September is HBCU awareness month.  Through our National HBCU Initiative, The Links, Incorporated seeks to increase the retention and graduation rates of students attending HBCUs, which were founded in the face of discrimination and have a proud history and legacy of achievement.

For more than a century, historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have produced a significant portion of the nation’s doctors, teachers, entrepreneurs, and political and religious leaders. Listen in on this conversation among members of The Arlington (VA) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated as they share their experiences, why they feel HBCUs are so important, and what they hope for the future of HBCUs. With so many forces trying to tear our students and communities down, it makes us proud to support the institutions which are doing everything they can to hold our communities up.