a beautiful kid!
Thank you - best comment in the whole thread!
He’s so chill, just enjoying his time, learning about the culture and getting his education. It’s other people who have a problem with it.
Journey 2Asia Well said.
@Tyler Potts:
You're perfectly right, no doubt about that.
I just think there is also a third important factor: Tiago is not the only beautiful kid but his fellow students are as well, because they accept him as he is and embrace as well as support his efforts to be a productive and cooperative member of Morehouse's student community.
Because by doing so, they do away with the old "eye-for-an-eye" principle - which only leaves everybody blind in the end, as great men like e.g. Martin Luther King have taught us.
And that is important, too, because if the other students would act different towards him and for instance, segregate _him_ for being different, all his attitude and efforts would be in vain.
So, in a nutshell:
It is just beautiful to see _all of them_ being on the same page and thus making things work, because combating racism and segregation can only be successful if it is a "team effort", else it is doomed to fail in the long run. Always.
The institution was literally birthed as a response to racism. It's in its roots. But this kid being accepted, both as a student and by other students, is evolution of the society. And the dialogue his presence creates is outstanding. It's cool to see.
TheJewThatCuckedYou Very well put
Idk if he was accepted, at least not by a lot of them. A couple of them were openly racist.
Thank you!!!
Great comment.
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"I feel like i belong here, if i put in that work." 10000000% correct. He's MAN enough to get an education, so nothing but love! Glad he graduated.
I'm glad I watched this. I'm an Asian American who grew up in predominantly black communities. I never felt unaccepted. It just never occurred to me that I was non-black. The ending of this documentary was so powerful it brought me to tears.
Environment does play a role in how we identify ourselves. If you are used to being around a certain group of people and it was positive then it makes sense to feel an affinity.
Most Asians don't even associate with us especially in the south I'm from Florida they stick to they're own people.. I met a few Kool Asians in my youth but as adults most aren't friendly unless you patronizing they're buisnesses they act just like whypepo in a way
Dang I’m also Asian American who grew up in a minority community but I had the exact opposite experience. Most of the kids at my school targeted us Asians. A lot of intentional racism so I never felt comfortable until I moved out during high school.
@@vivs9314 yeah that’s how it is in Philly too, a lot of that over here
Hard to believe this is true with the weekly blk on Asian hate crimes in nyc and sf
It really boggles my mind how some people think that skin pigmentation has anything to do with a persons mind capacity.
@Promotional Inc. : That is the absurdity of the world we live in.
@Ethan K not even sure what that is suppose to mean...
@Ethan K well you don’t have to tell me this. This is information I’ve known for a long time.
Thank you, well stated👏👏
@@HELLO7657 pshahahah 😂 thanks I needed a laugh.
I'm black and if I was a student there it wouldn't bother me. Cuz here we have a white student who actually wanted to be there and wanted to learn from black professionals even though he's not black. That tells me that we're definitely moving Ford in the right direction. College campuses across America need more students like him. 💯
moving "ford"?? lol where did you go to school?
@@tzazella751 slang is a thing, sorry about it
@@tzazella751 👈 there's always one
@@fomofud9479 sorry that was just a new one for me!!
This school is a nonsens... crazy country.
Four years late to the comments, but this was truly an amazing piece. All the doubt or mistrust of allowing non-traditional students can be extinguished by the iconic force of identifying as Morehouse Man or woman. I loved this response from faculty to the concerns of students and alumni. I would have been proud to have graduated from such a school, the sheer significance of the rich history, culture, and resilience of the founders mission is inspiring.
it's important to add, that had these students been at a white college, these discussions would have been met with such resistance. This is why they choose to be there.
_"...an amazing piece..."_
I'm nothing but shocked! There is full-on racism all the time.
This whole institution shouldn't exist in this form, in the 21st century.
And that these Black students think that they are in need of a _"safe space",_ meaning a place for Blacks only. Like it was written _(well Colored, but today they call themselves people of color anyway)_ on the signs during the times of legal racial segregation. In the US it's often called the "Jim Crow" era. But racial segregation was the standard before too. The majority of these Black students seem to come from Black high schools, in Black neighborhoods _(if they didn't go to private schools/have an affluent background)_ and live in a city with a Black majority, in case of population. Being run by a Black mayor/politicians. From what do they need a _”safe space”_ from? From this single White guy? Ridiculous!
