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16138, RE: By whose measures
Posted by M2, Wed Mar-28-01 10:20 AM
None of the Blacks I work with went to a HBCU

Being hired to fill a Quota Vs. Being hired to do a job are two different things. They go to HBCUs to fill their Quotas because everyone is Black...and they couldn't do it someplace else. If you're hired to fill a Quota..will you really thrive there?

Black enterprise had a list of the 50 most powerful Blacks in Corporate America.... 6 or 12% had attended a HBCU Vs. 15 or 30% at Ivy Leagues.

One that list, 4 Brothas were either Fortune 500 CEOs or were in line to be. (2 have since resigned) None of them had attended a HBCU.

I don't think you can't be successful if you attend a HBCU, I just think you can MORE successful if you don't....and I've admitted that school isn't the ultimate determinant of how successful you'll be. BUT, I aim for the top...I settle for nothing less...I need every advantage I can get.

Peace Out,


M2