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Why historically black colleges and universities matter in today's America

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imageBlack colleges and universities exemplify the American ideals of civil rights and equality. LloydGallman, CC BY-NC-ND

Trayvon Martin. Michael Brown. Eric Garner. Sandra Bland. Renisha McBride. Martese Johnson. And now Tyrone Harris.

All these names remind us how precarious black lives can be. Martin, Brown and Garner were...

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