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The roads of HBCUs are paved in black magic.

The more than 100 Historically Black Colleges and Universities in the nation act as a safe space for black students to grow, learn and express themselves. Some may argue that predominantly white institutions (known as PWIs) provide a more realistic picture of the society black students enter after graduation, but HBCU students aren’t ill-prepared by any means.

As a proud graduate of Howard University, one of the top HBCUs in the nation, I feel more than equipped to successfully maneuver through a racially biased world — and trust me, I’m holding my black power fist while I do.

HBCUs are just as special as they are unique. Here are 15 reasons why:

1. The yard runneth over with black excellence.
Students in your class are usually balancing the work of several classes, an internship, pledging a sorority or fraternity and likely hold a position on the royal court (a group led by a king and queen who help serve the student body) all without breaking a sweat. How, Sway?

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2. HBCU alumni paved the way.
Graduates of HBCUs have impacted almost every industry or movement that has existed over the last century or so. Just a few examples are Morehouse graduate Martin Luther King, Jr., Howard University graduate Toni Morrison, Tennessee State University graduate Oprah Winfrey and Lincoln University graduate Langston Hughes. read more

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  1. What do you do when an HBCU fails you? You blow the wbkstle on sexual harassment behavior and then you are treated like the AIDS virus. You learn how strong that HBCU love is when you speak up regatding their stereotypical behavior.

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