Where Is The African American MBA At HBCUs?
At the heart of America’s inequality crisis lies a cold economic truth: ownership, not just employment, builds wealth. While corporate pledges and DEI statements abound, the data remains damning—Black entrepreneurs still face uphill battles accessing capital, scaling operations, and breaking into supply chains. What’s missing is an institution-driven, community-rooted solution. That’s where HBCUs can—and must—step in. An African American MBA program, based at HBCUs and focused squarely on entrepreneurship, would not just teach business. It would build businesses. It would produce graduates fluent in venture capital and community capital alike. It would marry strategy with social mission, finance with cultural fluency. Most importantly, it would institutionalize a pipeline for Black enterprise—linking student founders with Black-owned banks, supplier diversity partners, alumni mentors, and policy advocates in one coordinated ecosystem. This isn’t about token representation. It’s about economic power. The next Black Wall Street won’t be built from speeches or slogans—it will be built from cap tables, capital stacks, and curricula that understand the nuance of Black ambition. Continue reading →
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At the heart of America’s inequality crisis lies a cold economic truth: ownership, not just employment, builds wealth. While corporate pledges and DEI statements abound, the data remains damning—Black entrepreneurs still face uphill battles accessing capital, scaling operations, and breaking into supply chains. What’s missing is an institution-driven, community-rooted solution. That’s where HBCUs can—and must—step in.
An African American MBA program, based at HBCUs and focused squarely on entrepreneurship, would not just teach business. It would build businesses. It would produce graduates fluent in venture capital and community capital alike. It would marry strategy with social mission, finance with cultural fluency. Most importantly, it would institutionalize a pipeline for Black enterprise—linking student founders with Black-owned banks, supplier diversity partners, alumni mentors, and policy advocates in one coordinated ecosystem.
This isn’t about token representation. It’s about economic power. The next Black Wall Street won’t be built from speeches or slogans—it will be built from cap tables, capital stacks, and curricula that understand the nuance of Black ambition. Continue reading