In South Africa it lasted until *1994 (!).* I remember a White South African/Afrikaner, Jost, coming to our class. Here in Germany. He already spoke perfect German. Since he went to a German speaking school.
In South Africa they also have many, many predominantly White schools and colleges/universities. But even they have non-White students, from parents with money. Which now segregation line. But their attendance is generally not questioned, but even welcomed. Although there have been some issues about universities historically teaching the students in Afrikaans, not English. When they tried to change it, there were protests. But they had nothing to do with skin color, but language. South Africa is the only country with a monument built to honor a language. The Afrikaanse Taal Monument.
It really baffled me to see that there are still these s.c. _”historical Black colleges”,_ with 99.X% of the student body made up by African-Americans!
It's so wrong! The Nation of Islam or other Black nationalists/supremacists are definitely proud to see this today.
And the schools wouldn't lose their identity by having a real mixed student body. Just like Yale or Harvard didn't, as historically White universities.
I have to say that I'm kinda shocked, as someone from Germany, who didn't have a clue that these institutions exist as of today. They come across to me as nothing but _"Educational Negro Baseball Leagues”._
**JUST WOW!**
Tiago is the Eminem of the college. Everyone judged him by his white skin and he surprised them all with his potential.
Now he's gonna beat everyone with a godlike freestyle and eat spaghetti
I don’t think they judged him they were confused a white guy was in a black college💀
@@splash2849 imagine if the Japanese guy had given the tour.
The judgement was extremely minimal, if there was any at all. Skepticism, yes. Well warranted imo. What impressed me was the high level of maturity in such young people.
Its his humanity and decency. Hes a guy most people would like and admire.
As an African, I came to know about race when I moved to the US. In Africa, there are a lot of white people and we are a lot cool with each other. I never knew what racism was, or I did not experienced it back then.
White people act like when Jesus departed the earth, he left them in charge 🙄.
u mustve been on the right side of africa bc ive heard colorism is a thing there and in those areas its worse than how it is in the us
Well start with the question "who created it"?
@@monmon1741 "who started it" is a hard question to answer, but fun fact; When the Europeans came to Africa, they weren't the first to start slaving. If you look at an ethnic map of Africa, its a shit show. Africa was a continent of hundreds of thousands of tribes, too different to unite. The tribes constantly warred with each other and enslaved each other long before the whites showed up. When the whites, bearing strong and vast Empires came to Africa, the tribes willingly sold the slaves from their wars to the whites. Then the whites, after a few years, realized they could cut out the middle man and enslave them directly. The Europeans were united(at least compared to the thousands of tribes in Africa) and bulldozed the African continent. By the time the blacks actually tried to unite, it was far too late.
There was never an "African" identity until a force far more powerful came along. My point is, White people aren't evil, they just *won* (in terms of historical power, not in any single conflict) because the Africans couldn't put aside their differences and unite to create meaningful forces. The closest they came was Egypt, which fell in the bronze age collapse.
@@oriontigley5089 dude..huh.. Where do you get this stuff? You should think about applying to Moorehouse.. It feels like you either didn't go to college, or you took one humanities 100 level course and decided you understood world history. You'd probably get some grant too, so definitely look into it.
White people are only in SA
I just want to recognize Tiago's character. It goes beyond whether he is black, white, asian, etc. The boy has such a great heart and willingness to accept others and most importantly, himself. He knows how to deal with the backlash and ignorance of others. That's hard to do but never will he put people down for being confused or angry. I am so blessed to have seen this video.
*blacklash
Miranda Barron backlash more like blacklash badum tss
Nah he's trying too hard
@@smegman9244 dickhead
@@user-ej3jy6eg6h And he's not to be trusted.
It's unfortunate to hear black people say that without segregation they'll feel disrespected I always wanted to learn with people that weren't absolutely White or let me put it more clearly I would have been really felt like I was cheated if there were only white students I respect integration
Mark Landwehr, it’s more about being around others who you wonder if they assume superiority, or might want to do you harm. It’s not against a unified America. It’s about being safe. It’s a terrible feeling to wonder if people consider themselves with the right to do harm. Higher learning is tough already, so safe space is a relief.
