I just wanted to know why you guys are going to HBCU's. I think that
other colleges are great but college is about more than getting a degree, it's about getting a complete education. A complete education consist of learning about the world, why your are hear, what are going to do in life and most importantly it's about learning about yourself. Now other colleges can fulfill all of those but an HBCU is obviously the best to learn about yourself and your people. I personally got accepted into some of the top colleges in the nation but I would turn down Harvard to go to an HBCU!
College should be more than just and education it should be an experience. and i cant imagine myself anywhere else. For 4 years of my life i was consumed and associated with wealthy Italian and Irish at a prestigace all boys private school in brooklyn. It wil always be memorable to me but i think that its best for me to be surrounded by people who understand me more, not that im takin anything away from Xaverian its just that i gotta keep it movin. My graduating class has bout 300 kids and at lunch u see a sea of white kids than you have two tables filled with the crossover black kids, and a lil while later you have the us the athletic black guys from the hood who you would never expect that they were 80+ students. It aint like we segregated its like we got the most in common. My school aint racist at all except for the principal who doesnt want to see the black athletes live always givin us a hard time always on our backs. waiitn for a chance to see us slip so he can kick us out. It aint gona happen cause we here strong representing for our families who sacrificed alot for us to get in there. Wow im rambling on i need to stop but HBCu is where i need to be
argeeing with what everyone already said...i have no regrets to going to an HBCU or attending A&T...i know i wouldn't have learned or experienced half the stuff if i went to a PWI...and i am the first to go to an HBCU on my mom side of the family and it has showed nothing but good things and has helped me to understand myself even better than ever...
well, I am pleased to see all of the wonderful responses and I generally agree with most of them. And big ups to Calvin for another well thought out post.......well done, my son :lol:
You KNOW I taught you everything you know.....
Anyways, why do I want to go to a black school?? That's like asking why is the ocean so deep.......why is the sky blue? I am sure there are answers to the question, but right now I can't think of them off hand. Its like falling in love with someone, you can't think of all reasons why you love them exactly, you just know you do. and if anyone tries to tell you wrong, no matter who they are, you stick by your love. Well, that's the connection between me and Howard. For me, it is the greatest school in the world. Most importantly I FINALLY WANT TO BE IN A PLACE WHERE I AM SURROUNDED BY INTELLIGENT BLACK PEOPLE!!! During my high school years, most of the black people.....or just I say ni99as didn't really do anything. they were just shuffling through life. I and three other blacks are like the cream of the crop. The rest at my school are either asian or hispanic, or russian. Also, another reason I wanna go to Howard is because I feel more comfortable around my people. Other people can't relate when I talk about the hood, or certain movies, or even certain types of food that black people are used to. They definitely can't relate to my purpose of educating my people, and helping us elevate to the greatness that are ancestors acheived so long ago. I know at Howard I will finally have the opportunity to learn about African and African American history, and read African American literature, aside from the usual Maya Angelou and Richard Wright. I want to be able to have a class discussion about racism in America, and the plight of the black community. Where else would I go besides an HBCU that would give me the opportunity to take Swahili as a foreign language?? Or have a majority of my teachers coming from the Motherland?? I don't know many. also, at many PWIs, most the of the blacks there were "fake". Too out of touch with their ghetto past, they didn't really care about "black" people and how to help the community, they just cared about themselves and making money. I hope at Howard things are different, but I have a feeling my brothas and sistas won't let me down.
All in all, I love being around my people, and too many white peole makes me nervous--point blank.
GOD BLESS THE HBCU.....AND THE GHETTO THAT CONTAINS IT!!!!
that is all; this your local revolutionary signing off......
well, I am pleased to see all of the wonderful responses and I generally agree with most of them. And big ups to Calvin for another well thought out post.......well done, my son :lol:
You KNOW I taught you everything you know.....
Anyways, why do I want to go to a black school?? That's like asking why is the ocean so deep.......why is the sky blue? I am sure there are answers to the question, but right now I can't think of them off hand. Its like falling in love with someone, you can't think of all reasons why you love them exactly, you just know you do. and if anyone tries to tell you wrong, no matter who they are, you stick by your love. Well, that's the connection between me and Howard. For me, it is the greatest school in the world. Most importantly I FINALLY WANT TO BE IN A PLACE WHERE I AM SURROUNDED BY INTELLIGENT BLACK PEOPLE!!! During my high school years, most of the black people.....or just I say ni99as didn't really do anything. they were just shuffling through life. I and three other blacks are like the cream of the crop. The rest at my school are either asian or hispanic, or russian. Also, another reason I wanna go to Howard is because I feel more comfortable around my people. Other people can't relate when I talk about the hood, or certain movies, or even certain types of food that black people are used to. They definitely can't relate to my purpose of educating my people, and helping us elevate to the greatness that are ancestors acheived so long ago. I know at Howard I will finally have the opportunity to learn about African and African American history, and read African American literature, aside from the usual Maya Angelou and Richard Wright. I want to be able to have a class discussion about racism in America, and the plight of the black community. Where else would I go besides an HBCU that would give me the opportunity to take Swahili as a foreign language?? Or have a majority of my teachers coming from the Motherland?? I don't know many. also, at many PWIs, most the of the blacks there were "fake". Too out of touch with their ghetto past, they didn't really care about "black" people and how to help the community, they just cared about themselves and making money. I hope at Howard things are different, but I have a feeling my brothas and sistas won't let me down.
All in all, I love being around my people, and too many white peole makes me nervous--point blank.
