Publication Date
11-2017
Document Type
Contribution to Book
Abstract
Historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and Black Greek-lettered organizations (BGLOs) are institutions and organizations that provided African Americans with options for unification and education during years of overt racial discrimination when education and socioeconomic comforts were limited for the vast majority of Americans of African descent, and they continue to serve as support structures for African Americans today. Nevertheless, in the “postracial” era of accountability, questions surrounding the relevance of these organizations have become common discourse. While these organizations face similar narratives, HBCU and BGLO research, successes, and issues have not yet been analyzed, synthesized, or even acknowledged in significant ways. Thus, the purpose of this chapter is to promote the need for research and scholarship that explores and highlights the parallels and intersections of today’s HBCUs and BGLOs through a review literature on BGLOs and educational outcomes.
DOI
10.1108/S1479-358X20160000014004
Page Range
69-93
Book Title
Black Colleges Across the Diaspora: Global Perspectives on Race and Stratification in Postsecondary Education: Volume 14
Book Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited
Book Editor(s)
M. Christopher Brown II & T. Elon Dancy II
Book ISBN
9781786355225
Recommended Citation
Mitchell, Donald Jr., Ph.D., "Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Black Greek-Lettered Organizations in the “Post-Racial” Era of Accountability" (2017). Executives, Administrators, & Staff Publications. 27.
https://digitalcommons.molloy.edu/eas_pub/27
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