Historically Black Colleges and Universities
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John C Abercrombie
As we enter the discussion of Historically Black Colleges and Universities, they are not all Black institutions but were founded because of the need for institutions that would welcome Black students. America has a long and often hidden history of racism in education. Blacks were denied admission and in those institutions that did, there were precious few allowed admittance.
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The first such institution was Cheney University
Formally Cheney State College, a historically Black university, is located in Cheney, Pennsylvania and is the oldest of the HBCUs. It is a member of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education and accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.
Established in 1851, the University of the District of Columbia is a public historically Black land-grand university. Located in Washington, DC, it is the public university in the city. The full university system offers workforce and certificate programs, Associate, Baccalaureate, master’s, and Doctoral degrees.
The university’s academic schools and programs include the UDC Community College, College of Arts and Sciences, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, School of Business and Public Administration, Colleges of Agriculture, Urban Sustainability & Environmental Sciences, and David A. Clarke School of Law.
Lincoln University was founded as a public state related historically Black university in 1854. Please note this is not the similarly named Lincoln University in Missouri. They are not connected.
Originally known as Ashumn Institute, it became a public institution in 1972. It was the second HBCU in the state since Cheney was first. The main campus is located near the town of Oxford in Southern Chester County, Pennsylvania. There is a second location in University City, near Philadelphia.
Wilberforce University is a private historically Black university located in Wilberforce, Ohio, it is affiliated with the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME). Wilberforce is noted as the first to be owned and operated by Blacks. Central State University, which is also located in Wilberforce, Ohio began as a department of Wilberforce University where Ohio state legislators could sponsor scholarships for students.
Wilberforce had a unique start. It started as a collaboration between the Methodist Episcopal Church (White) and the African Methodist Episcopal Church (Black) to provide a classical education and teacher training for Blacks. The first board members were Black and White leaders.
Started before the American Civil War, the war itself led to a decline in students from the South who were the majority of the students. This shows the importance of HBCUs because there was a dearth of schools and opportunities where most of the Blacks lived. This resulted in the school closing in 1862 as the decline in enrollment due to the Civil War resulted in financial loss. At this point the AME church purchased the institution in 1863 to ensure its survival. Wilberforce then became the first Black-owned and operated College in America.
After an arson fire in 1865, the college was aided by donations from prominent white supporters and a grant from the US Congress to support rebuilding. Later it received support from the state legislature.
During the 1890s, scholar W. E. B. Du Bois taught at the university.
Most HBCUs were established in the South after the American Civil War, often with the assistance of religious missionary organizations based in the Northern United States.
Atlanta University, now known as Clark Atlanta, was founded in 1865 and is the first HBCU in the Southern United States.
Atlanta University was the first to award bachelor’s degrees to Blacks in the South.
Clark College (1869) was the nation’s first four-year liberal arts college to serve Black students. The two consolidated in 1988 to form Clark Atlanta University.
Shaw University, founded December 1, 1865, was the second HBCU to be established in the South.
The year 1865 also saw the foundation of Storer College (1865–1955) in Harper’s Ferry, West Virginia. Storer’s former campus and buildings have since been incorporated into Harpers Ferry National Historical Park.
In 1862, the federal government’s Morrill Act provided for land grant colleges in each state. Some educational institutions established under the Morrill Act in the North and West were open to Blacks. But 17 states, almost all in the South, required their post-Civil war systems to be segregated and excluded Black students from their land grant colleges.
(In the 1870s, Mississippi, Virginia, and South Carolina each assigned one African American college land-grant status: Alcorn University, Hampton Institute, and Claflin University, respectively.)
Alcorn State University
Alcorn State University is a public historically black land-grant university adjacent to Lorman, Mississippi. It was founded in 1871 and was the first black land grant college established in the United States.
Lorman is an unincorporated community located in Jefferson County, Mississippi, United States. Lorman is approximately 8 miles north of Fayette.
Hampton University is a private, historically black, research university in Hampton, Virginia. Founded in 1868 as Hampton Agricultural and Industrial School, it was established by Black and White leaders of the American Missionary Association after the American Civil War to provide education to freedmen. The campus houses the Hampton University Museum, which is the oldest museum of the African diaspora in the United States and the oldest museum in the commonwealth of Virginia. First led by former Union General Samuel Chapman Armstrong, Hampton University’s main campus is located on 314 acres in Hampton, Virginia, on the banks of the Hampton River.
