Lessie Branch, Edward SummersHBCUsStepping Away from the Brink Part V: The Call to Action for HBCUsIt is no secret that, from their inception, HBCUs have filled a series of voids within the Black community. Against a backdrop of centuries of deprivation to live out their full potential, newly enfranchised Africans and their progeny born in this country possessed few skills that would make them competitive in the mid-to-late 19th & 20th century American industrial economies.December 5, 2019Page 1 of 1
