This week’s blog post was written by guest blogger, Brittany Burton. Brittany is currently a student at Howard University in Washington, D.C. as well as an entertainment and fashion blogger. I felt that it was time to hear what was on the minds of those in the Millennial Generation. After reading Brittany’s blog post, please go and check out her blog at http://brittanyb941.wordpress.com/.
When discussing Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), I
become very passionate. As an African American, I feel they are so important to
the community. I believe that HBCUs help black students gain a sense of
identity, learn more in depth about our heritage, better acquaints us with issues
going on within the black community, and shows that African Americans can
academically achieve success after high school. Having said that, almost a
third of all doctoral degrees awarded in the sciences to African Americans,
went to men and women who attended HBCUs as undergraduates.
The rich culture that HBCUs have cannot be found anywhere else. Almost
completing my first semester of my sophomore year majoring in broadcast
journalism at Howard University, I personally have learned so much knowledge
about my people and what it means to be black in America. Growing up, I often
wondered how people such as Sean Combs, Oprah Winfrey and Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr. got their starts, and then I learned they all attended HBCUs. I
believe that HBCUs are gold mines in the African American community because it
is one of the only things the government has not taken away from us.
