Also, while I’m usually not in the business of playing the “This is what Black people should and shouldn’t do” game, I can’t think of any dumber exercise than a group of Black people insulting, downplaying, dismissing, and discounting the college experiences of other Black people because of the university they chose to attend. And, as well as being dumb as fuck, it’s racist. Yes, racist. By reflexively devaluing the merits of HBCUs you are no different from a White person who believes traditionally Black entities are inherently inferior. And by insulting Blacks who chose to attend PWIs, you are no different from the White person who believes that any Black person who chooses to deviate from their idea of what the “universal Black experience” should be is somehow less Black.
That said, I’d be remiss if I didn’t acknowledge that there’s a very real and specifically American context to HBCU grads being defensive. Because it’s the business of America to devalue both the contributions and the value of Black Americans, and this sickness is so pervasive that it has infected many of us (Black Americans) too. So, it’s understandable when an HBCU grad defending this value and these contributions crosses that thin line separating “wagon circling” from active antagonism. But it being understandable doesn’t make it right.
Source: Dear Black People: This HBCU VS PWI Battle Is Fucking Stupid » VSB
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