Not only are HBCU’s competing with mainstream colleges and universities, they’re competing with online universities, community colleges, technical schools and the military. The President and several candidates propose ways to make community college and even some four-year colleges free to attend. What will this do to my beloved HBCUs?
And now this rash of bad publicity could be the final nail in the coffin.
But it doesn’t have to be. Sadly, I’m certain that more HBCUs will shut down in the coming years, but not all. But the survivors will have to become stronger than ever.
We can see to that by:
- Making candidates aware of how important HBCU’s are to us as voters.
- Being committed to sending our children to HBCU’s that are meeting the standards we require for our children.
- Giving back to HBCU’s with our money, our time and our talent. Let’s not give our best to everyone else!
My children, both HBCU grads, are parents now and the plan is for all five of the babies to attend HBCU’s. We will have the same concerns as any mom or dad or grandparent with students currently enrolled at HBCUs.
But at the end of the day, we won’t be able to ensure their safety on campus, at off-campus housing or at a homecoming parade any more than we could ensure it in a movie theater, a pre-school or a church. That’s the way of the world.
Guns are too easy to get in this country, and with the easy purchase of firearms come the shootings of innocent people.
Historically Black colleges and universities will have to find ways to become more competitive. That’s a given. But those of us who have a vested interest in HBCU’s succeeding must do our parts too.
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