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  • Your Take: HBCU Funds on Chopping Block
    by Michael Lomax on 
    December 6, 2011

    If you care at all about black colleges, here's what you need to do now, says the UNCF's president.

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  • The Big Payoff From Black Colleges
    by Michael Lomax on 
    March 5, 2011

    Never mind a recent New York Times blog citing research that HBCU graduates make less money than other college graduates. As the UNCF's president and CEO sees it, there's much value to be found at a black college.

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  • Six Rules for Paying for College
    by Michael Lomax on 
    August 5, 2010

    It's no secret that these days, college costs are over the top. But with a little planning, you'd be surprised at what you can accomplish. UNCF president Michael Lomax points the way.

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  • The Confab -- Oct. 23, 2009
    October 23, 2009

    This week on The Confab -- The magic and myths surrounding HBCUs. Do black students really play lacrosse? Should the non-black Miss Hampton be dethroned? And why "you will always be historically black." Join The Root's Associate Editor Natalie Hopkinson as she talks with Copy Editor Erin Evans and The Root interns Eboni Farmer and Jada F. Smith.

     

    * Podcast production by Abdullah Rufus.

    * Podcast theme music by Timothy Morrison.

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