#hbcu undergrad

[kcyars99]

MAAAAN when hbcu season starts its gon be NASTY

Especially with the white folks knowing it bar for bar. Went out tonight and the white people was singing it the loudest

Undergrad Divine 9 probably already getting their strolls together.

[poeith5]

In the Shadow of Her

an hbcu student struggling to go through with college undecisive about her lifestyle and career moving forward,until she gets a text stating the following: 'why are you hiding from me?'

In comes Letitia Wright, a mafia boss in the game of the streets of East London,where there is a reary town called Trenches. Here lies a famous group of all black females building their way high up of taking down enemies,foes,and grimey people who get in their way.

the reader is of ghanian descent but she's from the states do she transferred to college from New York,where all the girls got attitude and toughness all around.

What questions will bring in the mystery?

Who is this person?

Follow this mafia mystery and intense story of defiance and passion but fiery personnel!

Ty'Vonn Symie Allens (Vonnie,Ty,Sym,MieMie)

hbcu undergrad transfer

22

a fiery attitude,tough exterior,talks shit cus she can

Letitia Wright (Ti,Leti,Tish)

23

doesn't take no shit

has a 'no bullshit tolerance'

her bullets do the talking

family and close friends know her 'soft' side

[hypomanicsatanicpanic]

The racism is real, but these specific statistics are misleading. You can still find examples of statistics that demonstrate structural inequalities that disadvantage Black people's ability to enroll in college. For example, a lower percentage of all Black Alabamans attend /attended college than the percentage of all white Alabamans who attended college.

Obviously anti-Black racism is an issue in college admissions, but I'm wondering if the legacy of segregation and the subsequent creation of the HBCU (Historically Black College and University) system is a factor in the way these stats play out in the South. I looked up Alabama State University, which is the top-ranked historically-Black school in Alabama, and its enrolled students are 93.7% Black, and 1.5% white. So there are Black college students in Alabama, they just aren't necessarily going to the same schools as white students there.

Another thing to consider: De-segregation in the US largely only went one direction: more Black people were able to move into historically white-only spaces, while whites chose not to move into historically Black spaces. Often that was because under segregation, Black institutions and facilities were intentionally underfunded, or given worse-quality resources. But often, especially in the case of HBCUs (which are amazing and on the whole definitely not lower-quality than PWIs) ... it's just because white people are racist.

I know many people who attended HBCUs for their undergrad degrees and are currently doing their graduate studies at PWIs (primarily white institutions). They all speak really positively about their previous institutions, in comparison to their experiences as Black people within PWIs--where they are an extremely small minority and are often treated with overt racism, suspicion, and hostility.

To be clear, the HBCU system is great. I think that, because of the majority-Black population, administration, and staff at HBCUs, Black students who attend them have the rare opportunity to exist in a place where racism adversely affects their educational experience far less than it otherwise would.

So I think there's historically been an assumption that majority-white spaces are better-quality than majority-Black spaces, and should therefore be a first choice for Black students. This assumption is baked into the original tweet from this post. I think that's not necessarily true of a system where Black students can choose between a PWI and an equally good HBCU, and expect to experience a lot of racism at the former, and very minimal racism at the latter.

THAT SAID.

I have much more concern about seeing this kind of stat about Northern public PWIs, where no separate HBCU system exists. Take, for example, Indiana. 12.4% of Hoosiers are Black. Here are the percentages of Black undergrads at the three largest, highest- ranked public universities in Indiana:

Purdue- 3%

Indiana University-4.4%

Ball State- 8.7%

Where are the other Black students going? Presumably out of state, or not going to college.

TL;DR:

The statistics in the original post are misleading but illustrate a real phenomenon; also, HBCUs are good

[millennialspartan]

Best 34th Birthday Ever (even though it was chill)

Okay, I've had an amazing birthday yesterday (by the way, I just turned 34), It was a chill birthday, you know? shoutout to my MorroManiacs Army on my Facebook and Instagram accounts.

It was chill until last night when Michael Vick was announced that he is the NEWEST head coach for the Norfolk State University Spartans Football team....and I was living for it, in an awesome way, that I LOVE MY HBCU! yup, you guys guessed it.

But before the announcement, former Norfolk State football coach Dawson Odums, he was fired after 4 horrendous seasons. he created a culture of hazing, sexual harassment, and sexual assaults. Former Norfolk State football player Shawn Fahey has filed and settled a lawsuit against former upperclassmen from the Norfolk State Football team. What Shawn did was absolutely empowering and amazing, I applaud him by telling his story.

Okay, back to Michael Vick. I really do think that for me, Norfolk State University, especially Dr. Melody Webb (Athletics Director of Norfolk State University) and Dr. J (7th President of Norfolk State University), they made the absolute right move, and I applaud both of these women for hiring Michael Vick because he deserves a second chance in life. I avoided all of those hate comments in regard to his dogfighting past, because for me, stop dwelling on the past. the past doesn't change your present and the future. And I'm definitely looking forward to my 8th and final Homecoming as an undergrad at NSU next October 2025.

Anyways, I've had an amazing birthday, ya'll. 35 is long ways ahead but......dreams have no deadlines.

