Black students at Meharry Medical College, in 1915.
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Increased mistrust of the US medical profession and higher mortality rates are two consequences of the lack of Black doctors.
Educator Mary McLeod Bethune regularly wrote of her travels abroad.
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A former archivist at Mary McLeod Bethune’s last residence in Washington, DC, recounts how the experience led her to see Bethune as a global figure.
Howard University students assemble for a graduation ceremony in 2016.
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While it’s widely believed that Howard University came to be known as “The Mecca” in the 1960s, new evidence shows the nickname is more than half a century older than that.
Jackson State Tigers coach Deion Sanders greets right tackle Deontae Graham during the Cricket Celebration Bowl on Dec. 17, 2022.
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While Sanders deftly played the game of Black respectability politics during his short tenure, Jackson State had motives of its own when it hired the former NFL star.
At colleges with a majority-Black student population, Black and white students graduate at the same rate.
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Students of color graduate at higher rates when they go to colleges where there are larger portions of the student body and faculty who are also of color.
Screen shot of Ralph Lauren’s homepage for its new Morehouse and Spelman fashions.
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Long considered an arbiter of American fashion, Ralph Lauren has unveiled a clothing line targeting students at Black colleges.
Some Black college presidents stood at the forefront of the civil rights movement.
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College presidents worked both at the forefront and behind the scenes in fighting for African Americans’ civil rights in the 1960s.
Biden laid out an ambitious agenda to Congress with a historic backdrop.
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Three scholars examine President Biden’s rhetoric, the symbolism and the several ambitious plans he proposed in his first address to Congress.