In 1919 when the Treaty of Versailles ended WWI, two years after the U.S. entered the fight with France and Great Britain against Germany, 44 Black colleges existed. Today, 100 years later, there are 101 public and private HBCUs, and…
A phone conversation with Don Rojas can easily begin with the subtlest of greetings: a friendly ‘hello,’ and ‘good to hear from you.’ But any conversation of length undoubtedly leads to a lively discussion about the Transatlantic Slave Trade, reparations,…