Boston is one of the most university-dense cities in the country, home to world-renowned institutions. It also has a deep legacy of formally and informally educating historic Black leaders — from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who earned his Ph.D at Boston University, to Malcolm X, who spent his formative years in Roxbury.
Despite this, Boston does not have a Historically Black College or University, or HBCU.
Boston City Councilor Brian Worrell is trying to change that. He’s the lead sponsor of an initiative to bring a satellite HBCU campus to Boston, and joined GBH’s All Things Considered guest host Saraya Wintersmith to discuss the idea on the heels of a hearing last week. What follows is a lightly edited transcript of their conversation.…