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Originally posted by Love_Spell_6
Well, if those who hand out accredidations have found through their own research, studies, etc. that Morris Brown needs to lose their accredidation, I will have to say that is substandard. I don't think that Morris Brown was singled out, they just weren't making the grade. And any school for that matter who isn't up to par Is and should be treated the same. HBCU's are no exception.
And as far as Non-AA's attending HBCU's, most that I talk to and ask why ONLY give the financial aspect as their reasoning. It's either cheap...or they're getting a scholarship. But again, I am speaking from my own personal experience.
And I'm sorry if HBCU alums are offended by this, but facts are facts. Howard as an institution cannot compete with the resources that Duke or Stanford has. I'm not just trying to down HBCU's, I'm just looking at the issue. I've been on both sides of the coin, so I'm speaking from my own personal experience, as well as those that I know.
And as for affirmative action, I think anytime you make someone work hard (even if it's harder than the next person) for something, it builds character. But when you give them something just based on the color of their skin, that doesn't build character. It starts a trend of people beginning to expect things because of their skin color, not their ability. I agree that there are differences in the education that some students receive, but the way to combat that problem is not to "give" them something because of that. OUr community needs to adopt a stricter work ethic and not feed into the idea that society owes us something. My founders didn't have affirmative action, and they excelled because they chose to. They couldn't afford to wait until someone gave them something. They had to get up, get out and get it themselves!
AN Aside...White women are the major beneficiaries of affirmative action, not blacks!!! 
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Interesting point Lovespell; however, one thing you raised made me question. You said that when people are given things based on color, they start to expect things to be given to them. That's true and it's certainly been that way for white people for a very looooooooooooooooong time which, in my opinion, is EXACTLY why they don't want affirmative action in place anymore. White people will always be given things and have special privileges simply BECAUSE of their skin color. If equality is the issue when it comes to affirmative action, then shouldn't black people, ALL people, be given things based on color. I certainly don't agree with that. But if we use the argument that things are given based on skin color, then affirmative action is the solution.
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