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Hbcu Made: A Celebration of the Black College Experience
In this joyous essay collection edited by NPR's Ayesha Rascoe, celebrities and other alumni provide testimonials about their experience attending historically Black college universities-which shaped their lives and made them who they are today.
With a diverse set of contributors, including Oprah Winfrey, Stacey Abrams, and Branford Marsalis, HBCU Made celebrates the experience of going to a historically Black college or university. In moving essays, a wide range of alums share their accounts of how they chose their HBCU, their first days on campus, the dynamic atmosphere, and how they were shaped by their rigorous training.
A collection that brims with insight and school spirit, HBCU Made is a perfect gift for each generation of prospective students and graduates to come.
Book Details
- Publisher: Algonquin Books
- Publish Date: Jan 30th, 2024
- Pages: 224
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 8.46in - 5.81in - 0.60in - 0.68lb
- EAN: 9781643753867
- Categories: • Inclusive Education• African American & Black• Student Life & Student Affairs
About the Author
Ayesha Rascoe is the host of NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday and weekend episodes of Up First.
Prior to her role as host, Rascoe was a White House Correspondent. She covered three presidential administrations. As a part of the White House team, she was also a regular on the NPR Politics Podcast.
Before joining NPR, Rascoe spent the first decade of her career at Reuters, rising from a news assistant to an energy reporter to eventually covering the White House. While at Reuters, Rascoe covered some of the biggest energy and environmental stories of the past decade, including the 2010 BP oil spill.
She's a proud graduate of Howard University.
Praise for this book
--Paula Patton, actress and producer
--Yvette Nicole Brown, actress
--Beverly Daniel Tatum, President Emerita, Spelman College and author of Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?
"Warm testimony about critically important experiences."
--Kirkus Reviews"A nostalgic, jubilant ode to HBCUs, their breathtaking histories and devoted alumni. HBCU MADE gives clarity and scope to the impact these historical institutions have made in the lives of some of our nation's brightest and most dignified talents."
--Wayetu Moore, author of The Dragons, the Giants, the Women