THREAD: (1/3) #HBCUs play a pivotal role in the growth and continued success of the African-American community.
I know this first-hand b/c Pennsylvania is home to 2 amazing HBCUs, @CheyneyUniv, the nation's OLDEST HBCU; and @LincolnUofPA, the FIRST degree-granting HBCU!pic.twitter.com/5g9Neccnpv
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(2/3) As vice chair of
@HouseSmallBiz, we need@SBAgov to work more closely w/ ALL HBCUs to promote entrepreneurship. Before rapper-entrepreneur Nipsey Hussle's untimely death, he encouraged the black community to become#smallbiz owners and entrepreneurs.1 reply 3 retweets 12 likesShow this thread
(3/3) Because alongside the @OfficialCBC, he too, understood entrepreneurship within the black community can lift people out of poverty & create a path of success.
But to do that, again, @SBAgov MUST engage w/ our HBCUs so they can progress like their white counterparts.
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