The university offers 90 programs, including 50 bachelor’s degree programs, 25 master’s degree programs and nine doctoral programs. The university has a satellite campus in Virginia Beach and also has online offerings. Hampton University is home to 16 research centers, including the Hampton University Proton Therapy Institute, the largest free-standing facility of its kind in the world. Hampton University is classified among “R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity.”
Originally named Claflin College, Claflin University is a private historically Black university in Orangeburg, South Carolina. Founded in 1869 after the American Civil War by Northern missionaries for the education of freedmen and their children, it offers bachelor’s and master’s degrees.
The Baker Biblical Institute in Charleston was an institution established by the South Carolina Mission Conference of 1866 of the Methodist Episcopal Church for the education of African American ministers. In 1870, the Baker Biblical Institute merged with Claflin University.
With a charter from the state of South Carolina to establish a college freed slaves to take their rightful places as full American citizens. Claflin University is the oldest historically Black college or university in South Carolina and touts itself as the first college in the state to welcome all students regardless of race or gender. It was the first Black college to offer architectural drawing courses.
In response, Congress passed the second Morrill Act of 1890, also known as the Agricultural College Act of 1890, requiring states to establish a separate land grant college for Blacks if Blacks were being excluded from the existing land grant college. Many of the HBCUs were founded by states to satisfy the Second Morrill Act. These land grant schools continue to receive annual federal funding for their research, extension, and outreach activities.
Predominantly Black Institutions (PBI) are institutions that do not meet the legal definition of HBCUs, but primarily serve African Americans. Some examples of PBIs are.
Georgia State University (Georgia State, State, or GSU) is a public research university in Atlanta, Georgia. Founded in 1913, it is one of the University System of Georgia’s four research universities. It is also the largest institution of higher education by enrollment based in Georgia and is in the top 10 in the nation in number of students with a diverse majority-minority student population of around 54,000 students, including approximately 33,000 undergraduate and graduate students at the main campus downtown.
Georgia State is classified among “R1: Doctoral Universities – Very High Research Activity”. The university’s over $200 million in research expenditures for the 2018 fiscal year ranked first in the nation among universities without an engineering, medical, or agricultural school for the third year in a row. The university is the most comprehensive public institution in Georgia, offering more than 250-degree programs in over 100 fields of study spread across 10 academic colleges and schools.
Georgia State has two libraries: University Library, which is split between Library North and Library South on the main campus and also divided among the Perimeter College campuses, and Law Library, which is located on the main campus. Together, both libraries contain over 13 million holdings and serve as federal document depositories. Georgia State has a $2.5 billion economic impact in Georgia.
Trinity Washington University is a private Catholic university in Washington, D.C. Trinity is a comprehensive university with five schools.
- the undergraduate College of Arts & Sciences maintains its original mission as a liberal arts women’s college, while men attend Trinity’s other schools at both the graduate and undergraduate level.
- The university was founded as Trinity College by the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1897 as the nation’s first Catholic liberal arts college for women. Trinity was chartered by an Act of Congress on August 20, 1897. An elite collegian institution in its early life, the college faced declining enrollment by the 1980s. It chose to begin recruiting local underprivileged students and became predominantly black and Hispanic.
- College of Arts and Sciences, School of Nursing and Health Professions
- School of Education,
- School of Business and Graduate Studies
- Trinity became Trinity Washington University in 2004.
- Trinity enrolls more District of Columbia residents than any other private university in the city and in the nation – more than half of Trinity’s students are residents of the D.C.
Trinity’s student body in 2020 includes about 95% ethnic minorities, including about 65% Black/African American and 30% Latina/Hispanic. Trinity is designated by the U.S. Department of Education as a Minority Serving Institution and is the only university in the D.C. region, and one of only a few in the nation, designated as both a Predominantly Black Institution (PBI) and Hispanic Serving Institution
Community College of Philadelphia. began as a means for the Blacks and low-income residents of Philadelphia to have access to higher education. This was the recommendation of the Philadelphia Commission on Higher Education. The college was founded in 1964. Classes commenced in 1965. The majority of students entered the work force after completion of their programs with others continuing to four-year institutions. The college started offering courses in human services, business administration, health occupations and paraprofessional engineering.
CCP has an open admissions policy and accepts life experience as credits. The college partners with local high schools to offer alternative education programs, college application support and college credit courses to high school students. In addition to its associate and certificate degree programs, CCP offers non-credit enrichment, job training and certification courses through its Continuing Professional Education and Career Training program.
