Juneteenth 2023: The Freedom to Learn

Education for Black Americans didn’t come easy. Because Black Americans were held back from freedom during slavery, it also held them back from education, and to this day, the Black community is still feeling the ramifications. Due to the lack of resources, finances and a multitude of other external factors, many Black Americans don’t have the opportunity to take advantage of a higher education. For example, only 35% of Black Americans have associate degrees or higher, and Black student enrollment has also declined over the last 10 years, according to a Lumina Foundation-Gallup 2023 State of Higher Education study. Over the years, many Black Americans, and people of other races, have decided to follow in their ancestors’ footsteps and attend an HBCU, which has provided the campuses with exposure. To know an HBCU is to know homecomings, marching bands, step shows, and more importantly – culture. To celebrate HBCUs and the history of Black education, we have to take a look back at how it all got started, which for some, could be a hard story to digest. Read more: https://www.khou.com/article/entertai... Also watch... Juneteenth 1865-2022: The Pursuit of Economic Equality    • Juneteenth 1865-2022: The Pursuit of Econo...   Juneteenth:1865-2021    • Juneteenth:1865-2021   Subscribe to the KHOU 11 News YouTube Channel | https://bit.ly/2GCgSZ0 REMEMBER: KHOU 11+ is always streaming on Roku and FireTV! http://khou.com/Plus Follow KHOU 11 News on social! ➡️FACEBOOK:   / khou11   ➡️TWITTER:   / khou   ➡️INSTAGRAM:   / khou11   Visit our website: https://www.khou11.com