She might still be figuring out what she wants to study , but her finances just got a lot more clear . On Tuesday , radio host Tom Joyner offered Rachel Jeantel , a friend who was on the phone with Trayvon Martin the night he was killed , a full ride to college . Jeantel , 19 , spoke to CNN 's `` Piers Morgan Live '' on Monday night . Lawyer : Jeantel better on TV than in court . Joyner said he was so touched by what she said then , and during her testimony during the trial of George Zimmerman , that he was moved to help . Zimmerman , a former neighborhood watch volunteer , was acquitted of a second-degree murder charge in Martin 's shooting death . Passions on display over Zimmerman verdict . `` Rachel , here 's my offer to you . If you want to graduate from high school and go to an HBCU , even if it 's not in Florida but especially Florida ... If you want to do that , I want to help you do that , '' Joyner said during his radio show Tuesday , referring to historically black colleges and universities . `` I will help you get tutors to get you out of high school , tutors to help you pass the SAT , and I will give you a full-ride scholarship to any HBCU you 'd like . '' Juror : Zimmerman was 'justified ' in shooting Martin . Jeantel , who said she might want to go into law enforcement , thanked Joyner . The host later appeared on CNN 's `` Piers Morgan Live '' Tuesday night . He described how Jeantel 's life has been turned upside down in the past year and half by Martin 's death and the trial . `` We talked to her people today and it 's going to take some work , first of all to get her a high school diploma , and get her ready for the SAT test , and then entered into college . But we are going to do that , '' he said . Stevie Wonder says he 'll boycott 'stand your ground ' states . `` She deserves a chance , '' Joyner added . Jeantel said Monday that she was `` disappointed , upset , angry , questioning and mad '' at Zimmerman 's acquittal . She found herself in an unforgiving spotlight of the nationally televised trial , during which viewers criticized her dress , her weight , her speech and her combative manner on the stand . She admitted to lying about her age and her reasons for skipping Martin 's funeral . She called the verdict `` BS '' and said Martin , 17 , was never aggressive . `` He was a calm , chill , loving person who loved his family , definitely his mother , and a good friend , '' Jeantel said . Discord and details keep flowing after verdict .
`` She deserves a chance , '' says host Tom Joyner . He offers a scholarship to an historically black college or university . Joyner says he was moved by Rachel Jeantel 's interview on CNN 's `` Piers Morgan Live '' Jeantel was on the phone with Trayvon Martin the night he was killed .