A lot of the points that DuBois brought up in his essay are still very valid today, especially regarding the disparagement a lot of HBCUs receive in comparison to more elite (i.e. whiter, older, richer) institutions. Between Integration Interrupted and “Does the Negro Need Separate Schools” a lot of the arguments that are pro-HBCU are represented. Black students face a lot of obstacles while attending majority white schools; teacher bias, racial insensitivity, and a general lack of support, and these are all issues that would be lessened by attendance at an HBCU. When another incident makes headlines in a few months, this debate will come back to life again I’m sure. Every single year that I’ve been here, there has been a racial incident on campus. The Affirmative Action article by Sarah Siskand, Zimmerman’s Trial, and most recently the defacing of African American professor’s portraits at HLS. Student activism towards these events has been met with mixed reactions from a majority white student populace. Allies are vocal, but a lot of students feel discomfort and irritation over what they see as needless divisions on campus and aggressive flyers and posters. With the recent events at Yale, Mizzou, and predominantly white institutions nationwide, the classic HBCU vs. PWI is on the minds of a lot of students again. The readings from last week were an interesting supplement to real life happenings.