Lindsay's Visit...and our TABB

In AVID class, one of Dona's former students, Lindsay, came to talk to us about her college Hampton University and the college experience itself. I really enjoyed her shared information about college in general. Her all-around knowledge of Hampton surprised me; it's amazing that she could retain so much information about her school. Now for the TABB.

• T- My take away from her presentation was her appreciation of the fact she goes to a HBCU. I myself am not interested in going to one but she seems to really enjoy the oneness of her atmosphere. How blacks are looking for other blacks to succeed, not just in college, but also in life.
• A- My action I plan to take with this is to not downgrade HBCUs anymore. For the longest time I never appreciated why people wanted to be with there own kind. I mean we go to a predominately black high school now, so why would you want to an all-black college? Wouldn't that be step backward? The world isn't full of people that support the black community. I figured that most people sees this as a plus. Like Lindsay said, since the black community is slowly decaying in the education field, it feels good for others to support each other.
• B- The barrier that would be a hindrance for my action. I don't really want to go to a HBCU. I need diversity in my college. I personally prefer a mixed college. Also, I need for black people to make a better name for themselves. That's a main reason why I don't want to go to a HBCU.
• B- My benefit of seeing it through is becoming less judgemental of the black community.