The Black Mecca
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Posted By: Kamilah Henry on April 27, 2006 Why Howard University? The best, most known black college/university The first-ever black university Many well-known people went, graduated from HU Phylicia Rashaad (Mrs. Huxtable), Puff Daddy, Toni Morrison, Ludacris, Brown vs. Board of Education lawyer, first black Supreme Court justice graduated and worked with, Thurgood Marshall with NAACP from HU Known as The Black Mecca (Mecca meaning a holy place, regarded as the main center of activity for a group) Not just African Americans – student body from West Africans, East Africans, Southern blacks, Northern, Western, Western European blacks, Caribbean, everywhere… Thurgood Marshall went, and my major is African American Studies with Sociology, with Civil Rights activism In an inner-city but still a great university – which many people don’t believe In Washington, DC, where the government is – I will be at protests, internships, right in the middle of the action! There is a huge family atmosphere within the community at The Black Mecca – everyone is family and is here to help everyone else succeed. Teachers, people tell me that on the HU campus, there is just this sense of knowledge that when you leave, you just don’t understand how people can be so ignorant. Yay! People are not competing like at regular universities, it’s about helping each other and getting each other there – together. As a black family. I want to be in an area/at a school, where I don’t have to search for black teachers, for black examples, for black role models, black history, black books. I shouldn’t have to go from store to store to store and back to get a book for my cousin that has beautiful black girls in the story. At HU, that’s where it is. Successful blacks, not at the expense of other blacks. If you enjoyed this article, Join HBCU CONNECT today for similar content and opportunities via email! |
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Kamilah Henry
From Ann Arbor, MI Howard University class of 2010 Member Since January 2006 |
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I totally ag ree with you! This is exactly why I chose to go to HU! I'm so excited to be a part of a legacy that is unlike any other! I can see you are too, ttyl!
Thursday, May 4th 2006 at 9:10AM |
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