@@dplj4428 my heart goes out to my black brothers and sisters trying to tell who is sincere Socrates says if we don't know who is our friend and who is our enemy will do right by our enemy in Wrong by our friend I hope someday to be accepted by more than just the lightly complected people
"Reverse racism" doesn't exist, it doesn't matter the color of your skin if you hate someone for being created different, then its just called racism. Hatred never accomplished anything good, nor will it.
Right bro
Na man thats disctimination, racism is when you discriminate someone because of their race/ethnic group/religion. Not all discrimination is racism
Yes, but also when were white people ever slaves or oppressed?
Renegade Made
“When were white people ever enslaved or oppressed?”
For thousands of years before the Atlantic slave trade or Arab slave trade even had a name.
What a ridiculous thing to say.
1) news.osu.edu/when-europeans-were-slaves--research-suggests-white-slavery-was-much-more-common-than-previously-believed/
2) www.theguardian.com/guardianweekly/story/0,12674,1171347,00.html
3) amp.washingtontimes.com/news/2004/mar/10/20040310-115506-8528r/
Look at South Africa for racism against white people. People are frequently slaughtering whole white farm families and getting away with it because the government wants the white people out. Businesses can't start unless at least one black person is part owner there. Yes South Africa had apartheid which was horribly racist against black people until 1994 but now they have very anti-white racists ruling the country and letting criminals get away with whatever violence against white people they want.
Tiago seems like a good genuine dude with really pure intentions. He wants to be there to become a better person, a better leader while also learning about the "southern hospitality" and black culture. In situations like this where his intentions are pure and genuine. It seems like a perfect fit. We all shouldnt be so quick to judge others based on the colour of their skin
Tiagos genuine with pure intentions and heart.
Tiago feels comfortable going and attending an HBCU so who cares if he’s a white kid getting an education at an all Black College. As a minority myself, ya boy just wants to be with people that has good vibes. We are not to judge another person, that’s up to GOD, so let him enjoy life and may he be successful in his future. Love from the Bay Area 🤙🏼
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I am white and if I could have done college over again, I would have gone there. Although I grew up in Michigan, I didn't want to leave my family.. but if I had a choice.. right now I would go. great school! :)
415 reps 🙏🏼🙏🏼 bay boyz
Norte foo
I didn’t go to an HBCU, but I did go to a university in the American southwest, where most students were either from Mexico themselves or had parents or grandparents from there. Being a white kid from the Northeast, I didn’t quite “get it” at first, because I’d been raised with so many preconceptions about the border and people from Mexico. I didn’t realize how prejudiced I was until I started going to this school.
Looking back, I’m so glad I went there. Much like the gentleman in this documentary, it made me confront my own biases and everything I thought I knew. It made me have tough conversations, both with those around me, and with myself. It humbled me and in the end, I’m a stronger person for it, with much greater empathy and commitment to my fellow citizens.
I live in Texas which used to be part of Mexico and I was still surprised to learn I have a great grandfather who was a Mexican national.
When this video crossed my feed, the first thing I thought was....”Is that Tiago??????” I go to Morehouse and know him personally. So, to see him and other friends in this video kinda took me back.
Did you think they did a good job in the video?
Do you feel those teachers and professors who feel Tiago doesn't belong there might affect his grades?
I just commemt to get a notification for the answer of those questions 👆
K. Lon I go to spelman and feel the same way 😂😂 my morehouse brother is featured in this a lot
You Morehouse students need to tell us more about your campus. I am black student in Canada and this is my first time hearing of Black historical colleges
I like this host. He’s very non-partisan and just asks the questions that will further the conversation regardless of how people will take it.
Yeah, many people like this host because of it.
Watch Louis Theroux
“If white people just come in here I would feel disrespected” The goal is to not to see someone’s color but to see them as an individual and then we say things like that
^
What part of Historically Black College/University do you not understand...
B.B. anna x Ok, what about historically white colleges? How fucked up would it be if a white student said the same?
