HBCUS

There were 121 HBCUs; however, today, that number has dropped to

__________ (as of 2020). ______________________ University of

Pennsylvania, which was founded in 1837 was the first HBCU; however,

_______________________ University, which is located in

_____________ was the first Black-owned and operated HBCU.

• 115, Charleston, Ohio, Wilberforce

• 101, Cheyney, Wilberforce, Ohio

• 102, Cheyney, Wilberforce, Ohio

In 2018 Dr. Ruth Simmons (Ph.D.) made headlines when this former Ivy

League President (Brown University) became president at

_________________ _______________ A&M. As of 2019, Did you know

that __________________ College is the smallest HBCU with an

undergraduate enrollment of 623 undergrads, and _______________

_____________________ A&T ____________________ University has

the largest undergraduate enrollment, at 15,165. HBCUs are located in the

middle of cities, rural areas, and everything else in between.

• Prairie View, Paine, North Carolina, State

• Prairie View, UAPB, North Virgina, State

• Prairie View, Paine, North Carolina, Illinois

It is thought that ___________________ graduates more African American

men in a single day than any other place on the planet on a single day. This

HBCU is the alma mater of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Samuel L. Jackson,

Spike Lee and many other notable men. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s wife,

Coretta Scott King, did her undergraduate work at an HBCU as well. She

attended ______________________ University, located in New Orleans,

Louisiana. This school is also where Khalid Muhammad, Andrew Young

and P.B.S. Pinchback attended.

• Morehouse College, Dillard University

• Spellman University, Morehouse

• Morehouse, Alabama

One can not mention HBCUs without acknowledging their positive social

impact when it comes to the arts, culture, and society in general. Starting

back in 1871 the ________________ ___________________ Singers

began singing around the country, and eventually the world, in order to

raise funds for their Nashville, TN, school. This acappella ensemble has

sung at some of the most prestigious venues throughout the United States

and Europe. Also, in 2008 they received a National Medal of Arts, which is the highest honor given to artists and arts patrons by the United States

government.

• Marching 100

• Fisk Jubilee

• Mariachi Band

Speaking of music, Florida A&M University, affectionately known as

___________ is renowned for its world-famous marching band known as

the _______________ _______. In 2018 they performed at the Rose

Parade in Pasadena, CA. Their band is credited for innovating 30 marching

band techniques that have become standard for high school and college

bands across the globe. While there are no competitions that crown an

official "best band" award, every year the Battle of the Bands takes place

between Grambling State University and Southern University at an event

known as the Bayou Classic. The audience weighs in on who they thought

won all year long until the next competition.

• BLUE DOGS, Migrating 100

• GATOR, Miracle 100

• FAMU, Marching 100

One HBCU, located in this nation's capital, is known as "the Mecca."

_____________________ University is one of the most well-funded

HBCUs, and it boasts such graduates as Chadwick Bosman, Taraji P.

Henson, Anthony Anderson, Thurgood Marshall, and Phylicia Rashad. Five

of the historically Black Greek Lettered Organizations, known as the Divine

Nine, were founded on this campus. It also produces the most Black

doctorate recipients of any university.

• Morehouse

• Alabama University

• Howard

HBCUs have been featured in Hollywood films too. __________________

College was the scene of the movie, The Great Debaters.

• Harris Stowe State College

• Pairie College

• Wiley College

HBCU ________________________ ___________________ located in

Maryland in 2016 was designated by The National Trust for Historic

Preservation as a "national treasure”!

• Morgan State

• Harris Stowe State College

• Webster University

The first Historically Black Colleges or Universities (HBCUs) that many

people learned about in the late 1980s and early 1990s was Hillman

College; the fictional HBCU showcased on the hit show A Different World.

Historically Black colleges and universities are institutions of higher

learning that were established in the mid 1800s in order to educate

individuals of African descent who were no longer enslaved. Another

segment of people that HBCUs were formed for are individuals of African

descent who were formerly enslaved and those who were never enslaved

but could not gain admission into segregated institutions. HBCUs makeup

only 3% of the country's colleges and universities, but they produce nearly

20% of all African American graduates.

• Hillman

  College

• Morehouse

• Howard