CCP has dual admissions, core-to-core and program-to-program transfer agreements with more than 30 four-year institutions in Pennsylvania. The agreements allow students to automatically transfer after completing an associate degree at CCP.
CCP’s I Am More program supports formerly incarcerated students with their completion of a CCP certificate or degree program.
The Office of Collegiate Recovery supports students with their completion of a CCP certificate or degree program through recovery services.
CCP is a KEYS (Keystone Education Yields Success) program participant. The government-funded program helps students who are Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and/or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients achieve their career and economic goals.
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Historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are defined as institutions of higher education in the United States that were established before the Civil Rights Act of 1964 with the intention of primarily serving but not necessarily exclusive to Blacks.
Most of these institutions were founded during the Reconstruction era and are concentrated in the Southern United States. During the period of racial segregation in the United States, the majority of American institutions of higher education served predominantly White students. These institutions either disqualified or limited Black enrollment.
Some universities, either after expanding their inclusion of Black people and African Americans into their institutions or gaining the status of minority-serving institution, became Predominantly Black Institutions (PBIs).
For a century after the abolition of American slavery in 1865, most colleges and universities in the Southern United States prohibited Blacks from attending, while institutions in other parts of the country regularly employed quotas to limit admissions of Black people. HBCUs were established to provide more opportunities to African Americans and are largely responsible for establishing and expanding the Black middle class.
There are 101 HBCUs in the United States (of 121 institutions that existed during the 1930s), representing three percent of the nation’s colleges, including public and private institutions. 27 offer doctoral programs, 52 offer master’s programs, 83 offer bachelor’s degree programs, and 38 offer associate degrees. Among the graduates of HBCUs are civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., United States Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, and United States Vice President Kamala Harris.
The following list is taken from a US News & World Report Listing
HBCU’s BY STATE
Check out the U.S. News & World Report Listing of the Best Historically Black Colleges and Universities for 2022-2023. To be on the list, a school must be currently designated by the U.S. Department of Education as an HBCU. To qualify for the U.S. News rankings, an HBCU also must be an undergraduate baccalaureate-granting institution that enrolls primarily first-year, first-time students and must be part of the 2022-2023 Best Colleges rankings. In total, only 79 of the 100+ HBCUs were deemed eligible to be included on the list. Best HBCU Listing: HERE.
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ALABAMA
Alabama A&M University https://www.aamu.edu/
Alabama State University https://www.alasu.edu/
Bishop State Community College https://www.bishop.edu/
Concordia College Selma
Gadsden State Community College https://www.gadsdenstate.edu/index.cms
Drake Technical College https://drakestate.edu/
Lawson State Community College http://www.lawsonstate.edu/
Miles College https://www.miles.edu/
Oakwood University https://oakwood.edu/
Selma University https://www.facebook.com/UniteWithSU/
Shelton State Community College https://www.sheltonstate.edu/
Stillman College https://stillman.edu/
Talladega College https://www.talladega.edu/
Trenholm State Technical College https://www.trenholmstate.edu/
Tuskegee University https://www.tuskegee.edu/
ARKANSAS
Arkansas Baptist College https://www.arkansasbaptist.edu/
Philander Smith College https://www.philander.edu/
Shorter College https://www.shorter.edu/
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff https://www.uapb.edu/
DELAWARE
Delaware State University https://www.desu.edu/
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Howard University https://howard.edu/
University of the District of Columbia https://www.udc.edu/
FLORIDA
Bethune-Cookman University https://www.cookman.edu/
Edward Waters University https://www.ew.edu/
Florida A&M University https://www.famu.edu/
Florida A&M University College of Law https://law.famu.edu/
Florida Memorial University https://www.fmuniv.edu/
GEORGIA
Albany State University https://www.asurams.edu/
