Crystal Sanders

Jelani Favors, a distinguished History professor at North Carolina A&T, joins Crystal Sanders, an Associate Professor of African American Studies at Emory, and Dominique Baker, an education policy expert from the University of Delaware. They discuss the pivotal role of HBCUs in the Civil Rights Movement and the concept of the 'second curriculum' that nurtures activism. The conversation also addresses historical struggles for equitable education, the aspirations of Black universities, and the contemporary challenges faced by Black students today.