HU Boys

The HU Boys

·         Why does the female population outnumber the male population at the school?

How many freshman males/females are enrolled at Howard?

·         1052 women 429 males

Female to male ratio increases each year…13 percent of 37 that graduate actually go to college.

Parents can’t afford to send their children to college or some end up in jail

We need to encourage the youth to go to college…men of Howard can encourage guys from home to attend Howard and just college as a whole.

The majority of black males do not have a drive to get an education; they are lazy; they want money the easy way….sports, rap, selling drugs

Black males feel they can be successful w/o going to college b/c college is a waste of money and time and why do something they’re not interested in…black men feel if they make it to 18 w/o being shot or killed that is enough success.

The media needs to show a more positive image of black men…portray those who have actually been successful and have acquired degrees.

If a young man’s parents did not attend college that wont encourage him to go.

65% of black families are single parent families…they can’t afford to send their children to college.

We need to inspire our black males to attend college.

Erin White