Ta-Nehisi Coates, Howard alum and senior editor at The Atlantic, talks about Howard University and the value of HBCU’s during a forum at the University of Chicago. A student asks: “How do you take Black culture to a PWI campus? What’s your word for the class of 2014?” Coates says, “I have great advice for them: apply to Howard University!”
He talks about the importance of attending an HBCU for undergraduate and an elite school for graduate school. He goes further to say, “HBCU’s give Black students a chance to learn about themselves in a semi-private space.”
Lastly, he ends the conversation with: “I am a big believer in HBCU’s.”
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