What’s behind the recent surge in high-profile Black academic talent chosing HBCUs? Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of the 1619 project… Nikole Hannah-Jones and critically-acclaimed author Ta-Nehisi Coates are coming to Howard University. For several HBCUs… there’s been a significant increase in student enrollment as well. We discuss the decision to choose an HBCU over a PWI.
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Risikat “Kat” Okedeyi, Professor, Prince George’s Community College, Ajunct Professor, Bowie State University
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Dr. Greg Carr, Chair, Afro-American Studies, Howard University