We Need More Black HBCU/Programs (We Don't Need To Fit In With White People)

[AntiVenom]

Why does every thing come down to white acceptance for you guys?

Think about why alot of blacks do this. its because whites are the ones that sign the checks.

 

[Hiphoplives4eva]

far from it, I think you missed what I said.

When growing in that environment almost every authority figure I had to deal with was a black person. I was looked out for. I had a sense of togetherness with my people (even if I didn't learn my history there). I knew the stereotypes about us were false. I hung out with atheist, religious, frats, sorors, bands, jocks, feminist, male chauvinist, hip hop heads, classical music fans, church music fans, debated all types of thoughts & philosophies of other black folks, traveled the country to other black events. It was a Different World for me. We have a hidden gem in HBCU's. A culture that isn't promoted enough in black life. It is a 'getaway' from typical American life or even your home life. I hate that you didn't get that experience.

MyHBCU (Alcorn) prepared me to deal with this world from all types because there where white people there as well...Teachers & students

I had almost the exact same experience at Prairie View A&M. If anything, the school gave me a STRONG sense of confidence and self identity. Plus some of the friends i made there are still great friends with me till this day. For that i'm forever grateful.

 

[MostReal]

I had almost the exact same experience at Prairie View A&M. If anything, the school gave me a STRONG sense of confidence and self identity. Plus some of the friends i made there are still great friends with me till this day. For that i'm forever grateful.

SWAC Brethren, you already know what it is then
That new stadium y'all about to get going to change yalls entire gameday landscape.
Hate yall took our OC though, he was a great one

 

[Hiphoplives4eva]

SWAC Brethren, you already know what it is then
That new stadium y'all about to get going to change yalls entire gameday landscape.
Hate yall took our OC though, he was a great one

Yup. Its gonna be nice to be in the new stadium. The last stadium was absolute shyt. Literally worse than my high schools.

 

[Wild self]

Hbcus are the shyt

 

[Warren Moon]

It's still a dream of mine.
I wasn't able to transfer to a HBCU as a international student but hopefully for grad/law school

only go to howard for hbcu mba or law, otherwise u will regret ur decision greatly

 

[feelosofer]

We barely support the Black schools we have now.

 

[philmonroe]

maybe you were, I'm not speaking from a personal standpoint but a race stand point. Lets not act as if media & stereotypes don't play on the mind of us & our kids. over time the images & sound works on you. My college experience worked somewhat as an insulator against all of that

It does but I think that is a product of broken and fukked up homes more than media. That's what needs to be fixed IMO. If you have a strong family unit you are less likely to get caught like that esp on stereotypes and that's real. Most people I usually hear have them problems have stuff going on with the immediate family surroundings and I'm talking from a lack of identity, stereotypes stand point. We all probably let media/friends influence simple stuff like clothes, music, etc.

 

[MostReal]

Hbcus are the shyt

the parties after big games

 

[DPresidential]

It was and is not as simple and child like as you want to make it.
You think King was murdered because he was too nice. You have no idea what you're talking about and this smart dumb nikka malcom x and mlk comparison you militants keep making is contrived and disingenuous

Read this article: http://www.guerrillafunk.com/thoughts/doc5486a.html and actually read King's speeches, from ALL of his life, not just the I have a dream excerpt you're always given

In Dr. King's book Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community, he wrote, "Black Power, in its broad and positive meaning, is a call to Black people to amass the political and economic strength to achieve their legitimate goals. No one can deny that the negro is in dire need of this kind of legitimate power."

Dr. King also wrote, "Black Power is also a call for the pooling of Black financial resources to achieve economic security. Through the pooling of such resources and the development of habits of thrift and techniques of wise investments, the negro will be doing his share to grapple with his problem of economic deprivation. If Black Power means the development of this kind of strength within the negro community, then it is a quest for basic, necessary, legitimate power."

