My thoughts on HBCUs

So I have to be honest and let you know that before these past 2 weeks, I believed that HBCUs provided "inferior" education compared to PWIs.  After doing my second writing assignment about the history and the future of HBCUs, I was glad to find that I was wrong.  HBCUs have trained and educated a vast number of the nation's Black business leaders, educators, doctors, and political leaders.  However, HBCUs have a reputation in the higher education community, and more sadly in the Black community, as a system of higher education for those that are underprepared or what a "cultural" experience in college.
I learned so much this past week about HBCUs and the education of Blacks. I researched the origins of HBCUs and milestones in the path of higher education for Blacks. Although I am grateful for the Brown ruling and the Higher Education Act of 1965, I am sadden that these event led to the decline of students enrolled at HBCUs.  HBCUs have two major obstacles: underfunding and unprepared students.  Even with underfunding and underprepared students, these schools have graduation rates comparable to those of PWIs. 
Although I am still passionate about  community college students, I hope to use this insight and knowledge to broaden the opportunities of the transfer students that I will support.