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relationships. It’s all family
though man. It’s all love.”
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[9 Perkins - Freshman Political
jKpirce major; communications
; minor from Los Angeles, California.
ffppn Perkins, a freshman Polit-
■pP:Science - major; communica-
S&s minor has experience well
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jns is a results driven leader
s not afraid to stand up for
t he thinks is right. While he
’t yet affiliated himself with
specific campus organization
has worked with SGA, Chapel
isistants Program, the Program
'^Relations Director in Brazeal Hall
fib well as food services to main-
|pln the cafeteria standards. Per-
s credits his ability to make an
act as a freshman at More-
se to his prior leadership po
isons in high school.
||||rkins claims to have started
career three years prior as a
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'Working with the State of Califor
nia as well as former California
povernor Jerry Brown.
flpfe worked with them on bills,
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apteral different offices,” Per-
Mps said. “ I was also in a pro-
f||am called Youth In Government
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Jp3th Secretary of Senate. So I’ve
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PI ignite change in the state.”
pjfjrOughout the interview it be-
mpme more obvious that Perkins'
Pliin goal was to incite change
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wherever he saw fit. “In 9th
grade, I started the SGA of my
high school,” Perkins said, “and
[was] executive student director
until I graduated.”
When asked where his passion to
make change came from he ex
plained that he “had been bullied
by other kids” and refused to let
that be anybody else at my high
school.”
“I felt it necessary to make sure
that never happened,” Perkins
said.
Joshua Burrell - Freshman CTEMS
Major from Colombia, MD
The freshman CTEMS major from
Columbia, Maryland has had a
knack for drawing since youth,
however he plans to use his gift
to change the narrative of the
Black community and marginal
ized people across the globe.
Joshua Burrell claims he got into
drawing because of his older
brother.
“I looked up to him and followed
him. He used to draw pictures
and anime...so I did it. I kind of
got an affinity for it. As I got old
er though I started reading books
and watching films and realized I
wanna be a multimedia mogul. I
wanna take media to its threshold
of expression of the individual or
expression of the group.”
Being at an HBCU, Burrell is in
a great place to start his career.
“Morehouse is seen as a micro
cosm of the black community,
and I wanna do that by telling
stories of the black community
that aren’t as well known,” Bur
rell said. “But I wanna open up
the stories to different types of
marginalization, different types
of oppressions.”
He really believes that people
need to see all sides of the ev
eryday struggle that is growing up
black in America.
“I want to change the perceptions
of marginalized people period.”
Dreshawn Spearman - Freshman
Business mgmt. major from Fayet-
ville, NC
Dreshawn Spearman’s faith
and fearlessness to achieve his
dreams is what makes him a
leader amongst his peers. Just a
freshman, the Business Manage
ment Major is already a known
and respected DJ on campus, a
Bonner’s scholar, a former Disney
Dreamer of the Year recipient and
the founder of Spear Success, a
campus organization motto ded
icated to inciting change with
in the community. Whether it’s
waiting in line to receive a schol
arship or reaching out to one of
the best DJ’s on campus, Spear
man continues to go after what
he wants.
Spearman claims his drive and
fearlessness as the main contrib
utor to his success.
“I wasn’t accepted into Bon
ner just off of my application.”
Spearman said. “I stopped by
the Bonners Office on Admitted
Students Weekend and waited
two to three hours for Mr. Bentley
to come back. I had an interview
with him and was accepted into
Bonners the same day.”
It’s not often that freshman have
the confidence to advocate for
themselves the way Spearman
did, but clearly he reaped the
benefits of his labor.
cause I’m not the smartest kid,
but it doesn’t take a 4.0 and a
36 on your ACT to be successful.
It takes drive, commitment and
faith. And, lastly, just the oppor
tunity there is for what I want to
do.”
It’s clear that Morehouse has had
a positive impact on Bernard. Be
ing that he’s only a freshman, he
has a lot more time to continue
to lead and spread his messages
amongst his peers.
Jacory Bernard - CTems major Jour
nalism Minor - Lafayette
After speaking with Jacory Ber
nard, it’s obvious that his love for
Morehouse is genuine, however,
he wants to help change the cul
ture of the school. The future of
his beloved institution depends
on it, according to the fresnab,
“I had to fight for financial aid.”
Bernard said. “Nobody should
have to be purged, nobody should
have to leave here because of fi
nancial issues, especially when I
can go to a PWI where most of
their students are there on schol
arships. We have the same cre
dentials. Something’s not adding
up.”
Bernard claims that he
chose Morehouse for three im
portant reasons.
“First, tt’s a place where I can re
ceive an education but also be in
vested into as a young black man.
My second reason is because my
idol, Martin Luther King, went
here. I see myself in him be-
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