GOD BLESS THE HBCU.....AND THE GHETTO THAT CONTAINS IT!!!!
that is all; this your local revolutionary signing off......
**WIPING TEARS FROM EYES**
**PROUD OF ALL THE RESPONSES THAT MY BROTHAS AND SISTAHS POSTED**
EVERYONE SUMMED IT ALL UP. I JUST CANT WAIT TO TAKE AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES. BECUZ IN HISTORY CLASS THEY ACT LIKE BLACK FOLKS WASNT INVENTED UNTIL 1980 IT WAS ALWAYS ABOUT THE WHITE FOLKS AND HOW THEY FOUGHT FOR THEIR COUNTRY, AND YOU NEVER HEARD ABOUT THE AFRICAN AMERICANS UNTIL IT WAS TIME TO PICK SUM COTTON OR GETTING BEATINGS FOR SNEAKIN INTO AN EMPTY ROOM TRYING TO LEARN HOW TO READ.
I CANT GO TO A WHITE SCHOOL, I WONT FIT IN. I WOULD BE THE ONLY ONE WITH A BADUNKADUNK .IF I WAS TO WALK INTO HARVARD ALL THE WHITE PEOPLE WPOULD BE ASKIN IF I WAS THE NEW MAID!! :evil:
**NOT GOING FOR THAT SHYT**
I WANT TO BE ABLE TO RECIEVE A GOOD EDUCATION, I HAVE BEEN TRAINED BY THE WHITES FOR TOO LONG ITS TIME TO LEARN FROM MY INTELLIGENT AFRICAN AMERICAN LEADERS THAT WILL NOT LIE NOR HOLD THE TRUTH BACK FROM ME. THEY WILL HELP ME BETTER MYSELF FOR THE FUTURE. THEY WILL ALSO PREPARE ME FOR ALL THE BULLSH*T THE WHYTES WILL TRY TO THROW IN MY WAY TO SLOW ME DOWN.
I WILL GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL IN MAY 05, I DONT KNOW WHICH HBCU I WILL BE ATTENDING BUT I DO KNOW THAT I WILL BE ATTENDING ONE AND CANT WAIT TO MEET ALL THE BEAUTIFUL BLACK FACES THERE.
YOU DONT HAVE TO GO TO A WHYTE SCHOOL TO RECIEVE A GOOD EDUCATION!!!
I want to go to an HBCU because all my life I have went to a mostly white school with very few blacks. It was ok but when I get to college I want a change and something different. Even though I have learned alot going to and PW school its just I don't feel I know enough about myself and where I came from. I couldn't pick what high school I went to but I can pick a college and I want a BIG change!!!!!
wow, this could be "****" lol, but for real, the reason i'm transfering to a HBCU is for a personal reason, I have attended a PW school for two years, it was cool and I love it, but I want to attend a HBCU to experience something new, and interact with people within my culture. I want to prove to the world that i could go far with a HBCU degree. I've been so apart from my culture now is the time for me to come back to it, and learn what being black is really about!!!!!!!
well, I am pleased to see all of the wonderful responses and I generally agree with most of them. And big ups to Calvin for another well thought out post.......well done, my son :lol:
You KNOW I taught you everything you know.....
Anyways, why do I want to go to a black school?? That's like asking why is the ocean so deep.......why is the sky blue? I am sure there are answers to the question, but right now I can't think of them off hand. Its like falling in love with someone, you can't think of all reasons why you love them exactly, you just know you do. and if anyone tries to tell you wrong, no matter who they are, you stick by your love. Well, that's the connection between me and Howard. For me, it is the greatest school in the world. Most importantly I FINALLY WANT TO BE IN A PLACE WHERE I AM SURROUNDED BY INTELLIGENT BLACK PEOPLE!!! During my high school years, most of the black people.....or just I say ni99as didn't really do anything. they were just shuffling through life. I and three other blacks are like the cream of the crop. The rest at my school are either asian or hispanic, or russian. Also, another reason I wanna go to Howard is because I feel more comfortable around my people. Other people can't relate when I talk about the hood, or certain movies, or even certain types of food that black people are used to. They definitely can't relate to my purpose of educating my people, and helping us elevate to the greatness that are ancestors acheived so long ago. I know at Howard I will finally have the opportunity to learn about African and African American history, and read African American literature, aside from the usual Maya Angelou and Richard Wright. I want to be able to have a class discussion about racism in America, and the plight of the black community. Where else would I go besides an HBCU that would give me the opportunity to take Swahili as a foreign language?? Or have a majority of my teachers coming from the Motherland?? I don't know many. also, at many PWIs, most the of the blacks there were "fake". Too out of touch with their ghetto past, they didn't really care about "black" people and how to help the community, they just cared about themselves and making money. I hope at Howard things are different, but I have a feeling my brothas and sistas won't let me down.
All in all, I love being around my people, and too many white peole makes me nervous--point blank.
GOD BLESS THE HBCU.....AND THE GHETTO THAT CONTAINS IT!!!!
that is all; this your local revolutionary signing off......
IT WAS ALWAYS ABOUT THE WHITE FOLKS AND HOW THEY FOUGHT FOR THEIR COUNTRY, AND YOU NEVER HEARD ABOUT THE AFRICAN AMERICANS UNTIL IT WAS TIME TO PICK SUM COTTON OR GETTING BEATINGS FOR SNEAKIN INTO AN EMPTY ROOM TRYING TO LEARN HOW TO READ.
I CANT GO TO A WHITE SCHOOL, I WONT FIT IN. I WOULD BE THE ONLY ONE WITH A BADUNKADUNK 