They didn’t need them because colleges accepted them.
@@foodfarm7408 Yeah, and then a civil war was fought. Heroes rose up. MLK was martyred so that his children could co-exist. We got rid of racially segregated schools, Moorehouse shouldn't exist segregated.
There is nothing wrong with a white person attending a Black University especially if the rationale is to acquire an education of some sort.
As long as they meet the requirements the school ultimately decide who gets in or not.
Tiago seems like a great student and any university would be lucky to have him
Seit 10 Jahren, jeder würde ihn mit Kusshand nehmen
@@highlynishy can you put that in English so we can all understand what you said 🇬🇧 🇬🇧
@@foodlover7756 Rough translation: Since 10 years, everybody would be glad to take him. (It isn't even really good German, tbh.)
I think, the purpose of HBCU's is to teach black history so, if we want for people outside of our race to learn and respect our history and culture, we have to be willing to accept them into our community. We can't cry this and complain that white people don't respect black culture or history when we're not willing to teach it. That's just contradicting.
frank ponds They should learn through museums and the internet. Can u apply for Harvard and get accepted because you "want to learn white culture?" It is a shame they we have allowed this reasoning to be a sufficient means for admission. I'm gonna apply for Harvard tomorrow and say that they should be grateful for me applying and that they will surely perish if they do not let me in.
MentalMastodon we learn white culture all the way to high school. Hence the purpose of modern HBCUs. They teach what white school's don't, as if black history isn't a part of American history. My views on it are, if a non black person is do intrigued with black culture that they wish to integrate with us to learn more about us rather than sitting isolated in a library, then I welcome it. As long as they respect the foundation.
frank ponds what you are naively missing is the M O T I V E. You are taking it for it's face value. For example, I'm probably half the age of your mother, but if I came to you saying I want to date her, you would surely question my motive. Yet here you just go along with their (white) narrative. You must be very young.
For real.
Okay honestly I agree too. Like I went to museums and learned things, but that's as far at it goes. Its not the same and living with people, learning about their background first hand. thats how you build connections, thats how deeper conversations get started and literally the goal of having a white person understand the black experience. Who cares about the motive cause at the end of the day they will either choose not to accept and leave, or they will really prosper and are able to build better bridges and help slowly close the gap that its white and black. Either way they are going to learn something out of the experience. if thats not one of the end goals than hbcu's have become counter-productive.
I can truly appreciate both sides. I understand the black students wanting to preserve this “safe place” to learn in. With all that our history has shown I wouldnt blame not one black student for feeling nervous about white (or other non black) students coming here - but this kid Tiago is a genuine soul who probably feels more at home in a black community. They said he went to all black elementary and middle schools. He felt weird in an all white high school he said. We ca all appreciate our own space to be with our “pack” but it is so important to blend and love and teach others outside of that pack as well. I think he’s a good dude. God bless!
Neena Bond because it wasn’t a racial thing, it was a cultural thing....skin color had nothing to do with it
Neena Bond that’s messed up. You can argue the same for whites. I see why white people get nervous and don’t want black kids at their school.
@@azraelbatosi this has everything to do about race. The guy who was white was not only raised around this culture but was more educated than half of the black people in this video on it. So how is this about culture when the person who was the most educated on culture was turned away by black students
I agree, it's great to see Tiago committed to contributing to strengthening the black community but the students/faculty's concerns about whites + other races gentrifying this institution are very valid. I hope in the process of trying to keep these doors open, they try their best to recruit students like Tiago that are committed to Morehouse's mission and that black students having a spot in this place remain a priority 🙏🏾🙏🏾❤❤
you mean when black people tell lies to each other about white folks to hate on them?
Are there any all-white colleges where students say "If a black person applied I'd feel offended"?
yes
@@hearts4yayah Please name one.
@@Edgar-S do yk why hbcu’s exist ?
@@hearts4yayah I don't know and I don't need to know. What I do know is that for some reason it's ok for a black person to not welcome a white person into a college, while it would be a racial injustice if the same happened in a mostly white college.
