Well I think its possible to get a lot out of a PWI or an HBCU. It just depends on the person and how hard they are willing to work. Not everyone who goes to a PWI is gonna be successful just like going to a HBCU is no promise of success. However I do think, based on what I saw with my high school classmates that a lot of Black people go to HBCU's just because they feel more comfortable around their own people. Either way u can make it work
R-Tistic
from Los Angeles, CA
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Jul 2004
Damn..I got to this topic late so everything I would have said has pretty much been said.
Choklatpoet, you have some valid points, and I know that you probably get mad being that you are one of the few that don't attend an HBCU, but you also say some very negative things that basically cancel out all of your good points. "And what the fucck is identifying with us?? .. Being late?? .. using incorrect grammar?? .. Limited vocabulary?? .. "Soul Food" .. Hip Hop?? .. Ignorant??" - that right there just turned me off from the rest of your post. You mentioned stereotypes that most whites like to look at us and see, instead of the positive things that chanel highlighted. I went to a high school that was only 15% black, and even the blacks there were brainwashed into thinking that all blacks could be was rappers or atheletes. But at FAMU, I was learning a lot more about black history than I did before, and I was learning it from blacks my age, who dressed like me and all else, and some of them were also atheletes and rappers at the same time, just showing how talented and diverse we are.
And just a word of advice...you are on an HBCU website...so of course people here are going to speak highly of HBCUs and not as high as PWIs. So even if everything said about PWIs isn't right, I hope you will correct those things, but when you come disrespecting HBCUs and black people in general, you definitely don't get respect.
i would have to agree with everyone who said that HBCU's give you a chance to find yourself and learn more about your culture. i go to a predominantly white and asian school and everyday i feel like i'm missing something. i'm finding myself having to teach my fellow students about my culture when i'm just starting to learn about it myself. so i think that we have been being prepared for white corporate america from the time we are born. all of us deserve to have those four years (at least) in which we can be surrounded by dozens of varieties of beautiful black people, if that is what we choose. people who go to HBCU's aren't ignoring reality, in my opinion. they clearly see the reality and what to make the most of the time they have. anyways...that's my take on the situation. oh and by the way, i live in cali where there are no HBCU's at all. so those who live in a state with an HBCU or two, feel blessed. i think you are.
i would have to agree with everyone who said that HBCU's give you a chance to find yourself and learn more about your culture. i go to a predominantly white and asian high school and everyday i feel like i'm missing something. i'm finding myself having to teach my fellow students about my culture when i'm just starting to learn about it myself. i think that we have been being prepared for white corporate america from the time we are born so all of us deserve to have those four years (at least) in which we can be surrounded by dozens of varieties of beautiful black people, if that is what we choose. people who go to HBCU's aren't ignoring reality, in my opinion. they clearly see the reality and want to make the most of the time they have. anyways...that's my take on the situation. oh and by the way, i live in cali where there are no HBCU's at all. so those who live in a state with an HBCU or two, feel blessed. i think you are.
I think that it is a big misconception that HBCU's don't properly prepare African-American students for the "Real World". This is yet another again of the mental programming that "white is right". I attend an HBCU and will tell you first hand that you will be more prepared for the "Real World" that at a predominately white institution. HBCU's provides an atmosphere that is conducive to black people, you are not just another number. Not to mention the fact you will be surrounded by other aspiring African-American's that will motivate you. And to be honest, you determine what institution will best prepare you for the "real world" by the effort that you put forth in class. Because the truth is, some people go to Harvard and learn nothing. And anybody at any HBCU will tell you, the standing in lines for housing and the administration, and callin them to make sure that your business is together is definitely preparation for the "Real World"
