Free tuition for HBCUS

The president of Howard University Dr. Wayne Frederick propose that HBCUS should be added into the plan for free tuition at community colleges for two years. He wants others to have the same high quality education for free, so that they can have the same opportunities. Personally,  I don't think that HBCUS should be added to the plan. HBCUS are their own school while community college is where you go to get your basic credits to move on to another college, like an HBCU.  If these schools want more students to come, then they should give out more full rides, or be more giving with financial aid.  Adding HBCUS to the community college plan will not help these schools.  

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The demise of an already slippery slope

HBCUS are neglected more and more ever since the Brown vs Board of Education case ended separation of schools.  Most kids first choice is an Ivy league,or a well known state school. HBCUS are put on the back burner. Another reason why kids don't go to HBCUS anymore is because some of those schools have problems that can be too much to handle.  Even though I would still go to a HBCU I know that there are still some big problems that need to be fixed, but these schools should not be neglected because of some strange ideology that HBCUS have worse education than other schools, because that is not true.  These schools not only give a great education,  but they spotlight black people making a name for themselves everyday.

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Mentorship

Sometimes students need support from people who have had experience with your career, just to give some encouragement to make it through the college journey. Mentorship not give great relationships that can last for years, but they also develop important connections that can help students in the long run. For African Americans, mentorship is vital in college. In world that is set up against black people, it can benefit other African Americans by seeing their own kind making their own kinds of success in America. Also, some kids need a little boost during college. Something that will help them brave through the struggles. Nurturing is one of the best concepts, but it is often neglected

Thanks to this article for inspiring to make this post

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National Society of Black Engineers

Even if you don't want (or afford) to go to a HBCU, there are always organizations that you could join that support black people, but this one means a lot to me because it relates to what I would like to major in: Engineering!

The National Society of Black Engineers has five objectives, as stated on their website:

There are a lot of chapters in different colleges and even some in participating high schools and middle schools. The organization does frequent competitions for children interested and engineering from middle school to high school and it gives out scholarships and helps to establish connections in the Engineering field for college students.

It is great to see organizations owned by black people, for black people, and out to further black excellence

Famous HBCU Graduates

It may come as a shock to you but there are a lot of famous and influential people who came from HBCUS, here is a list of some of my favorites

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. went to Morehouse

Taraji P. Henson went to Howard

Common went to Florida A&M

Erykah Badu went to Grambling but dropped out

I hope this post shows that it's HBCUS have some very well known graduates and that could be you someday!!!!!!!!!!!

The Infamous debate: PWIs Vs HBCUS

Now this talk about about which college is the right one has been going on for a while, I even remember when I was little some of the adults that I remember would talk about how nobody should go to an HBCU. On the other side, others would defend HBCUs and how they are the only college for African Americans. So who was right?

In my opinion, both of the sides are wrong because you cannot praise one and bash the other, it just makes the other side seem bias. People have to recognize that you can still defend HBCUs while valuing PWIs because they have there place in America (i know all these UVA and University of Okhalhoma scandals make it seem like they don't). Now for me, I never thought I would say that last sentence because I thought that most PWIs were hurting the black community, but that is not true. The fact that African Americans are going to college is a feat in itself and the last thing other African Americans need to do is shame someone because they chose a PWI over a HBCU. Especially when money comes into play; God knows how expensive it is to even apply for college, let along stay for four years.

To sum it all up: If you get accepted to a PWI with a scholarship and a good program for your major Vs. no scholarship to an HBCU, you should choose the PWI and vice verse with HBCUs. Don't look at HBCUS as places that are easy to get into or not as rigorous as PWIs. I think what I am trying to say here is do not go in debt for college, even if it is your dream school.

The Black Ivy League

Now everyone knows about the Ivy colleges (Princeton, Harvard, Columbia, and the rest of them) that have taken over the hearts of most high school students because they emulate the highest class of colleges of America, But, there is another choice for all you high school juniors and seniors and its the Black Ivies!!!!!!!

Honestly, these are just schools that some magazine deemed the best, but it has a cool name to it

   Now this is a pretty outdated (like 1998 or 99 outdated) so I will put some of my favorite HBCUS mixed in with old favorites. And I am not going to be too in depth with these colleges and say more of my opinion on them (because there is always Google)

(in no particular order) 

1. Hampton University
This school is located in Hampton, Virginia know as the school "by the water". It is one of the oldest and has one of the biggest endowments for HBCUS toppling at 288 million . For the longest time this was my dream school. I was set on going here because they have really good program for engineering (they also have a five year program for medicine) , but then I saw some bad reviews on their dorms and that turned me off, but this school still has a special place in my heart. 

2. Spellman College 
Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this school is one of the top liberal arts school in the country (like around the ranks of Swathmore, Harverford top). I never was interested in Spellman because it had the two things that I did not want in a school, all girls and in the south, but it is a really good school. If you want an all girls college in the south, you should definetely check out Spellman. 

3. Morehouse College 
Also located in Atlanta, Georgia, it is also one the top liberal arts schools in America, maybe even higher than Spellman. Now I never considered this school because it is all boys but it a top notch school, it might be one of the best HBCUS too. 

4. Fisk University
Located in Nashville, Tennessee this is also a liberal arts school, but it has a very unique program. Its natural sciences graduates the most African Americans, who go on to get PhDs, than any other college in America. So if you want to go there for any science degrees, then Fisk is just for you!

5. Tuskegee University
Located in Tuskegee, Alabama and founded by the well know Booker T. Washington, it is one of the top HBCUs. I heard that its engineering program is very prestigious and well known in the HBCU. I was actually considering Tuskegee just for its engineering program, but it is in the South so I probably will not apply, but if you don't mind the south I would suggest Tuskegee (they also have a tution free scholarship for those who have high GPAs and SAT or ACT scores) 

6. Howard University
Located in our nation's capital Washington, DC and known as the "mecca" Howard is (for me) the best HBCU. I try not to play favorites but there so much to like about Howard. Many of their undergraduates go on the top graduate schools like Harvard and Yale. The location is perfect because there is so much to do in DC area and there are various undergraduate and graduate programs at Howard. They also have a full tuition scholarship which is definitely plus. Howard is my number one choice right now for colleges, but something may change, but even if it does I would still recommend Howard to the fullest. 

Happy college searching!!!!!!!!!! :)