Colleges like Paine still needed, graduates told

A resounding "yes" reverberated through Paine College's Heal Education Athletic Learning Complex during the college's May 6 commencement exercises Sunday. The answer was in response to Dr. Michael Lomax, president of the United Negro College Fund, who asked rhetorically if Historically Black Colleges and Universities were still needed in the 21st century. When HBCUs were founded, there were more barriers to higher education for blacks, but even with many removed, barriers still exist today, he said...