Black excellence is always accompanied by academic excellence. HBCUs pride themselves on giving Black students a first rate education. Hampton University’s Business School was named the best business department in
If you've even been to a halftime show of an HBCU, you already know! It's a spectacular event! The band, the yard shows, homecoming and Friday night kickbacks are popping.
So many times, creativity for Black students can be stifled at predominantly white institutions (PWIs). We feel pressured to conform to our surroundings which leads to feeling ashamed to….be Black.
At an HBCU, the campus is full of people who look like you and understand your culture. When we are allowed to be ourselves, the results are often innovative, original,
HBCUs have been around for a long time and have produced some of the most influential and wealthy Black people in the world. Oprah went to Tennessee State, Samuel L.
Jackson went to Morehouse, Rev. Jessie Jackson went to North Carolina A & T, and Diddy went to Howard. These are just some of the well known names. However, many
You ever needed a letter of recommendation (LOR) from a professor, but felt you never connected with any faculty? How do you ask for a recommendation from a professor when
you don’t know them and they don’t know you. Some universities have classes with 500 or more people in them. Most faculty at HBCUs are Black and can relate to
their Black students. So, when senior year rolls around and it’s time for LORs and capstone research topics you can rest assured HBCU faculty got your back.
Black people gotta support Black people. Statistics indicate that the Black dollar has trillions of buying power, but we get it, then spend it mostly outside of our communities. HBCUs
are our Ivy League institutions and we should start treating them as such. Spelman College, an all women's institution, in Atlanta Georgia prides itself on scholarship for our daughters, sisters,
mothers, aunts, etc. Their is great legacy in that. Once you attend an HBCU, you'll have an extended family and business network for life. #Each1Reach1
And speaking of networking, this skill is rarely taught, but at an HBCU it’s something that happens naturally. From potential doctors and lawyers, to computer coders and engineers, many HBCU
students are there with hopes of making it to the top of whatever field they are pursuing. So, it’s a good chance you’ll be in class with the next Taraji
Ever considered joining a fraternity or sorority? Well an HBCU is definitely the place to do it. You will join the likes of Steve Harvey, Rickey Smiley and Alicia Keys
HBCUs were founded at a time when Black folks weren’t granted acceptance into this country's universities. So, what did Black people do when we were handed lemons? What we always do.
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