By Danni Harris
LIFESTYLE EDITOR
Hailing from Hendersonville, Tennessee, 15-year-old Emory Pruitt becomes the youngest student to be admitted into Clark Atlanta University.
After dealing with racial discrimination and substandard treatment, Pruitt made the decision to attend Penn Foster High School to obtain her high school diploma virtually. Upon successfully completing her coursework, Pruitt decided that a historically black college or university was the perfect place for her to be.
“I decided to go to a HBCU because I was tired of being racially profiled by others and being segregated because of the color of my skin,” she said. “It was time for me to love my Blackness, so I decided Clark Atlanta University was the institution for me.”
Pruitt is majoring in Criminal Justice and aspires to become a defense attorney after college.
“Being a Defense Attorney gives me the opportunity to help my people. Recently, people have been able to see how horribly Black people are treated, so I want to help them,” she stated. While at Clark Atlanta University, Pruitt hopes to expand her knowledge and skills.
Unfortunately, due to the coronavirus, Pruitt has to continue her virtual education until it is safe to resume in-person instruction. Although her circumstances are beneficial, she did not imagine her first semester of college would be completely online.
“Although I came from a virtual environment, my college experience has been dampened,” she said.
The students at Clark Atlanta University may be spread across different time zones, but nothing stopped them from welcoming Pruitt with open arms and making her as comfortable as possible.
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