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Greetings!
HBCUs don't only have Black professors. Given the higher education job market, professors of all backgrounds can be found at HBCUs. I think that the schools should consider the merit of tenure applicants, not their race solely. It is important to maintain the racial integrity of the school, but not to an extent wherein one isn't able to receive an education from more than one racial grouping. At the HBCU, black professors have been a phenomenon because they, for the most part, really help students develop..as they take the student's development persnonally.
Tenure is generally something that you need at any college. It secures academic freedom and job security (to an extent). HBCUs are no different than other schools in that regard. All professors, as I said, should be granted tenure opportunities. HBCUs should focus on trying to help students get a quality education in a caring, collegial environment.
Just my thoughts. I graduated from Hampton U.
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