Oct 20, 2026 · 1 hr 11 min · 24 segments
It's homecoming season. This week we are at Tennessee State University's homecoming discussing the history of HBCUs, their continued relevance and how they help black people move up the economic…
I'm going to share some stuff that I bet y'all don't know all of this stuff because I didn't know all of this stuff.
And I know a little bit about Hampton Institute because my brother went to Hampton.
Actually, before that, I had a different name, which I'll share with you, which you probably didn't even know.
But so you ever hear like people who go to PWIs, predominantly white institutions, and they're like, you know, I went to such and such.
And I'm like, bro, like you have no idea what it's like at HBCU and just stop it.
So what is an HBCU? An HBCU, first of all, it's an accredited institution that was established before 1964 with the primary mission of educating African-Americans.
You know what I'm saying? Because I think that's what people who go to PWIs and they have, you know, and I don't take anything away from them.
You could be at University of Southern California or you could be at UCLA or you could be at Rutgers University or University of Maryland.
And you might have a strong contingent of black folks that come together, but it doesn't make it an HBCU.
I'm going to share some stuff that I bet y'all don't know all of this stuff because I didn't know all of this stuff.
And I know a little bit about Hampton Institute because my brother went to Hampton.
Actually, before that, I had a different name, which I'll share with you, which you probably didn't even know.
But so you ever hear like people who go to PWIs, predominantly white institutions, and they're like, you know, I went to such and such.
And I'm like, bro, like you have no idea what it's like at HBCU and just stop it.
So what is an HBCU? An HBCU, first of all, it's an accredited institution that was established before 1964 with the primary mission of educating African-Americans.
You know what I'm saying? Because I think that's what people who go to PWIs and they have, you know, and I don't take anything away from them.
You could be at University of Southern California or you could be at UCLA or you could be at Rutgers University or University of Maryland.
And you might have a strong contingent of black folks that come together, but it doesn't make it an HBCU.
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