Thanks for posting that article Soror! My dad wanted me to go to Bennett, but I ended up where I belonged... the Real HU.
Going to a black college was the best possible choice for me. I grew up in a very "diverse" area in California... lots of Latinos, Asians, Whites, and more than a few Blacks. I remember worrying about the lack of diversity at a black school, but within a week, I realized I couldn't have been more wrong.
People who don't see the current need for HBCUs are either ignorant (and need to be enlightened), or they don't want to see it.