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Blackwatch
I dont know if I can necessarily agree with all of your argument, you make some valid points, the one thing that I might disagree with is the notion that African Amercian students are better prepared for "the real world" by attending HBCU's then by attending typical, large university.
How is a young African American attending an HBCU, where they're the majority and live in the everyday comfort of people that they are accustomed to, better prepared to deal with racism?
By that logic, a wealthy white suburbanite student attending a small, inclusive college (i.e. students fitting that persons socioeconomic status) would be better prepared for diversity then one attending a large state school where they're forced to meet different people.
I admire HBCU's (I'm actually planning to go to Howard for Law School!!!), I think that the environment is a special one and that these institutions serve a special purpose in our nation's history and development. However, by attending a "great big state university", I have learned so much about white people, Asian people, Jewish people, African peoples, etc, etc, etc...and this is stuff that WILL help me in the real world, and this is stuff that I think you could only learn, by attending a large or at least a diverse institution.
The only way to "learn" how the real world works is to deal with it, head on.
It can get ugly, but the naive learn pretty quickly.
XP2k
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