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5 Black Colleges That Changed America

5 Black Colleges That Changed America

Adam Starr, MonsterCollege

“The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically… Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.” Martin Luther King Jr.

February is Black History Month, and MonsterCollege is celebrating the event by taking a look at the most famous black colleges in the nation. Long before Barack Obama was President, these academic institutions have demonstrated excellence by providing priceless educations for generations of American leaders. The current first lady, Michelle Obama lives in a White House that was partially built by slaves and, incredibly, her own great-great grandfather was himself a slave. Her family’s remarkable history reminds us how such academic institutions enable progress and constant self-improvement through the twin beacons of perseverance and education.


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    ShanaiC3

    about 22 hours ago

    SpeLmaN

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    kingster

    1 day ago

    harvard.............................!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!???????????????????????????????????/

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    SimeonN3

    3 days ago

    Virginia State University

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    shwiggle

    4 days ago

    FAMU Tallahassee Florida is the best!!!

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    BukkyS2

    6 days ago

    I cant wait til I attend Delware State University next semester...HBCUs are a go!

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    Natomas

    6 days ago

    HBCUs are great, but what if I want to stay in California. Anyone seen any good articles on which colleges in the West are best for African-Americans?

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    DominiqueJ49

    7 days ago

    Hampton Unversity!!!! Rock it out for the Blue and White!!

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    cdepps

    9 days ago

    Lincoln or Die!

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    Erukungu

    10 days ago

    this nie

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    DadraE

    14 days ago

    TUSKEEGEE UNIVERSITY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

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    bjamalc1991

    15 days ago

    Jackson State!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    SharrellJ3

    16 days ago

    MSU...MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY!!!

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    Julianna_Kirksey

    16 days ago

    I am most definetly PRO-HBCU!!. I got into Alabama A&M University, Clark Atlanta University, Philander Smith University, and one of the most important in the world Fisk University. My great-grandfather went to Fisk as a Pre-Med student and my aunt also taught there. I am so proud of myself for getting accepted to those colleges. Our forefathers DID NOT fight and die for anything!!....

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    Smangum19

    16 days ago

    CAU

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    Dr_DEP

    18 days ago

    Et Facta Est Lux
    Morehouse College

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