Dissing HBCU's

This morning on hot 97, the topic was historically black colleges, well anyway, people who hire for company's were saying that when they see applications and resume's from people who attend/ attended HBCU'S its an unwritten rule not to hire them. Anyway some callers felt that they would be better off going to a community college than our wonderful HBCU's. SO I just wanna hear how u guys feel about this, because it disturbed me to hear how our schools are frowned upon like we're the 13th grade. :arrow:

Did they explain why they did not pick people who attend or attened HBCU'S?

I think the culture of HBCU's and black people in general doesn't lend itself very well to the corporate structure. Generally, HBCU's give a feeling of empowerment, and integrity, which often conflicts with egomaniacal managers and misdirected company visions. Our desire and drive to be leaders and at the same time help our communities often conflicts with the bottom-line nature of power and money hungry corporate executives, therefore giving us personality clashes. In the corporate world friendships tend to be based on employee relationships and building networks. Black people tend to keep the same close-knit circle of friends and families and we often are not as social (chummy) with our white co-workers as they would like us to be. Many of us look at it as a job, or maybe even a career, but we don't let our professional and personal lives mix, because our actions are always under intense scrutiny. This often offends white people and makes them think that you are not a team player or that you dislike them as a person. As for the comments coming from Hot 97, it doesn't surprise me, considering there are not many HBCU's in the northeast (Medger-Evers) and thus their companies do not have to worry about going to HBCU's to increase company diversity. Those companies are ALWAYS on this and many other campuses in the south. I don't know any Aggies, Eagles, Rams, or Broncos who are out of work.

I hate it when people say things like that, and I don't know about them but I would much rather be at an HBCU than any other school let alone Community college, not saying that there is anything wrong with them I just wouldn't want to go to one. I hear a lot of people saying that HBCU's are inferior to other schools, but I look at it as a positive because I'm getting my education. 8)

because most people look at HBCU's as second rate joints ya know? For example... My cousin and a friend of hers worked at the same law firm. Both entered college at the same time. Both had a Bachelor's degree in the same field. Both had the same amount of experience. Both had the same job and position for the same amount of time, and both received a promotion. Now, my cousin graduated from the University of Maryland. Her friend graduated from FAMU. When they both got their promotions, my cousin received about 15,000 dollars more than her friend. I wonder why??.... But u know what my solution to that lil problem is??? Imma start my own business...then i dun need nobody to hire me! suckerzzzz!