HBCU Factoids!
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Started by WileECoyote06
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Feb 2006
In honor of black history month (and also to further my own pursuit of information to be turned into questions for my Honda team), I think we should use the days of February to post HBCU factoids.
They don't have to be about your own school, and every bit of information helps.
To begin I have two:
Virginia State University was the first college for blacks to be state-supported.
Wiley College was the first college for blacks found west of the Mississippi River.
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:arrow: Howard University was originally founded as a theological seminary for training of Black ministers in 1866, after the freeing of slaves. The original name was "Howard Normal and Theological Institute for the Education of Teachers and Preachers". In 1867, the name was changed to Howard University
:arrow: Our campus newspaper, "The Hilltop", was founded by literature great and HU alumn, Zora Neale Hurston
:arrow: We have our own television studio on campus, WHUT-TV which is a PBS affiliate and produces student productions as well as professional.
:arrow: There are two radio stations located on campus, WHBC, our student ran station, and WHUR, a top 5 rated r&b station in the district.
:arrow: Thurgood Marshall, a Howard alumn, as well as other notable graduates from our well respected school of law, were influential forces in the Brown vs. Board of Education case, which was monumental in putting an end to segregation in public schools.
:arrow: Thurgood Marshall, Howard alumn, was the first African American man to hold the position of Supreme Court Judge.
:arrow: Phylisia Rashaad, an HU alumn, was he first African American woman to recieve a Tony Award for "Best Actress".
:arrow: 5 of the Greek organizations in the NPHC were founded at Howard University. They include: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, and Zeta Phi Beta Sorority.
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Blutifully Human wrote::arrow: Howard University was originally founded as a theological seminary for training of Black ministers in 1866, after the freeing of slaves. The original name was "Howard Normal and Theological Institute for the Education of Teachers and Preachers". In 1867, the name was changed to Howard University :arrow: Our campus newspaper, "The Hilltop", was founded by literature great and HU alumn, Zora Neale Hurston :arrow: We have our own television studio on campus, WHUT-TV which is a PBS affiliate and produces student productions as well as professional. :arrow: There are two radio stations located on campus, WHBC, our student ran station, and WHUR, a top 5 rated r&b station in the district. :arrow: Thurgood Marshall, a Howard alumn, as well as other notable graduates from our well respected school of law, were influential forces in the Brown vs. Board of Education case, which was monumental in putting an end to segregation in public schools. :arrow: Thurgood Marshall, Howard alumn, was the first African American man to hold the position of Supreme Court Judge. :arrow: Phylisia Rashaad, an HU alumn, was he first African American woman to recieve a Tony Award for "Best Actress". :arrow: 5 of the Greek organizations in the NPHC were founded at Howard University. They include: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, and Zeta Phi Beta Sorority.