@@hearts4yayah You see, here on the other side of the world, we don't even know what racism is. People in the US are advertising racial diversity so god damn much that it feels like it's what's keeping racism alive. Here in Europe we have people from every race and we live happily. Why should we devide people based on their skin color? Because of history? Let's live today, let's not separate people based on their skin color.
damn the host looking like he been wearing his wave cap since birth. my man got monsoon waves in his hair.
you david hasselhoff you wave watchin
on baby
Real shit, at the end dude said he was swimmin.
Monsoon waves?? Bruh... You don't know what a monsoon is lol
Thats probably just his natural hair texture. Stop hating yourself and acceptt that you don't have hair luke that. And embrace your nature texture
The old black man said he is comfortable being segregated. That is how my father felt as well and how I felt even after desegregation because we still did not associate with each other even if sitting in the same room.
I am proud of my daughter for seeing things differently and those kids who are trying to be better people than those that went before them.
Nicely said George. I totally felt the weight of your experience there, of the past and present.
A lot of the shit I’m hearing isn’t “reverse racism” but simply “racism”. Smh
Here in India we say racism was a word created by Leon Trotsky
A good piece. I think it a good idea to allow "non-traditional" students into HBCU's, though the percentages should be managed. if someone chooses to be there who has a background like Tiago, or someone that has a genuine love and desire to be around our people then they should have the opportunity. It's one significant way to change our world.
His Dad was my 8th grade English teacher and was a super down to earth dude. Makes sense his son turned out the same way😂
Okie
why would you be laughing at that though?
Proof?
@@nateclipps they don’t have to prove themselves
@@somerandomchickontheintern4524 yes he does how does he even know his dad??…
Seeing Tiago just proves how being a good person can remove barriers such as racism. so all we need are more good people in the world.
Facts
Love bro
It goes without saying but isn't said enough. Treat people like you want to be treated. Or what goes around comes around. It's really that simple and if everyone lived by that principle or strived for it shit would be better across the board. Will it happen no, we are all flawed, being human is being imperfect, but at least we can try and the more that do will show the way to others. What gets me is people bunching up in groups in tribal shit, we are all humans and the past is the past, living in resentment breeds more resentment, no matter who it is, its time to move past that.
@Brandon Marz
I find it quiet ironic they stereotyped him for nefarious reasons. As Martin Luther King said, "I look to a day when people will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character." Racial safe spaces fester prejudice and hive mentality. An interesting experiment would be to clip quotes from this video mixed with others and then ask random people if they think an alt-right student or a HBC student said X quote.
The black community needs to learn economics and recycling the black dollar if they are ever to revive the ole Black Wall Street. Pick any black brand of products then look at where it's made then realize why the fuck are Jordan's and FUBU made in god damn China. Goto a Hispanic / Asian restaurant in a predominantly black area then count how many black people work there. Stop demanding acceptance and accept reality regardless of race people look out for their own kind!
We are useful idiots to the Democrat party as Obama in 2015 sought to grant amnesty to 5 million illegal immigrants which was 3 times the unemployed black total for that year. We got pro black simps that are all up in arms over this children illegal immigrant border debacle while we spend $670 per daily x 20 max detention hold x 496K crossing average over 5 years = $6.646 billion yearly. Imagine if we woke the fuck up and demanded respect from the Democrats or we form our own god damn party because insanity is repeating the same thing and expecting different results.
Or this video could pandering to white sympathy.
The girl at 19:00 was really brave to voice her beliefs. It’s sad that they cut her off when they didn’t agree with her.
Wrd
She speaks from a position of pride while others speak from a position of fear.
@@jacksonjdr94 🤣🤣🤣
"brave" and "prideful" don't make you right. (that's not to say the other opinions were consequentially more valid.)
@@larajanebousseau1431 I would say that the other students are discouraged from voicing their own opinions because they fear it would be rejected by the other students.
I'm a white person who went to a white school who was bust to the school with other black students they were wanted for sports and I wasn't wanted it all I made many black friends went out of my way to widen my horizons that was the 60s 70s and '80s and 90s that was our thing don't feel as if you have to I feel disappointed that we won't be making more forward progress
What? You went to school for forty years and still have these issues with American English?
Sure, they may just be typos but know better to do better.
@@mymia731who cares?
