Exploring Historically Black Colleges and Universities


Many prominent black Americans attended Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). You may already know that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., attended Morehouse College, and Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall attended Lincoln University and Howard University.  But did you also know that the following also attended an HBCU:
 
  • Spike Lee: Film director, actor; Morehouse
  • Julius Chambers: Lawyer, civil rights leader; NC Central
  • Toni Morrison: Writer, Pulitzer Prize and Nobel Prize winner; Howard
  • Samuel Jackson: Actor, producer; Morehouse
  • Rev. Jesse Jackson: Politician, civil rights leader; NC A&T State
  • Marian Wright Edelman: Founder/president of the Children’s Defense Fund; Spelman
  • Langston Hughes: Writer; Lincoln

Those wanting to learn more the history and experience of attending an HBCU can join us for Transfer Connections on Tuesday, Nov. 13, in the Wynn Center, Building 10, Multipurpose Room.

Please feel free to attend all or some of the following:

  • 1:30 p.m.: Showing of the film “Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Historically Black Colleges and Universities.” www.hbcurising.com
  • 3:15 p.m.: Panel discussion of Durham Tech faculty and former students who have attended an HBCU
  • After panel ends: HBCU college fair featuring: North Carolina Central University; St. Augustine’s College; North Carolina State A&T University; Winston-Salem State University; and Livingstone College.

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