[cafe-con-letty]

what i think the 118 & co’s spotify wrapped looks like + my reasoning behind them (pt. two)

***once again, based entirely in headcanon. also, yet another long ass post under the cut

athena:

these are all songs my mom played when it was time to get up and clean the house growing up. also family affair played for a lil bit in one of the earlier episodes so i wanted to put that on there because i felt like if she’s a mary j. fan then family affair has to be on there. i also think she would be into groups like debarge and the platters. with this ring definitely played at her first wedding to michael. she also really liked the think like a man soundtrack; same ol’ bs was her favorite song for like three years after that movie came out.

karen:

this might not make sense to you but it makes sense to me. karen went to an hbcu for undergrad in my heart so all the songs on here are song that have played at parties at my own hbcu. miss thing was shaking her ass to the-dream in college i’m TELLING you. i had to put bey on there because i just know karen absolutely devoured 4 and self-titled the moment they were droppped. i also think she and hen both fw tems HEAVY. burna boy is on her top 10, but hen likes him more. she did go to one of his concerts though!

maddie:

i think that maddie was is and always will be a huge aaliyah fan. she was devastated when she passed and keeps all aaliyah-related memorabilia in a shoebox in her closet that nobody is allowed to touch. for the longest time she slept in an old t shirt she got from one of her concerts. buck has a matching one because he pouted about not being able to go with her. she’s also a mariah carey girlie, but none of her newer stuff. in my head she’s the reason 13 year old buck was singing lose my breath in the shower way before he knew what the lyrics meant, and who can blame them? it’s a good ass song. i also think she likes a couple of taylor swift songs, particularly off of lover and evermore.

tommy:

this is all pulled from the songs owned by tommy kinard playlist on spotify. doesn’t even need an explanation, it’s canon to me until it gets proved otherwise. whoever made that playlist deserves good things their way.

[simplytrina]

Older & Wiser?

Just a few days ago- I made a post about "doing it for the plot"

Now before I even posted that entry I knew that... maybe I should reconsider doing it for the plot.

The person who I..."revisted"came from before- we had history.

We went to undergrad together, he was very attractive, I had a crush, he found out, we talked and chatted for a while- we messed around off and on, but it was never anything serious.

The one time I thought he was was single, I asked if I was stepping on any toes by talking to him and he said I wasn't and that if he was- he didn't care.

Come to find out he had a full gf- a girl I knew.

Fast forward to him having 2 kids and us not talking for a good 10 years and here we are in present day.

I was one of those ...HBCU love... see you at Homecoming type of vibe.

We finally connected and talked and hung out...

I think I had it all wrong...I don't want to do it for the plot because I want so much more.

I do not get the "I want more" vibe from him- I get the "Im here for a good time and not a long time" vibe from him

either way... Ive got to do what makes me feel good- in the long run.

This... did not

[rebeleden]

Men’s Day Assembly Featuring T J Holmes

TJ WAS PREDATORY PUBLIC PENIS AS AN UNDERGRAD

SEE HIS TWO BLACK PARENTS HEREIN. THEY MET AT HBCU UAPB

NEVER MARRY PREDATORY PUBLIC PENIS

CC RABID BAMA COLORISM

CC RABID MISOGYNOIR AND BLACK FEMICIDE

THEY GET THE SAME BLACK MEN

[vegasvagus]

The other day my granddad came up to me telling me about the potential of some people being rude or projecting or something to me if (when?) I go to a HBCU for medical school since I went to a PWI for undergrad. And honestly? Idk why anyone would feel some type of way

[officialkairose]

This child just took me right on out 🤦🏽‍♀️🤣🤣🤣 Posted @withregram • @blackexcellencexx “Jayden broke” 😂 ——————————————————————————— To be featured FOLLOW & DM @blackexcellencexx S/O using #BlackX . . #blackexcellencexx #blackgirlmagic #blackmen #blackmengraduate #graduation #blackgrads #collegegrad #undergrad #blackqueen #gradszn #graduationpictures #blackhistory #Blackexcellence #blackandhooded #hbcu #hbcugrad #blacklivesmatter #BLM #masteredit #blackgradsmatter #blackscholar #Classof20 #Classof2020 #blackwomenwithdegrees #blacklove https://www.instagram.com/p/CGIcxcslKwK/?igshid=1p6km4wwm4xdq

[sweet-amour]

8 days away from alumna status ✨

[sbrown82]

I went to an HBCU for my undergrad. Got my master’s from NYU where I was one of the only Black people in the program I chose (it was mostly Asians). Mind you, I didn’t even have a computer, and I was shocked (not really) when I scored the highest on my final exam and they published my thesis! So…🤷🏾‍♀️

[nbcnightlynews]

Ruth Simmons, the first African-American Ivy League president, came out of retirement to lead Prairie View A&M University in Texas.

She spoke to NBC News’ David Gura about how she's driven to continue helping students — just as educators had helped her when she was young.

[poetiiicnjustus]

Bowie State Wins Third-Straight CIAA Title with 17-7 Victory Over Fayetteville State Trio of Bulldogs Named to BOXTOROW HBCU All-America Football Team https://t.co/PnIprbuRQO CIAAchamps congrats!! @SimGat @BSU_Sports_Info @CoachSewell_BSU let’s keep it going job not finished #darkside HBCU 2021 Rushing Leaders 1322 Calil Wilkins Bowie State 1035 Brett Sylve Kentucky St 1018 Caleb Johnson Mississippi Valley St 1003 Donte Edwards Miles College 993 Bishop Bonnett FAMU 955 Gary Quarles Alabama A&M 948 Sidney Gibbs Shaw #HBCUPride #HBCU #bowiestate #bowiestateuniversity #ciaachamps #CIAA #alumni #almamater #hbcugrad #undergrad #grad #gphig #groovephigroove #football #collegefootball #collegelife #collegesports #collegestudents #blackhistory #blackculture #melanatedmagnificence #calilwilkins https://www.instagram.com/p/CXxaipeLi4K/?utm_medium=tumblr

[angeliqueshow]

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[campuslately]

You Told Everybody You Wanted To Pledge What?

[parisisatrip]

So much Howard on the dash today 😍