HBCUs make up just 3% of the country’s colleges and universities. But their graduates include 40% of Black engineers and 50% of Black lawyers.
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Black student unions date back to the late 1960s, and were formed so Black students could find community, and also make their schools more responsive to their needs.
A former archivist at Mary McLeod Bethune’s home in Washington, DC, recounts how the experience led her to see Bethune as a global figure.
While it’s widely believed that Howard University came to be known as “The Mecca” in the 1960s, new evidence shows the nickname is more than half a century older than that.
In the 10 years since the Campus Sexual Violence Elimination Act took effect, the measure appears to have had a greater effect on knowledge about sexual assault than on prevention.
Any HBCU closures brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic could potentially hinder the careers of many Black Americans.
Without government intervention, three experts warn, HBCUs will have a difficult time bouncing back from the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak.
What are the race-related struggles that African-American students experience throughout their school years? Here’s the story of Tyrone.
Dillard University, a historically black college, asked students to wear ties and suits on the first day of class. But if history is a guide, this conformity could actually enable radical thought.
Historically black colleges account for only 3% of all colleges and universities. But, even today, 20% of black Americans earn their degrees at these schools.
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