He maintained a honor roll grades while also being captain of the basketball team and head of his school’s Black Student Union. She also added that Amir completed over 120 hours of community service.

”He has gone above and beyond of what is expected of him, now he can kind of breathe easy,” Karlynne said.

Karlynne further expressed her happiness about her son’s success, saying she feels relieved of her worries as she has been saving up for Amir and his siblings tuition fees by working extra jobs.

“He has a twin sister and I also foster a young boy who is one of Amir’s friends, i have been working three or four jobs for the last four or five years so I could try to save up and maintain a household and still have some type of funding for their college degrees,” she said.

The Vice president for student services and Dean of Morehouse College, Kevin Booker shared that Staten was selected by a panel of staff and the  current Bonner Scholars at the institution.

“Some of those student leaders selected Amir because they see in him what’s needed to be a man of Morehouse, and eventually a Morehouse man,” Kevin said.

The dean also stated that Amir earned the position for himself not once mentioning his viral video. He expressed that he was personally touched by Amir’s reaction and hopes that he will use this opportunity to push himself among the ranks of the great men who have passed through Morehouse College.

While in Morehouse college, Amir will have to hold a grade point average of at least 2.5 and complete 10 hours of community service per week as part of the requirements to continue to partake in the Bonner scholars scholarship at Morehouse College.

He maintained a honor roll grades while also being captain of the basketball team and head of his school’s Black Student Union. She also added that Amir completed over 120 hours of community service.

”He has gone above and beyond of what is expected of him, now he can kind of breathe easy,” Karlynne said.

Karlynne further expressed her happiness about her son’s success, saying she feels relieved of her worries as she has been saving up for Amir and his siblings tuition fees by working extra jobs.

“He has a twin sister and I also foster a young boy who is one of Amir’s friends, i have been working three or four jobs for the last four or five years so I could try to save up and maintain a household and still have some type of funding for their college degrees,” she said.

The Vice president for student services and Dean of Morehouse College, Kevin Booker shared that Staten was selected by a panel of staff and the  current Bonner Scholars at the institution.

“Some of those student leaders selected Amir because they see in him what’s needed to be a man of Morehouse, and eventually a Morehouse man,” Kevin said.

The dean also stated that Amir earned the position for himself not once mentioning his viral video. He expressed that he was personally touched by Amir’s reaction and hopes that he will use this opportunity to push himself among the ranks of the great men who have passed through Morehouse College.

While in Morehouse college, Amir will have to hold a grade point average of at least 2.5 and complete 10 hours of community service per week as part of the requirements to continue to partake in the Bonner scholars scholarship at Morehouse College.