#HBCUS

Southern Scholar-Blerd

I have not seen one critique of HBCUs that’s not rooted in some form of antiblackness.https://twitter.com/_swallowmystyle/status/1247225278482571268 People say “oh well I just don’t think I would fit in”... and you

Proud Black Man

Please don’t be an idiot. This is just a campaign tactic. You can’t have a “new” HBCU. HBCUs are defined by the US Department of Education as institutions founded BEFORE

Brandon M. Wright, J.D.

This is a big deal and a huge step of progress for HBCU athletics programs. I am a proud graduate of the Howard School of Law, and I’d love to

Tamara Jeffries

So @reedhastings CEO of Netflix (a media company) gave $120 MILLION to *HBCUs. $80 mill of it is divided between two colleges that DON’T HAVE MEDIA PROGRAM! Beautiful gift! But

Walter M Kimbrough

A THREAD watching the #RNC2020: Twice yesterday HBCUs were mentioned. Vernon Jones suggested the president “delivered historic funding” guaranteed for 10 years, something he said had never been done before.

Walter M Kimbrough

A THREAD of THREADS on Debate II & HBCUs. I'm frustrated because Kristen Welker asked a very specific question about what the candidates would say to Black & Brown parents

I attended Spelman, one of my sisters attended Clark Atlanta and my youngest sister attended Grambling State. Close family and friends attended Morehouse, Howard, Alabama A&M and Jackson State... Our

Joy-Ann 😷Reid

Here's what's wild. All the late-stage rappers etc suddenly jumping on the Trump train because "taxes & HBCUs" might want to read the fine print on his executive order, which

Walter M Kimbrough

A THREAD: For the past few weeks HBCUs have been mentioned by folks with little to no understanding of them, as a proxy for the President's widespread support of African

🍺 Hefeweizen & Sunshine 🌞

Yes.Well, I think it's ridiculous to belive white supremacy and deference to the white gaze is absent from HBCUs. It begot many of them!https://twitter.com/LandoGoesWest/status/1266024428237815815 Plenty of HBCUs are super invested

Walter M Kimbrough

A Kamala Harris- HBCU funding thread: On this historic day let's discuss a favorite talking point of Trump fans. Harris is an HBCU grad (Howard University) but Trump supporters say

hbcu representation vs unity: a thread/rant all hbcus deserve to be represented. every single one. we all know this. the people at the ones who ARE being represented KNOW THIS.

throw in the tile

The HBCU vs PWI convention needs to shift away from a "go here, go there" standpoint, to a more systemic and social analysis standpoint. There isn't enough dialogue behind why

BlackWomenViews Media

blackwomenviews

Thread: Today I'll be debunking the Trump's Platinum Plan SCAM with receipts. It's asinine to believe a 2 pg PDF when Trump's 4 yr Nationalist record proves hostility towards

Khaleelah I. L. Harris 👒

A THREAD: If you want to highlight underrepresented HBCUs, do not begin the tweet with shading the 3 that are frequently mentioned or even rant that there are only a

Walter M Kimbrough

A PLATINUM THREAD: When President Trump launched his Platinum Plan in Atlanta, he spent a few minutes discussing HBCUs. Watch the clip, and then read the fact check. 1/https://youtu.be/V4RR1jmoZYg Trump