Why Going to an HBCU Makes More Sense

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[@SJM6791]

“I’m from the government and I’m here to help” are the most dangerous words in the human language. Damn near every government program designed to “help” the black community has done the exact opposite of its intended goal.

[@jonjones7137]

The black community is not children. I'm black and the only help the government ever gave me were my military benefits.

[@SJM6791]

@@jonjones7137- I 100% agree with you. Convincing the Democrat Party to stop treating the black community like children is going to be a challenge.

[@jonjones7137]

@Saint Michael and the bigoted republican party? Both parties are trash. One is full of bigots...which I don't mind by the way and the other is full of weirdos. I don't deal nor need either.

[@rend1846]

Thank you Saint

[@animeshock2006]

Said by a conman that did trickle.down economic bullshit and did the disastrous war against drugs

[@hbiii8026]

HBCU’s are the best thing that was created for AA academia Built by slaves who increased AA literacy 70% the first 5 years post slavery. Some scholars just need an opportunity. HBCU’s provide that opportunity.

[@bromack3]

I started at an HBCU and 2 yrs later transferred to a major university. The differences are like night and day. Major university was more competitive. Learned more about the big picture. It takes a helluva lot more focus to succeed at a major uni compared to a HBCU. If you don't feel like you can compete at that level, then yes, go to a HBCU.

[@tcorben60]

Sad that no one would help them out but Donald Trump.

[@bromack3]

@@tcorben60 And the sad truth is, you're right. But no one talks about that.

[@Bob-bh9mw]

All HBCU where not started by slaves, there where started by whites in. Lot cases.

[@economicdevelopmentplannin8715]

College generally is a great option for the unemployed. The racial unemployment gap is at least 2x nationwide. 7x in places like the DC area.

[@kuunami]

This might be jason whitlock's greatest video. One hundred percent facts

[@rend1846]

But nothing gonna change K

[@ddale20]

The problem I have, as a black person regarding affirmative action, is that people think you’re there BECAUSE of skin color, not merit. That cast a doubt over your ability!

[@A_Notes]

I agree. But you have to understand why affirmative action was put in place. If the white power structure was never practicing discriminatory back then, there wouldn't have been a need to have affirmative action now. That's why pre 1960s blks were thriving economically because we had our own because these white folks wasn't trying to work with us unless we were willing to be their plow horse rather than being the plower. Same reasons we have laws against sexism.

[@monember2722]

​@@A_Notes however we didn't NEED affirmative action. It was a choice that was made along with many others by a system that was bent on division and subversion first of black Americans and then the nation.

[@BeardMan01]

The reason why is because you have people like my aunt, openly riding the affirmative action train to the top. Everyone in my family thinks it's cute. I find it despicable.

[@Cav2038]

@@monember2722 we did need it. They did affirmative action to help women get into workplace. No one says anything about that. All of the sudden people are so concerned with merit. White people been getting jobs for years they didn’t deserve. But because they had a connection. But stop the presses if a non white male gets a job they don’t deserve. GTFOH with that BS.

[@Cav2038]

@@BeardMan01 it’s all a game and it’s rigged. Sooner you learn that, better you’ll be.

[@brianpunter8471]

I don't agree with Jason Whitlock often, but he is right with this one

[@TheOriginalKings]

I'm a proud HBCU Grad! (Xavier University of La.) X-U!!!!

[@blacktoastmcbiscut8650]

Hbcu's are owned by the same folks. Better off learning a trade, that's not that you're wrong.

[@BLOCKBOI3RD]

Yeah but they don't lower their standards to let you in

[@PurpleImpactStrategies]

Don't post again

[@blacktoastmcbiscut8650]

@@PurpleImpactStrategies You going to stop me? Name one hbcu that is owned by black people that's not on a leash.

[@blacktoastmcbiscut8650]

@@BLOCKBOI3RD Trades. Vocations. Who cares if some top flight school won't lower it's standards? They all teach the same shit, low or high.

[@BLOCKBOI3RD]

@@blacktoastmcbiscut8650 😂😂😂 that's like saying a $150 steak is the same as a $1 steak from dollar tree

[@jonathangates1462]

Too many people telling us what we can or cannot do.

