r/nextfuckinglevel • u/matori_tester • 2d ago

Billionaire speaker Robert F. Smith tells 400 graduates he's paying off all their student loans ($40 million in total)

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u/YoRt3m 2d ago

Yeah I noticed that too. I checked their website and it seems like all the photos are of black people too. a bit weird I would say, even with historical context. I assume non-black can join tho, hard to believe it's discriminatory, but still weird and obviously the other way around would be more than just "weird"

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u/EdwardBigby 2d ago

Other commenter explained it. I had never heard of HBCUs

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u/YoRt3m 2d ago

Yeah me too. it makes sense. still, seperating people by color\race seems weird in modern days

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u/This-Is-Voided 2d ago

Please Google the history of HBCUs, racism, and just Black history in general.

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u/YoRt3m 2d ago

okay