Clark Atlanta University https://www.cau.edu/
Fort Valley State University https://www.fvsu.edu/
Interdenominational Theological Center https://www.itc.edu/
Morehouse College https://morehouse.edu/
Morehouse School of Medicine https://www.msm.edu/
Morris Brown College https://www.msm.edu/
Paine College https://www.paine.edu/web/mycampus/home
Savannah State University https://www.savannahstate.edu/
Spelman College https://www.spelman.edu/
KENTUCKY
Kentucky State University https://www.kysu.edu/
Simmons College https://simmonscollegeky.edu/
LOUISIANA
Dillard University https://www.dillard.edu/
Grambling State University https://www.gram.edu/
Southern University and A&M College http://www.subr.edu/
Southern University at New Orleans http://www.suno.edu/
Southern University at Shreveport https://www.susla.edu/?BannerID=2452&AffiliateID=2
Southern University Law Center https://www.sulc.edu/
Xavier University of Louisiana https://www.xula.edu/
MARYLAND
Bowie State University https://bowiestate.edu/
Coppin State University http://www.coppin.edu/
Morgan State University https://www.morgan.edu/
University of Maryland, Eastern Shore https://wwwcp.umes.edu/
MICHIGAN
Pensole Lewis College of Business https://pensolelewiscollege.com/
MISSISSIPPI
Alcorn State University https://www.alcorn.edu/
Jackson State University https://www.jsums.edu/
Mississippi Valley State University https://www.mvsu.edu/
Rust College https://www.rustcollege.edu/
Tougaloo College https://www.tougaloo.edu/
MISSOURI
Harris-Stowe State University https://www.hssu.edu/
Lincoln University of Missouri https://www.lincolnu.edu/
NORTH CAROLINA
Barber-Scotia College https://b-sc.edu/
Bennett College https://www.bennett.edu/
Elizabeth City State University http://www.ecsu.edu/
Fayetteville State University https://www.uncfsu.edu/
Johnson C. Smith University https://www.jcsu.edu/
Livingstone College http://livingstone.edu/
North Carolina A&T State University https://www.ncat.edu/
North Carolina Central University https://www.nccu.edu/
St. Augustine’s University https://www.st-aug.edu/
Shaw University https://www.shawu.edu/
Winston Salem State University https://wssu.edu/
OHIO
Central State University https://www.centralstate.edu/
Wilberforce University https://wilberforce.edu/
OKLAHOMA
Langston University https://www.langston.edu/
PENNSYLVANIA
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania https://cheyney.edu/
Lincoln University https://www.lincoln.edu/
SOUTH CAROLINA
Allen University https://allenuniversity.edu/
Benedict College https://www.benedict.edu/
Claflin University https://www.claflin.edu/
Denmark Technical College https://www.denmarktech.edu/
Morris College https://www.morris.edu/
South Carolina State University https://scsu.edu/
Voorhees College https://voorhees.edu/
TENNESSEE
American Baptist College https://abcnash.edu/
Fisk University https://www.fisk.edu/
Knoxville College https://www.knoxvillecollege.edu/
Lane College https://www.lanecollege.edu/
LeMoyne-Owen College https://www.loc.edu/
Meharry Medical College https://home.mmc.edu/
Tennessee State University https://www.tnstate.edu/
TEXAS
Huston-Tillotson University https://htu.edu/
Jarvis Christian College https://www.jarvis.edu/
Paul Quinn College https://paulquinn.edu/
Prairie View A&M University https://www.pvamu.edu/
Saint Philip’s College https://www.alamo.edu/spc/
Southwestern Christian College https://www.swcc.edu/
Texas College https://www.texascollege.edu/
Texas Southern University https://www.tsu.edu/
TSU Thurgood Marshall School of Law https://www.tsulaw.edu//
Wiley College https://www.wileyc.edu/
VIRGINIA
Hampton University https://home.hamptonu.edu/#gsc.tab=0
Norfolk State University https://www.nsu.edu/
Virginia State University https://www.vsu.edu/
Virginia Union University https://www.vuu.edu/
Virginia University of Lynchburg https://www.vul.edu/
WEST VIRGINIA
Bluefield State College https://bluefieldstate.edu/
West Virginia State University https://www.wvstateu.edu/
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS
University of the Virgin Islands https://www.uvi.edu/
After the Brown v Board of Education decision in 1954 the legislature of Florida tried to circumvent the integration of schools by opening eleven junior colleges to serve Blacks.
Prior to this, there had been only one junior college in Florida serving African Americans, Booker T. Washington Junior College, in Pensacola, founded in 1949.
The new ones were.
- Gibbs Junior College (1957),
- Roosevelt Junior College (1958),
- Volusia County Junior College (1958),
- Hampton Junior College (1958),
- Rosenwald Junior College (1958),
- Suwannee River Junior College (1959),
- Carver Junior College (1960),
- Collier-Blocker Junior College (1960),
- Lincoln Junior College (1960),
- Jackson Junior College (1961), and
- Johnson Junior College (1962).