[@monember2722]

It's mostly black people telling each other that kindof stuff.

[@richardwalker6004]

I went to an hbcu and also a regular university I think it’s good to experience both. One for undergrad and the other for grad school.

[@bromack3]

I went to an HBCU and then "transferred" to a major university. The competition was much more intense at a major university. My last years at the major uni was no partying, no friends, just study and work.

[@Tes7000]

I also went to an HBCU and then a much larger white university, and likewise the HBCU for undergrad and then the other for grad school. For a young black person, the cultural and social offerings at an HBCU are unmatched, and I am so glad I have the experience. In terms of educational rigor, I thought both schools were similarly challenging.

[@1titans]

Affirmative action mostly affects gender and foreigners. Those are the biggest beneficiaries. It’s really not race

[@j.altario2619]

Everybody need to get the workload they can handle or want to handle...I was labeled "smart".Every school that I applied to I got accepted to...I ended going to a local university having fun and getting a great education... people asked me why I didn't go to Columbia or one of those schools... its simple... I didn't have anything to prove and I didn't want a Columbia University work load... some of these students haven't applied themselves for years and now are basically dumb as hell trying to go to these prestigious universities...a recipe for disaster Ps - honestly if you're not going to college to be a doctor lawyer or something dealing with science tech engineering or math just stay home

[@monember2722]

The ones that get accepted to Ivys aren't dumb. They are actually intelligent and hardworking but they get put in with students that are further ahead academically. Heather Macdonald and other academics have shown this for years. They fill quotas at the expense of the most capable black students.

[@kennethfields408]

Wow!! I actually agree with Jason Whitlock…

[@aaronmartin6634]

Truth . Tuskegee all the way .

[@diamond-tw9rs]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 WELL SAID SIR ! 👏👏👏👏👏👏They tried to tell her HOW to think.

[@terrencehorsley2822]

He is absolutely correct. This is the best video he has done.

[@tutujohnson7356]

I go to HBCU but if a PWI gave me a lot more money I would take it any day. It seems like more of self confidence she has within her that she needs to heal from

[@Marvelfan46]

I transferred form a pwi to a hbcu. Best decision ever

[@JohnVanRuiten]

Thanks Jason, spot on as usual! And he's my brother in Christ Jesus!!

[@CSDonohue11]

Now that’s Real Talk

[@kwannp6141]

You're never better off going somewhere that is below your potential. This is one of the problems within the Black community is that the bar is always set low. I'm an Ivy Leaguer and yes it was challenging; however, i acclimated and was able to succeed. You go to college yes for knowledge acquisition; however, college is also a resource for fostering elite connections in which the best schools have - the rich keep getting richer and not at any HBCU.... no one controls you unless you allow them...

[@iguillo]

You don't actually believe that, right? How do you figure going to an HBCU would be "below your potential"? LOL!

[@kwannp6141]

@@iguillo And you explain to me how attending an HBCU is above anyone's potential? And 100% believe what I said because I graduated from an Ivy and I have been to an HBCU, which was worse than my high school!

[@iguillo]

@@kwannp6141and that's great that this was YOUR experience. There's literally data to back up the contrary. Additionally, if you actually had "graduated from an ivy", you'd actually know better than to make ridiculous claims like that. No college is "above your potential". The very statement in and of itself shows a lack of understanding of what college actually is. LOL!😀

[@seanagostino]

Totally agree with this

[@Petdoc88]

Speak on it !

[@ronemtae3468]

She’ll get remedial help that she may not need. The school Hass to justify all of these extra teachers assistance and she has to show up and waste her time doing shit she might already know.

[@brandtc.7991]

That was one of the saddest talks Crowder ever did, he was so nice to her. That girl was so sweet and it pisses me off how much she has self doubt because of stupid affirmative action laws. She deserves to not have to think like that.

[@xian4812]

The real affirmative action are legacy admits. Stop with the fake empathy.

