Historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) were established to serve the educational needs of black Americans. Prior to the time of their establishment, and for many years afterwards, blacks were generally denied admission to traditionally white institutions. As a result, HBCUs became the principle means for providing postsecondary education to black Americans.
Today, HBCUs must fulfill educational goals far beyond those initially set. President George Bush described the unique mission of black colleges as follows:
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They are fearful about "runaway" conventions making unwanted changes.
The process of constitution change is a political process and therefore there is always a risk of run away conventions coming up with unwanted and sometimes undesirable changes.