The new junior colleges began as extensions of black high schools. They used the same facilities and often the same faculty. Some built their own buildings after a few years. After the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 mandated an end to school segregation, the colleges were all abruptly closed. Only a fraction of the students and faculty were able to transfer to the previously all-white junior colleges, where they found, at best, an indifferent reception.
This shows the extent that the South would go to avoid the law of the land and sadly, there remains undeniable traces of that hatred to this day. It also demonstrates the extent that the White leaders would go to avoid educating Blacks and was a reason that HBCUs and PBIs were formed in the first place.
There are many Predominantly White colleges and universities that admit all races today and do a good job of educating all students.
It is worth noting that Black accredited Schools meet the same requirements that other institutions meet, so you are by no means getting a second-rate education.
The Higher Education Act of 1965 established a program for direct federal grants to HBCUs, to support their academic, financial, and administrative capabilities. Part B specifically provides for formula-based grants, calculated based on each institution’s Pell grant eligible enrollment, graduation rate, and percentage of graduates who continue post-baccalaureate education in fields where Blacks are underrepresented. Some colleges with a predominantly black student body are not classified as HBCUs because they were founded (or opened their doors to African Americans) after the implementation of the Sweatt v. Painter (1950) and Brown v. Board of Education (1954) rulings by the U.S. Supreme Court (the court decisions which outlawed racial segregation of public education facilities) and the Higher Education Act of 1965.
In 1980, Jimmy Carter signed an executive order to distribute adequate resources and funds to strengthen the nation’s public and private HBCUs. His executive order created the White House Initiative on historically black colleges and universities (WHIHBCU), which is a federally funded program that operates within the U.S. Department of Education. In 1989, George H. W. Bush continued Carter’s pioneering spirit by signing Executive Order 12677, which created the presidential advisory board on HBCUs, to counsel the government and the secretary on the future development of these organizations.
Starting in 2001, directors of libraries of several HBCUs began discussions about ways to pool their resources and work collaboratively. In 2003, this partnership was formalized as the HBCU Library Alliance, “a consortium that supports the collaboration of information professionals dedicated to providing an array of resources designed to strengthen historically black colleges and Universities and their constituents.”
In 2015, the Bipartisan Congressional Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Caucus was established by U.S. Representatives Alma S. Adams and Bradley Byrne. The caucus advocates for HBCUs on Capitol Hill. As of May 2022, there are over 100 elected politicians who are members of the caucus.
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HBCU formation
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The first 4 HBCUs
Cheney University
University of DC
Lincoln University
Wilberforce University * first founded by and using Black money.
There have been over 100 HBCUs in America
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HBCUs see soaring applications.
ABC News’ Kenneth Moton reports on historically black colleges and universities seeing a surge in popularity, bucking application trends for colleges.
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The Ultimate Guide to HBCUs: Profiles, Stats, and Insights for All 101 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (2022) (College Admissions Guides)
Your all-in-one guide to the nation’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)!
Considering attending an HBCU? Then this is the college guide for you! The Princeton Review has partnered up with Dr. Braque Talley (three-time HBCU graduate and current Vice President for Student Affairs at Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University) to create a guide with everything you need to know about HBCUs. Find your perfect school with:
Complete profiles of all 101 HBCUs in the country (96 undergraduate and 5 graduate HBCUs)—where they are, what they cost, who they enroll, and more
Details of every aspect of academic, campus, and student life, including professors, dorms, cafeteria food, and social life
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HBCU Proud
This big-hearted story of legacy, tradition and bravery—is an amazing way to introduce the child in your life to Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Written by an HBCU graduate and educator, this story will be sure to expose children to the wonders of an HBCU through a realistic fiction experience, through the lens of the child. Aunt Tru had done it again. She managed to talk her nephew’s parents into taking him on vacation for Spring Break again. Last year, they visited the beach. The year before that, they went camping. This year, they were going to — a school?Q wondered why his aunt would take him to another school for his break, but she said it was a SPECIAL school… an HBCU. He didn’t understand why his family was so passionate about Legacy University but he decided to make the best of the trip. Follow along on his journey as he learns about HBCUs, witnesses gentrification, and finds out what “The Spirit of Greatness” truly means — all while finding his voice and fighting for what he believes in!
