The North Star with Shaun King

The North Star with Shaun King

To Attend An HBCU Or To Not - That Is the Question Black Gen Z's Must Answer

HBCU's produce an astounding 20% of America’s Black college graduates, but many Black students have hesitations. As a former NYU student, here's why I advocate for choosing an HBCU.

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Kendi King
Dec 08, 2022
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My sister (right, blue jacket) and I (left, pink jacket) on Morehouse’s campus, where our father attended and eventually worked.

I’m dropping out of NYU Tisch Film School.

Consistently ranked in the top 5 film schools in the world, the technical education NYU is able to provide due to its enormous endowment ($5.3 billion), is undeniably comprehensive. Th…

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