[dropcap]Approximately[/dropcap] 40 percent of the members of Congress are HBCU graduates, according to the Network Journal, a Black professional and small business magazine. And recipients of The United Negro College Fund and Thurgood Marshall Foundation scholarships graduate from college at rates well above the national average. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″]
“We’re producing outstanding leaders in all of the major professions,” said Harry L. Williams, president and CEO of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund and former Delaware State president. “Anytime you can look at [HBCU] success stories, it just enhances their relevancy and continues to move them forward in a positive way.”
This year, a record 38 women of color were elected to Congress. Many of them are HBCU graduates.