City Quote by Lynn Whitfield

Typically, historical black colleges and universities like Delaware State, attracted students who were raised in an environment where going to college wasn't the next…

— Michael N. Castle

I grew up in Orangeburg, South Carolina, which has the proud distinction of being the home to two of the eight Historically Black Colleges…

— Jaime Harrison

So I applied to medical school and received a scholarship at Washington University in St. Louis. Washington University turned out to be a lucky…

— Daniel Nathans

I went to a historically black college.

— John David Washington

During the days of segregation, there was not a place of higher learning for African Americans. They were simply not welcome in many of…

— Michael N. Castle

Historically black colleges and universities are incredibly important institutions woven into the fabric of America. They have played such an important role in achieving…

— Donald Trump

My undergraduate education, at the City College in New York, was made possible only by the existence of that excellent free institution and the…

— Anonymous

I was only looking at a few schools and narrowed it down to the University of Oregon. Having a great choice made me more…

— Mary Cain

Delaware State is no longer a college for African Americans without other choices, it is a university of choice.

— Michael N. Castle

I grew up in Boston, and in my adolescence your parents are trying to send you to like 'better' schools and a few of…

— Ayo Edebiri

After high school, I attended the Virginia Military Institute and then Eastern Virginia Medical School - both great public schools that prepared me well…

— Ralph Northam

Historically Black Colleges and Universities, or HBCUs, have played an important role in enriching the lives of not just African Americans, but our entire…

— Ric Keller