It is important to note, these ideas that Dr. King had on Black politics and economics, are the same positions that Malcolm X communicated in his definition on the political and economic aspects of Black Nationalism. The reason this is important is the F.B.I. felt it would be necessary to eliminate Dr. King if he was to use Black Nationalist tactics. This can be seen through the Counter Intelligence Program (COINTELPRO) of the F.B.I.

COINTELPRO was and still is, a program designed to neutralize, disrupt and dismantle black organizations. On March 4th, 1968 the F.B.I released a classified document that stated:



"Prevent the rise of a "Messiah" who could unify and electrify the militant Black Nationalist movement. Malcolm X might have been such a "messiah," he is the martyr of the movement today. Martin Luther King, Stokely Carmichael, and Elijah Muhammad all aspire to this position. Elijah Muhammad is less of a threat because of his age. King could be a real contender for this position should he abandon his supposed "obedience" to "white, liberal doctrines" (nonviolence) and embrace Black Nationalism."



On April 3rd, 1968 in Memphis Tennessee, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave the speech that is now known as "I've Been to the Mountain Top." In his speech, he stated:



"...And our agenda calls for withdrawing economic support from you. And so, as a result of this, we are asking you tonight, to go out and tell your neighbors not to buy Coca-Cola in Memphis. Go by and tell them not to buy Sealtest milk. Tell them not to buy-what is the other bread? Wonder Bread. And what is the other bread company, Jesse? Tell them not to buy Hart's bread. As Jesse Jackson has said, up to now, only the garbage men have been feeling pain; now we must kind of redistribute the pain. We are choosing these companies because they haven't been fair in their hiring policies; and we are choosing them because they can begin the process of saying, they are going to support the needs and the rights of these men who are on strike. And then they can move on downtown and tell Mayor Loeb to do what is right. But not only that, we've got to strengthen black institutions.
I call upon you to take your money out of the banks downtown and deposit your money in Tri-State Bank-we want a 'bank-in' movement in Memphis. So go by the savings and loan association. I'm not asking you something we don't do ourselves at SCLC. Judge Hooks and others will tell you that we have an account here in the savings and loan association from the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. We're just telling you to follow what we're doing. Put your money there. You have six or seven black insurance companies in Memphis. Take out your insurance there. We want to have an 'insurance-in.' Now these are some practical things we can do. We begin the process of building a greater economic base. And at the same time, we are putting pressure where it really hurts. I ask you to follow through here."


King was shot one day after this speech calling for mass black group economics and empowerment. This is the man who organized one of the most succesful boycotts in American history with the Montgomery bus boycott. Do you realize what this man would have accomplished.

They feed you King now as some sort of passive activist who only wanted to live under whites. Those were strategies.

fukk you breh.

"Where Do We Go From Here" has been at the bottom of the queue for me. But now, after finishing "The Cross & the Lynching Tree"(MUST READ) you make me want to start reading this ASAP.

But good points.

 

[CodeBlaMeVi]

See, that's what I'm talking about.

Educate yourself on how blacks are perceived in Hispanic/Latin American society, East Asian society, Middle Eastern Society, Indian society, Jewish society and then come back. Also educate yourself on how whites are viewed in all of the above societies

Long story short, we're more or less looked at with contempt by every other race. Of course there's exceptions but dont try and take the exception and make it the rule

Those people aren't fond of crackers either but crackers positioned themselves that you have to deal with them. That's all we have to do.

 

[CodeBlaMeVi]

We I get rich, I am going to give to some select hbcus just because they are ours. We need to stop doing the cac mens work and making whatever we have inferior compared to cacs. Simple as that and even if it is inferior, do not treat it as such.

 

[ridedolo]

It's actualy sad to see black people shyt on hbcus and praise pwi.
The system of racism white supremacy is deep.

 

[SirReginald]

It's actualy sad to see black people shyt on hbcus and praise pwi.
The system of racism white supremacy is deep.

Yeah man it's showing in this thread

 

[Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson]

MLK went & graduated from an HBCU
and what do you think Predominately White institutions are?

i thawt obomma invented hbcus?