HAMPTON CROWNS ITS FIRST WHITE MISS HAMPTON UNIVERSITY!!

By Tha Chill-One & Young Ream on Wednesday, October 14, 2009

I don't know how I feel about this one. Hampton University, an HBCU, crowned its first White Miss Hampton University and it is getting mixed reviews from students on campus.....shout out to WorldStarHipHop for the vid....



Wavy.com also had an article telling more of the story of how this happened....

HAMPTON, Va. - Nikole Churchill was crowned Miss Hampton University, but many students on campus are upset at the judges' choice. Churchill of Hawaii became the competition's first "non-black" winner and while some say race is the underlying problem students have with the win, others say that accusation is way off the mark.

Go to Hampton University's website and you'll see "respect" listed number one under its code of conduct. The school requires "an appreciation for other cultures," but on October 9, that "appreciation," for some, seemed to go out the door as the Miss HU crown went on Nikole Churchill's head.

"Since some people are specifically mentioning her race, I think that's a step in the wrong direction," says Misha Lawrence, Hampton University Junior Class President....

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