I completely see why African American students at HBCUs would be concerned, however, Thiago seems like the perfect sort of candidate that these colleges should be looking for.
Nick Farley In my opinion, a separate research essay should be required of all non traditional students. The topics could be centered around the struggle of black people in white America to filter out genuine applicants.
@@Beautyprincess1213 I'd completely agree. The non-minority students should want to go to these colleges for the right reasons.
@@nckfy and what would be the wrong reason?
It's more segregation..
@@Beautyprincess1213 there's no struggle in america, blacks can go out just lime whites and be successful, we have a free market. Blacks are suppressed in cities by music, negative culture, crime culture, etc.. this is more segregation and Martin Luther King Jr didn't fight for this. These people weren't segregated, and so are we supposed to treat christians this way, because there far more segregated in the world than any other race or religion.
Tiago has the most understanding and patient personality I’ve ever seen another person display. Bravo
Wow u did this only two weeks ago that’s a little late don’t you think 😂
im guessing you guys also saw this in ur recommended during quarentine?
I saw this video last year.
lol its actually everybody else who is patient and understanding with him. he chose to go to an HBCU despite knowing very little on the deep racial inequities in the US.
Tiago is a young good faith humble educated guy. I gives him big up respect and is awesome with us black ppl & I'm sure he does well with others races too like Hispanic/Latinos and Oriental Asians, Middle Easterners, etc. I can see this in him. Big up respect to Tiago inna Jah bless pon him & a One Love ♥️ to him as well. One Love ♥️ everybody.
I’m black and disappointed that the black students are expressing all of the prejudices they’ve experienced but they still think that carrying the same prejudice towards a different race is justice. That’s ignorant, all that does is strengthen the negative aspects of the issue.
They even had that adult lady who thinks that only white people can be racist. If you are prejudiced to someone because of their skin color that makes you a racist. Simple. How can people say they want to make progress but hang on to the ignorant mentalities that caused the issue in the first place.
Judge people on personality and character, not color
preach. treat others the way you would like to be treated
ewartlambert its wat America has ALWAYS TAUGHT...be like your oppressors
Mark Hill why not move on? Is it because people enjoy labeling others for self benifit? Probably your mentality but hey what do I know.
she's right. prejudice is not racism. racism has to do with systems of power. You can't be racist against an oppressor if your skin color is not the majority and not representative of the system of power and you are the oppressed. racism 101
ewartlambert well guess what! Black people are some of the most racist people around.
Hes now Assistant Vice President community investing and development at CITI. Seems like a really nice person.
Just a point I want to make when black people say “You can read up on our history on the internet or African history books etc” what if it isn’t enough to read up on it? What if the non black folks who have the right intentions want to see how history has affected you today and not due to your past, they’re trying to understand how you act today based on what historically has happened to you and I think that’s beautiful that they want to know so that they don’t misjudge or disrespect you unknowingly. (yes I’m black)
real respect real
I appreciate that the host asked hard questions to proponents of both sides of the argument. Seemed to stay unbiased which is pretty rad.
"I have a dream that one day on red hills of georgia sons of former slaves and sons of former slave-owner will be able to sit down together in the table of brotherhood" Martin Luther king Jr
I hope that dream comes true one day
@@poppagBallZ97 It is about economics-nothing else. The work that has to be Real Is Love for One Another and know that we are here to be an asset to our global society with righteousness.
Cody Singh what does that have to do with this video ?
This Girl Can't Do Makeup It means that all of the black people in the video that want Morehouse to remain segregated are destroying the dreams of MLK Jr. They are the black KKK. MLK Jr wanted people to be judge by their character not the color of their skin. We’re all human and should be treated equally. Being white or Asian or black shouldn’t be a factor used to deny anyone an education, yet these people want to hold true to racist values keep HBCU’s segregated. How ironic that MLK Jr fought for desegregation here it is alive and well at his own alma mater, but this time segregation is being kept alive by it’s own students and faculty.
@@ShaneCawthon “I Fear I May Have Integrated My People Into a Burning House” - Martin Luther King Jr. Actually, midway through the Civil Rights movement, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. realized that the struggle for integration would ultimately become a struggle for economic rights. Integration does not really benefit black people in the U.S.