“I’ve applied and received some scholarship money through financial aid, including grants, loans, and work-study, but I still need at least $10,000 to cover the first year of my remaining out of pocket tuition for college by May 1st,” Dowdle wrote. Dowdle claimed she needed the money because her parents cut her off when she announced that her boyfriend is black. “Dating a black man and sending a privileged white girl to college who can’t get a job because her parents took away her car is absolutely ridiculous.