OXM: Microsoft has some very cool stuff to show you tomorrow.

[Khuutra]

Tyrannical said:

WereKitten said:

Well, I hoped it was just an idiomatic denomination, like the "Ivy League".

edit:

after reading Khuutra's post it: I'm glad they're actually being useful. I'll keep my phylosophical and political doubts about them for another time and when I know more.

 You probably thought that blacks weren't allowed to go to other colleges, didn't you?

Given that they were originally established before Brown vs. Board of Education, he's right, that was the original intent. It's important to note, though, that there is a difference between historically black university and predominantly black universities - because in some historically black universities, the black population doesn't actually make up the largest minority.