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Well, I think it& #39;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">https://twitter.com/LandoGoes...
Well, I think it& #39;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">https://twitter.com/LandoGoes...
Plenty of HBCUs are super invested in respectability and palatability for white people (generally, in the immediate geography, for future employers of students, for donors, etc.)
You can& #39;t *escape* white supremacy because you& #39;re in the US. Now, escaping physical white folks can definitely take the edge off though. 
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HBCUs *could* be even safer spaces, or create spaces to do intercommunity work, but I don& #39;t think that really happens as much as it should.
HBCUs *could* be even safer spaces, or create spaces to do intercommunity work, but I don& #39;t think that really happens as much as it should.
(IMO HBCU& #39;s don& #39;t take safe spaces far enough: often don& #39;t create safety and justice for women, LGBTQ+ folks, and even many religious minorities...hey there white supremacy! Fix your slip!)
But! I also don& #39;t think that black people from any background *need* to spend time "preparing" for white people and overt racism by subjecting themselves to white nonsense in their formative years.
I think that idea is antiblack, honestly.
I think that idea is antiblack, honestly.
To clarify, I don& #39;t think being around WP is antiblack, but thinking you *should* to familiarize yourself w/ how whiteness moves def is. And it& #39;s dishonest! It erases the pervasiveness of WS and supports a paradigm in which we; in our otherness, need to be "trained" to be whole.
IMO it& #39;s an assault on our wellness and mental health, especially if you dont have the right foundation...
(...and I think we all deserve a self-loving foundation. This can happen at home, summers @ grandma& #39;s, and yes, college.)
(...and I think we all deserve a self-loving foundation. This can happen at home, summers @ grandma& #39;s, and yes, college.)
Anyway.
I think going to an HBCU should be a requirement for black people who don& #39;t recognize and honor our richness and diversity, but it sure as shit won& #39;t save you from All of the Things.
I think going to an HBCU should be a requirement for black people who don& #39;t recognize and honor our richness and diversity, but it sure as shit won& #39;t save you from All of the Things.
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