Historically black colleges and universities

Why I Think the Way Black People Are Treated Is Harmful. “Black people aren’t that good of a race right now” Today I’m going to be talking about why the way black people are treated is harmful. At the moment black people are still experiencing oppression and neglection, we do know that this is a country that was made by enslaved people, for white people. Take for instance, film was made to make “normal” people look the best they could. So a color reference card for “normal” film was made, These…

most controversial part of these programs is their use of minimal levels of required minority participation. “Affirmative action policies are those in which an institution or organization actively engages in efforts to improve opportunities for historically excluded groups in American society”ncsl. Affirmative Action has left many people out in the cold, it allows people to be chosen by looks over skills .The term Affirmative Action was first used in the United States in "Executive Order…

male African American was an even scarcer oddity in itself. Dr. Mays graduated from South Carolina State College at Orangeburg as the valedictorian in 1916 while only attending school one-third of the year. Although, Dr. Mays graduated valedictorian, his educational palette was still thirsty for knowledge. Not only was it odd for a poor young African American male to actually try to pursue a college education, but it was even more odd to have the type of tenacity Dr. Mays possessed at such a…

rise when white college applicants began to take legal action against public universities and medical over the admission process. While some people suggest affirmative action enhances students learning experiences, others argue that instead of using race as a factor they should use socioeconomic factors in the admission process. Nevertheless, while diversity is important in medical education, I have disagreements with certain aspects in affirmative action procedures. Cornell University Law…

executive director, stated that the overall goal of the organization is to be able to provide an education for inmates no matter what their records are, no matter how long they will be incarcerated, whether it is for a short time or a lifetime. Cornell University Prison project wants to be able to assist the students, so that they can have a set of skills and the ability to be productive and engaged citizens, whether they are in prison or out in the community. To be able to see the change that…

INTRODUCTION Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have been and are critical drivers of social mobility and social change in the Black community. Since their founding they have had missions to provide access and opportunity for Black people when they were excluded or denied admittance elsewhere. Today, HBCUs continue close the societal and economic gaps that exist for Black people in America. HBCUs represent just three percent of institutions of higher education, enroll less than…

Africa and its people have been molded and grown into the prosperous place that it is today. Factors that led to this are the African slave trade, the survival of slavery, the economic and social development of America and the south, and went on to conquer slavery in 1865. Africa is home to a large majority of the world’s population. In this day and age when getting a blood test numbers as low as 1% of African American decent can be found in almost every body tested. In fact occasions of…

War, including that within education. With the introduction of Jim Crow laws in the South, schools and colleges were among the institutions mandated to segregate blacks into “separate but equal” facilities; very rarely were these schools and educations equal. The poorer state of primary schooling for black students would naturally leave them in a much more difficult position to be accepted to college, if they were even allowed an opportunity to apply. In the face of these racially discriminating…

Growing up, many of us have obtained some knowledge on greek-letter organizations somehow. Whether we have all seen movies about colleges that are fraternity and sorority based or through social media. They’ve given us a little insight on the college life and if you’re like me, these moves have gotten you inspired and excited for college. They’ve shown us the crazy parties, the popularity, the step battles, and the harsh hazing as well. Even though we see an abundance of what goes on in these…

League colleges has not increased between 1992 and 2011, despite the doubling of their college-age population. This restriction … has had a larger impact than Harvard’s 1925 Jewish quota”…