For decades, Black leaders have been preaching that HBCUs consistently punch above their weight, producing some of the nation’s best and brightest doctors, educators, and lawmakers.
If it wasn’t understood before, this year’s midterms proved their point … again.
From Howard University’s hilltop to the highest of seven hills at Florida A&M University, HBCU graduates won state and local offices nationwide. Notable alumni include Georgia Gov.-elect and FAMU Rattler Keisha Lance Bottoms and Spelmanite Adrienne Adams, who will be New York’s first Black woman lieutenant governor.
Governors and lieutenant governors
Keisha Lance Bottoms: Florida A&M University. Atlanta’s former mayor made history as the first Black woman governor in the U.S. The Democrat’s campaign emphasized expanding Medicaid, building more workforce and affordable housing, and protecting Black voting rights. Bottoms received her bachelor of arts in broadcast journalism from FAMU in Tallahassee, Florida…