Dangerous Discourse in the HBCU Community

Anthony and Eddie talk about the HBCU community's reaction to the Atlanta Journal Constitution's op-ed about merging the Atlanta University Center schools and the occasional re-emergence of the HBCU vs. PWI debate on social media, exchanges throughout the HBCU community can become quickly heated. They discuss ways to galvanize the HBCU community through public discourse and how that could bring more productive results in terms of advocacy and maybe even giving. Eddie is a former HBCU public relations director where he created a marketing platform at one institution while more than quadrupling their positive media exposure. He is the former host of the HBCU Lifestyle Podcast, publishes the Identity and Value blog, and currently hosts the podcast For Our Edification. Eddie is the author and presenter of the Black Greek Success Program and is currently pursuing his Master of Professional Studies at Tennessee State University where he is researching narcissism in leadership. Find out more about him at EddieFrancis.com.