Not So Black and White: A community's divided history
WFSU Public Media
9 episodes
4 months ago
Historically Black Colleges and Universities, known as HBCUs, are in a period of resurgence. They have more status thanks to high-profile business partnerships and celebrity endorsements. They have more money due to recent increases in federal support and philanthropic giving. For many Black students who could have gone to prominent, mostly white schools, HBCUs have become their first choice.Since 2010, overall college enrollment has been on a steady decline. And during the pandemic, it plummeted 9.6%, according to the Education Data Initiative which uses federal figures to track the numbers. But since the pandemic, HBCUs are seeing a surge that predominantly white institutions are not.
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Historically Black Colleges and Universities, known as HBCUs, are in a period of resurgence. They have more status thanks to high-profile business partnerships and celebrity endorsements. They have more money due to recent increases in federal support and philanthropic giving. For many Black students who could have gone to prominent, mostly white schools, HBCUs have become their first choice.Since 2010, overall college enrollment has been on a steady decline. And during the pandemic, it plummeted 9.6%, according to the Education Data Initiative which uses federal figures to track the numbers. But since the pandemic, HBCUs are seeing a surge that predominantly white institutions are not.
Who is guarding Black culture? Seeking keepers in Tallahassee
Not So Black and White: A community's divided history
30 minutes
3 years ago
Who is guarding Black culture? Seeking keepers in Tallahassee
The racial and social justice movements over the past several years are being met with blow back. Recently, Florida has been at the forefront of a growing push to downplay or gloss over the history and stories of Black Americans. Now, Black historians, academics and activists are fighting back in an effort to protect and preserve their stories.
Not So Black and White: A community's divided history
Historically Black Colleges and Universities, known as HBCUs, are in a period of resurgence. They have more status thanks to high-profile business partnerships and celebrity endorsements. They have more money due to recent increases in federal support and philanthropic giving. For many Black students who could have gone to prominent, mostly white schools, HBCUs have become their first choice.Since 2010, overall college enrollment has been on a steady decline. And during the pandemic, it plummeted 9.6%, according to the Education Data Initiative which uses federal figures to track the numbers. But since the pandemic, HBCUs are seeing a surge that predominantly white institutions are not.
