{"id":2236,"date":"2024-08-29T08:10:22","date_gmt":"2024-08-29T08:10:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/?p=2236"},"modified":"2024-08-29T08:10:25","modified_gmt":"2024-08-29T08:10:25","slug":"rastafarian-tyrone-marhguy-gets-full-scholarship-outside","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/2024\/08\/29\/rastafarian-tyrone-marhguy-gets-full-scholarship-outside\/","title":{"rendered":"Rastafarian Tyrone Marhguy gets full scholarship outside!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Tyrone Marhguy of Achimota Senior High School gets a full scholarship to study Computer Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania; Ghanaians are wishing him the best of luck!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tyrone\u2019s issue really shook the country because it became a national topic for discussion. Never judge a book by its cover! Greatness doesn\u2019t focus on looks!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"2239\" data-src=\"https:\/\/gistme.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_3639-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2239 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/1024;\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs I reflect on this journey, I&#8217;m reminded of the challenges and triumphs that marked the past three years, starting right from @achimotaschool. My story, which I like to call &#8220;The Tales from Achimota School,&#8221; began with a significant hurdle: a tough decision between keeping my Rastafarian dreadlocks, a symbol of my faith, and attending high school. With my father and an entire country&#8217;s support, we challenged the school&#8217;s rules, fighting for my right to education and freedom to express my identity.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"720\" data-id=\"2240\" data-src=\"https:\/\/gistme.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_3640.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2240 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 720px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 720\/720;\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>My fight for the right to wear my Rastafarian dreadlocks to school sparked a national and global debate on individual rights and education. Through national and global media appearances, I developed my voice, advocating for equality and tolerance. After a two-month court battle, I won! Paving the way for inclusive education and inspiring others to stand against discrimination.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tyrone Marhguy of Achimota Senior High School gets a full scholarship to study Computer Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania; Ghanaians are wishing him the best of luck!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2239,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2236","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-latest"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2236","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2236"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2236\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2241,"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2236\/revisions\/2241"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2239"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2236"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2236"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2236"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}