racial justice and education

NASHVILLE - January 01: Tennessee State University on January 1, 2016 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo By Raymond Boyd/Getty Images)

HBCU Enrollment Rises as Black Students Seek Safe Spaces

By Shauneen Miranda A number of historically Black colleges and universities are seeing an increase in Black students applying and enrolling after years of decline. “The percentage of Black students enrolled at HBCUs fell from 18 percent in 1976 to 8 percent in 2014 and then increased to 9 percent in 2020,” according to the National Center

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