Watch: Applying to college? HBCU grads on why you should consider an HBCU

Applying to college or know someone who is on the fence about applying to a Historically Black College or University? TheGrio spoke to Denise Caldwell (Howard University), Taiia Smart Young (Johnson C. Smith University), Charles Galbreath (Tennessee State University) Ellisiah Hall (Lincoln University), Akanke Jackson (Virginia State University), Sekou Jackson (North Carolina A&T State University), Desmond Jackson (Virginia State University), and Christopher Thomas (Clark Atlanta University) on why attending a HBCU is important.

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