[@Royalfamilymusic]

I went to 2 HBCU schools to play basketball and for studies my experience I didn’t enjoy my time there it’s a lot of behind the scenes stuff that really can put you at a disadvantage far as everyday expenses and lastly financial aide. Now if you can get paid to go or it’s your best or only option then by all means but I went for 3 years and I just don’t recommend it. Would love talk to everyone that did go to a hbcu school.

[@Marvelfan46]

Broke😂😂😂😂

[@traceysorensen2753]

My daughter is a professor at a university in St. Louis. She has so many students that are in her classes that should not be, but because affirmative actuon put them there. And because they are not doing good in classes she sees a lot of deop outs.. and that just causes these students to feel failure. But if they would have gotten into the school according to their abilities, they would be excelling!

[@Marvelfan46]

Every college class has most kids drop out. The profesora actually tell your that before hand.

[@Marvelfan46]

My class went from 306 to 60 by the end

[@jcstang8952]

'well if you put it that way.' What do you mean? It IS that way. He's not 'putting it that way'.

[@westtexas6244]

Asians..Patels..and other groups never worry about this crap..only ninjas...

[@enlightenedidiot9552]

Unless you are going to medical school, law school, or getting an engineering degree, college is literally a WASTE OF TIME....

[@Marvelfan46]

Im a engineer so it isn’t

[@Charles-oo8bq]

Truth

[@mohammadmaqsood3782]

If THEY convince you….

[@johnnyk6906]

first time I disagree with 'realjason'. attending HBCU just provides psychological comfort but doesn't provide necessary opportunities coming out of Ivy or top elite schools that are not HBCU. affirmative action is designed to provide "fair" opportunity and I think it's working.

[@dolusmalaka1615]

True. I was a horrible student, I gave a thank you speech where lots of chancellors in the UC system were at. I was given a scholarship. I didn't take it. There was no way I could have graduated.

[@bigdaddymak1439]

The late Walter Williams said this for decades! Setting people up for failure than setting people up for success

[@Southerngal412]

Indeed

[@jumpman5150]

American practices affirmative action with Europeans before affirmative action was a thing 😅

[@awolchief1145]

Doing the devils works.

[@RJ-nl8do]

How do you know she didn't get it off merit, because she black?

[@flch95]

I disagree. I got into a regular state school probably due to AA looking back (SAT score was awful) lol, but finished up with a 3.6 GPA with 2 degrees in engineering. The playing field is level once you’re just a student ID number with no identity attached to it. They can’t do you “favors” when they don’t even know you’re black.

[@lewislyles2342]

Exactly

[@robertmoeller7707]

The plan, exactly! And unfortunately, more times than not, it’s working! Hope many young people see this video and think about it!

[@Neverstop_-oz6uw]

A rare W for Whitlock. One of the few takes I agree with.

[@Lorna8264]

This time I.agree with you 100%

[@asincere7015]

You are 100% correct 😢

[@LABoyko]

Not sure I agree with discouraging people from seizing an opportunity. Some students might not keep up, but it's not the end of the world. Knew several students who aced high school, walked through the "front door" of a major university and flunked out. It happens. Not crazy about racism in any form. I am likewise uncomfortable with institutional preferences to legacy applicants or those with fortuitous political connections to school administrators.

[@monember2722]

I feel it is important that black kids succeed. It's been the result for decades that many talented capable black students get recruited for ivy league and other highly competitive universities and then they flunk out or a high amount switch to a less competitive major because they are in with students who had a more challenging course load throughout their school years. They often are let in with lower grades for the sake of diversity but the school is only concerned with numbers they don't deal with the results of the mismatched qualifications. The students suffer and then come out thinking they suffered racism because they couldn't keep up. Liberals at every turn screw black people over and too many of us do t see it.

[@rend1846]

How come nothing gets solved then. ?

[@thomasdonlin5456]

As Don Vito Corleone said, “Remember, I did you a favor.”

[@shelbysittig1047]

I will keep asking if HBCUs are so great then why aren’t black celebrities and athletes investing in them? Can you go there and get a top notch education sure but if the water isn’t clean, the buildings are run down, etc then was it really worth it?

