attending a HBCU is one of the best things a student can do to further his or her education. i have always appreciated the education i received from Johnson C Smith Univ and am very pleased with my daughter's attendance at NC A & T State Univ. my Eastern Star Chapter is sponsoring a bus tour of HBCUs in Feb 2004. the schools we are visiting will be: JCSU, Barber Scotia, NC A & T SU, NC Central, Va State, UMES, & Howard Univ. if there are any grads or current students of these schools that would be willing to assist to show these students the richness of HBCUs, please contact me at 704-299-1331 or e mail me at oes_princess@yahoo.com. :lol: