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Roddy White is not only a former player for the Atlanta Falcons, he grew up right outside of the Holy City in James Island, South Carolina. Roddy White has been giving back to kids around the country, and here in his home state via the “Keep the Faith Foundation”. According to the Foundation’s website:

“The Foundation provides scholarships in a variety of areas. We provide scholarships for 4 year colleges, 2 year colleges, trade/technical schools, schools of the arts, and those that may need to attend prep school out of high school. The main concern of the foundation is to help enhance the experience of those who have a desire to continue their education or training in whatever field they desire.”

Right now White’s foundation is accepting applications for ten students to earn $500 scholarships. White is calling this, “Roddy’s Rockstar Scholarship”, and it’s available to any student in Georgia or South Carolina who plans on attending a post-secondary institution, who demonstrates academic achievement and community involvement. Also, the student should have at least a 2.5 GPA or higher.

“Our goal is to help enhance the experience of those who have a desire to continue their education or training in their chosen field,” explained Roddy White.

So, click HERE and get started. Remember, you will need a copy of your current transcript and an acceptance letter to the college you will be attending. You will also need a letter of recommendation from a teacher, manager, coach, community leader, etc. You will also need to provide an essay where you describe your character, academic performance, future goals, and community involvement, in at least 300 words.

Click the link and get started. Good luck!

Syllabus Magazine, the Carolina’s source for Music, Culture and Fashion

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Roddy White, hailing from James Island, South Carolina, who is also a former wide receiver with the Atlanta, Falcons had a disturbing encounter with a police officer in Dekalb County, Georgia this week. White was pulled over on Wednesday for speeding and for having expired tags. However, after being pulled over he noticed the officer getting out of the car, simultaneously unbuttoning the strap on his gun, and putting his hand on his weapon as he approached White’s car. The former NFL player became disturbed and took his concerns to Twitter detailing what happened during a routine traffic:

With the current climate here in the United States, communities all over the country are feeling the benefits of having technology to account for the consistent amount of disturbing events that are happening at these random traffic stops. If a man, who has been as successful as White has been can have this happen to him, imagine what is happening on a daily basis to regular, everyday, working people across the United States.

According to his tweets, Roddy White is doing the right thing by reporting his concerns to the Dekalb County Sheriff’s Office. These are the types of actions that have to be done in order for officers to understand their reactions, nervous behaviors, and fake fears are some of the root causes to why many of these random traffic stops to end in deaths.

Syllabus Magazine, the Carolina’s source for Music, Culture and Fashion

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