A Morehouse graduate thanks his incarcerated uncle for taking out a loan that helped him obtain his degree.
Identified as @dmacblast on X, formerly known as Twitter, the Morehouse grad shared a tweet with photos from the ceremony thanking his incarcerated uncle for his help with paying off the last of his tuition and securing his college degree.
“Last one, but in order to finish my senior year my incarcerated Uncle took a loan out in his name to pay the remainder off of what I couldn’t,” he wrote. “Wouldn’t have graduated without him, it really takes a village.”
Last one, but in order to finish my senior year my incarcerated Uncle took a loan out in his name to pay the remainder off of what I couldn’t. Wouldn’t have graduated without him, it really takes a village pic.twitter.com/aF7KqvNFVn— make it happen captain (@dmacblast) May 20, 2024
“Congratulations!!! It really does take a village,” one person wrote.
“Nothing like a good uncle. Congratulations!” added someone else.
However, there were some who expressed their criticism about the situation and posed questions about the uncle obtaining a loan while in prison rather than sending congratulatory messages.
“Don’t want to take away from that Morehouse Man graduating but wym they let inmates take out federal loans?? How an inmate had better credit than his parents?? I have so many questions,” one person asked.
The graduate replied to the question and explained why his uncle needed to co-sign a loan that his mother, who had him at a young age, wasn’t able to obtain on her own.
“Life happens, and not everyone is fortunate enough… My mom had me when she was still a baby,” he wrote. “A Federal Plus Parent loan is different than a regular loan. If your parents both don’t qualify you are able to get a co-signer. You don’t need income to qualify for a plus loan.”
When one person explained their confusion about whether or not the graduate’s uncle was able to take out a loan while incarcerated, the Morehouse graduate explained why it shouldn’t matter.
“The question shouldn’t be how my incarcerated family member was able to get a loan for my education, but rather why there isn’t resources put into institutions for those less fortunate to be able to achieve the same things of those with the right resources,” he wrote.
The Morehouse graduate shared an initial tweet expressing his pride with becoming the first college graduate in his family.
Source: Black Enterprise