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Vital and Valuable: The Relevance of HBCUs to American Life and Education (Black Lives in the Diaspora: Past / Present / Future)
Historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are a crucial element of higher education in the United States. As of 2021, there were more than 100 HBCUs, with a total enrollment of approximately 300,000 students. Many of the most famed figures in African American history attended HBCUs, and the alumni of these institutions have a strong track record of upward mobility and professional attainment. However, the value and contributions of HBCUs are too often overlooked and underappreciated.
In Vital and Valuable, two distinguished economists provide a groundbreaking analysis of HBCUs. James V. Koch and Omari H. Swinton give a balanced assessment of the performance of HBCUs, examining metrics such as admissions and enrollment trends, graduation and retention rates, administrative expenses, spending on intercollegiate athletics, and student debt. They emphasize the distinctive features that make HBCUs what they are, considering whom they serve and how, while contextualizing these institutions within the landscape of American higher education.
Based on this analysis, Koch and Swinton offer actionable policy recommendations that can help HBCUs build on their successes and address their weaknesses. They stress that empirical data on educational outcomes is essential to effective leadership of individual institutions as well as policy decisions that affect HBCUs. Vital and Valuable is essential reading for policy makers and experts in the field of higher education as well as a broader public interested in understanding the contributions of HBCUs.
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Fisk University gymnastics team makes history
Fisk University made history as the first gymnastics team from an HBCU to compete at the NCAA level. The team inspiring Olympic great Dominique Dawes.
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Why An HBCU?
“Why An HBCU?” is a children’s book written to celebrate the rich legacies of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). This book will inspire younger readers, and encourage meaningful conversations about the relevance of HBCUs today. Join Morgan and Madison as they share with their classmates why they are dreaming big of an HBCU one day. “Why An HBCU” is a Steposaurus Kids publication. Visit www.steposauruskids.com to learn more.
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New PBS documentary explores evolution of black colleges & universities in America
A new film is taking a look at the challenges and achievements of historically black colleges and universities in the U.S. Stanley Nelson, documentary filmmaker and director of the film, “Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges & Universities” joins CBSN’s Vladimir Duthiers and Anne Marie Green with more.
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For Women’s History Month 2022 we introduced you to 31 amazing Black women we should all know. To see the entire series, click this link.
We also posted a 5 part mini-series on the 100th anniversary of one of the most horrific massacres in the history of America. Hundreds of Blacks were slaughtered and 10,000 left homeless in this largely unknown event. To see the posts, click here.
We also did a mini-series on the Schomburg Center for Research a most amazing collection of Black history and culture. To see this mini-series, click here
The Schomburg Center
A world class collection of Black History inspired by a 5th grade teacher who told Arturo Schomburg that there was NO African history. Nothing of value. Schomburg dedicated his life to proving that teacher wrong and Schomburg did an amazing job with his collection.
Schomburg – The man who built a library
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Voting – Gerrymandering Explained, This post
For Black History Month 2020, we posted daily. These posts focus on the reality of Black life in America after the Civil War culminating in the landmark Brown v Board of Education that changed so many of the earlier practices. To see the posts, click here
For Black History Month 2021, we focused on Black Medical Achievements, Inventors and Scientists. To see those posts, click here.
For Black History Month 2022 we focused on “Health and Wellness”. To see the entire series, click this link.
For Women’s History Month 2022 we introduced you to 31 amazing Black women we should all know. To see the entire series, click this link.
We also posted a 5 part mini-series on the 100th anniversary of one of the most horrific massacres in the history of America. Hundreds of Blacks were slaughtered and 10,000 left homeless in this largely unknown event. To see the posts, click here.
We also did a mini-series on the Schomburg Center for Research a most amazing collection of Black history and culture. To see this mini-series, click here
The Schomburg Center
A world class collection of Black History inspired by a 5th grade teacher who told Arturo Schomburg that there was NO African history. Nothing of value. Schomburg dedicated his life to proving that teacher wrong and Schomburg did an amazing job with his collection.
Schomburg – The man who built a library
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Some question the existence of HBCUs. They were formed during a time when this was the only option as White institutions refused or severely limited admission of Blacks. These HBCUs have high standards and must meet the same requirements as other institutions. A very large number of successful Blacks have attended HBCUs. This statement does not reflect negatively on those who chose to attend so called White institutions. A good education is a key to future success. While success does not require a college degree, it often enhances the chances of success by opening employment opportunities. The real key remains the entrepreneurial experience.
The key is to take time, do due diligence and plot out your path to success.