Tag: HBCUs
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School Choice and Racism: A Myth Devoid of Context
School choice can increase racial discrimination, but for the reasons anyone should fear… First, we need to differentiate between defacto (by choice) and de jure (by law) segregation. People chose who to associate with. This is reflected in the neighborhoods they live in, the clubs they join, where they chose to work. Forming groups is…
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Mental Health Needs Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Although increased demands for mental health care among college students is not a new priority, the impact of COVID-19 and the national reckoning with racism has further increased the neessity to address these needs. This is especially the case for students of color, as they face constant social and financial pressures and exposures to trauma…
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HBCU Scholars Offer Ways to Close the Wealth Gap for Women
Wealth accural for black women and their families has been an uohill climb from the start. For the first 2 1/2 centuries os U.S. history, black women in general were not paid at all. For at least the next 100 years, Jim Crow policies, like redlining, suppressed their ability to gain wealth. Since the police…
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HBCUs: What Students of the World Should Know
What do the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King and current U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris have in common? For one, they both graduated from HBCUs, which gave many influential African-Americans their start. As an international student from Africa, Asia, Australia or any of the Caribbean countries, you may be wondering if there’s a place…
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The Effects of HBCUs Have on our Society
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (better known as HBCUs) have played a major role in the education and successes of African American students throughout the years that wanted to get that educational piece of the pie that they seldom receive at mostly white colleges and universities. Here are four reasons why HBCUs remain more relevant…