[@Tony_1294]

They've Ruined Hobbs and Wardlow smh

[@johnwpelfrey]

Absolutely!

[@douggauzy6258]

Affirmative action is nobody doing you a favor. It’s a total SIN !

[@TheSecondWitness]

Jason nailed it again.

[@joewarren4298]

This video is just shallow and doesn't make any sense at all. Condescending falsehoods.

[@rockythorn9558]

Didn’t expect that from Whitlock. Good to know.

[@tallrobshortpants7190]

How many athletes get into schools they would otherwise not qualify for?

[@michaelmcmahon9726]

Just really like Jason

[@mikegilbert3981]

None of the athletes are acidemicly eligible but they play with balls.

[@stevemacdonald346]

A very high percentage of African American students are on academic probation. Because they are in a school above their academic level.

[@b-ville504]

A lot of whites are on academic probation. Pull up the stats..

[@erikleekingandtruthteller5615]

thats a made up racist stereotypical lie! my brother my uncle and circle of friends went to Ivy league schools and excelled the network alumni has developed minority kids tgat excel in all Ivy league schools stop it with the lying!!

[@daphnesmith1686]

Total NONSENSE! If so, the Races as well. The bottom line it ALLLLL depends on the standards of the Household. My Son gained a FULL SCHOLARSHIP at a prestigious university. His first semester on the Dean's list and second semester as well. His roommate is WM and lacks discipline, study habits and is experiencing academic issues.

[@bromack3]

@@daphnesmith1686 Sounds like your son is what we call an "outlier." An exception to the rule. But yes, you're correct, if you don't have self discipline and study habits, you will struggle. And that is the case for any student regardless of skin color.

[@daphnesmith1686]

@@bromack3 Thanks I am grateful. 🙏🏻💯🥰

[@kevinrice7635]

I'm good... my daughter did that degree thing and married and has a family anyway..... didn't get my Caitlin hahaha aaaaaiiiiiiiieeeeeee I'm outta here

[@iiikeman111]

Just made that exact decision.

[@isabelleon3360]

Can have both, have your own mind and study what you went there to study, even this guy asking her that question, really why ask that question at all.

[@terrencealston370]

I can't believe that I agree with Jason Whitlock whom I agree very little on most topics. Affirmative Action just levels the playing field and again white women benefit more than anyone from Affirmative action.

[@ronviejo4994]

Historically BLACK College or University....So how is this NOT racist? So my tax dollars are being used to fund an openly racist University.

[@IIIII...]

It's not racist because any race is welcomed to an HBCU. Black people attend HBCUs to be around those who have a similar racial background and culture as them.

[@linag7308]

What he says is true. My husband and I are High school grads with some college. We had two children and there was no option. I thought a good University would just increase them as people. They went to Ivy League Universities and by year 3 and 4 we started seeing the big changes. Now they won't talk to the family. Grandparents, Aunts & Uncles and dropped believing in God. But i have faith God has a plan. So i sometimes have 2-3 mintues anxiety attacks. Then i hide it. Till it erupts again. So i manage a volcano.

[@jameshouston2811]

The problem with affirmative action is how it was applied. There were fully qualified and overly qualified black applicants to institutions who were denied admission solely because of race. This is where affirmative action should have been utilized. It should have been geared toward making whole these individuals. If the Tuskegee Airmen were denied employment at major airlines and were prevented from employment based on race rather than their qualifications,Affirmative action would be warranted.The application of affirmative action should be utilized in this instance. There were many situations where an unfair restriction prevented the hiring of black candidates. The way it was done also negatively impacted HBCU schools. Sometimes the application of rules and laws do unintended damage in their application. Affirmative action would be more effective and viable if those who were its proponents had given more critical thought to its implementation.

[@TheTillmanSneakerReview]

The problem with AA is that detractors call it a hand out, although it's the opposite. AA is used exactly how you described it but media and racists try to convince that the schools are helping the needy. What Crowder and Whitlock don't understand is that the young woman needed to meet the same basic qualifiers as all other students. She's in the school because she proved she could pass her course, not out of charity. Also, AA isn't for black people. It's for all citizens, even white males. All the propaganda is make the public reject the program and dismantle it.

