african american college students

"[This book] illuminates and celebrates the experience of going to a historically Black college or university. The first book featuring famous alumni sharing personal accounts of the Black college experience, [this book] offers a series of . . . personal essays about the schools that nurtured and educated them. The contributors write about how they chose their HBCU, their first days on campus, the dynamic atmosphere of classes where students were constantly challenged to do their best, the professors who devoted themselves to the students, the marching bands and majorettes and their rigorous training"--Provided by publisher.

"Now thoroughly revised and updated, Across the Line recounts the experiences of the pioneering African-American basketball players at 18 colleges in the Atlantic Coast and Southeastern conferences, the South's most prominent, historically white intercollegiate leagues"--.

James "JD" Dawson arrives at University of Atlanta hoping for a fresh start and a chance to make something of himself, but when he starts partying more than studying, his habits soon endanger his future at the college, until, with the help of a beautiful tutor, JD realizes it is time to grow up.

Follows gifted African-American student Cedric Jennings from his crime-infested high school in Washington D.C. to his junior year at Brown University, discussing the problems he encountered along the road out of the ghetto.

In 1960s Texas, the racial boundaries are crossed when a black family from the poorest section of Houston and a white family from a racist neighborhood join forces to win the freedom of five black college students who have been unjustly accused of murdering a policeman.

Follows gifted African-American student Cedric Jennings from his crime-infested high school in Washington D.C. to his junior year at Brown University, discussing the problems he encountered along the road out of the ghetto.

Examines the histories of the nine African-American fraternities and sororities that comprise the National Pan-Hellenic Council, describing organizations that came before them, the social and political functions the groups perform, their connections to the civil rights movement, and their importance in African-American and American history.

Perry Skky Jr. struggles to stay true to his faith as he deals with the stress of playing college football, his girlfriend's demands, his friend's accident, and his grandmother's failing health.

Kenya Posey is loving college life, while her best friend Lark struggles to fit into the new environment and deal with her jealousy over Kenya's popularity, but when Kenya's brother Eric shows up, both the girls find more drama than they ever wanted to see at college.

Perry Skky, Jr., a freshman at Georgia Tech and star college football player, feels pressures from family, friends, school, and his girlfriend, and starts to lose sight of what God expects, possibly endangering his football career and his close relationships, but eventually starts to learn some lessons about staying faithful to God.