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I think that it depends on the person's background. I think that if you went to school with white people growing up, it would be good for you to attend an HBCU.
On the other hand, if you grew up going to school with all black people, I think it would benefit you to go to a white school. That's how I made my decision, and I'm happy with it. Now, while I was there, I was wishing for an HBCU. But now that it's all said and done, I'm happy with my choice. You learn INTIMATELY about white people and how they can be sometimes. It's HARD if it's not something that you're used to, but it's a heck of a preparation for the world. It also helps you to know that not ALL white people are bad. That's what my father had me thinking. Thanks to Wittenberg, he died knowing that what he learned growing up was wrong, they're not all bad. But I digress...
I said all that to say that your prior experiences should dictate where you go to school. If you think you can handle going to an all black high school, and an all black college and still hang with the culture shock, that's cool. I don't think I could've handled it, at least not the way I handled it in college. There's not as much bureaucracy, politics, and red tape on campus as there is in life, you know what I'm sayin'? However, if you went to school with white people all your life, i just think that you NEED to go to a Black school. People end up CONFUSED and NAIVE.
Just my .08 . . .
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