[@philliprobinson-muhammad2034]

You have to first be able to padd the admission standards to gain access to any college. If you can do the work is debatable. I wonder what the percentage is of non black (white) students who flunk out of the socalled prestigious universities. Secondly everyone wants to jump on affirmative action but won't jump on the friend of a friend hook up other students get or the legacy card that they play. Often times it's those who are taking spots that more qualified persons are missing out on. But hey why challenge thier own when it's always been fashionable to dump on black men and women

[@downhillking2]

This the first time I’ve agreed with him because at times he makes outlandish comments to get ratings.

[@monember2722]

Maybe they are only outlandish to you because you believe other things and just perhaps he says what he says because he means it. There are still people out here who mean what they say.

[@downhillking2]

@@monember2722 He makes comments to get ratings. Just like Tucker Carlson

[@PortlandCripster]

She’d be better off because she wouldn’t have Y’t bois shoving microphones in her face and asking her questions that instill self doubt.. Questions they wouldn’t ask anyone else and definitely wouldn’t be asking her if she was surrounded by a few strong bro.s😏

[@mg4468]

That’s Horseshit. Any opportunity to go to an ivy league school is golden. No guilt Uncle Tom, just success.

[@heythere3780]

I give you for free, now you owe me.

[@erikleekingandtruthteller5615]

How is it free? all students still have to meet academic requirements to get in!! we just going to forget the 100 years we were kept out of having a good education right? why do you think hbcus were even developed!! you agreeing with this coon who is saying everything the whites cant say!!

[@TheTillmanSneakerReview]

I disagree, partially. Affirmative Action is not a free pass, but a counter balance to a very real discrimination. She needed to meet the basic qualifications before being considered. This is how "they" trick people into feeling ashamed of their best interests.

[@talkingslick6161]

Correct

[@MRMEMWEQUA]

Don't care how they got in, get in and handle business

[@anthonyjunior6931]

Buckbroken

[@TopThoughts-827]

It makes no sense what he’s saying

[@glenncarlson1578]

Sounds like evangelicalism

[@scck1988]

totally missed the point. his example is in the abstract with all things being equal. no equal outcomes but equal opportunity. There are well documented examples of the important role that HBCUs played in the education and literacy of tens of thousands of people. What is missed is the fact that HBCUs had to come into existence. that piece of information is critical to the argument and discussion. What has the country done to rectify the horrendous mistreatment and cruelty along with economic impacts and an entire governmental structure that actively worked against his argument of merit. When context and complete picture is provided the whole merit argument doesnt carry the day. Jason Whitlock is a disgrace and there is nothing the others can ever do or say that will make him disagree with his handlers.

[@kevinfarrell5357]

Entities that seek to coordinate & control people ALWAYS proceed down the path of our exercising of the "least common denominator" known as natural BASE behavior. What is the genesis of societal immoral street unrest ? EMOTION versus moral distillment of factual/actual reality !!!!

[@ManuelRios-tl7wn]

💯👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼es por lo que sabes no por dónde bienes o que color eres

[@daveg1766]

Omg referencing a crowder video - what’s hysterical is Jason and Crowder thinks getting into a “special” university is based upon accomplishments lol stop 🛑

[@TomY6881]

Gerald is gay. He said it

[@johnbarbour6236]

Jason .. I think you need to watch what your putting out. Your not helping us republicans😣😣😣

[@xian4812]

HBCUs leave their students in a lot of debt, worse for a community that was already at a disadvantage financially.

[@Marvelfan46]

Every college leave students in debt dummy. Not me tho. My parents paid in full

[@Marvelfan46]

Brokey😂

[@billthreehundred7897]

What's sad is that black ppl wud have too b helped too get into these schools. Y aren't we allowed in. That's the question

[@yaakov4549]

If you would not have had Jim Crow and racism you would have had affirmative action some people love to talk about affirmative action but don’t want to talk about why it was put in place

[@waynecarew3527]

Just subscribe to this dude. Everything he says makes so much sense. I think peoples are starting to wake up. Let’s hope it’s not too late. 🫶🫶