Keith B. Shoates, Author at Word In Black

Tallahassee, FL - September 2, 2024: Sign for Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, commonly known as Florida A&M, is a public historically black university in Tallahassee, Florida.

It’s Time to Fund HBCUs for Both Today and Tomorrow

by Keith B. Shoates December 2, 2025December 1, 2025

HBCUs power Black excellence — and they need sustained investment.

An African American university student is sitting in the library with his textbooks open on his lap, and studying

The HBCU Solution We Seek Is in the Mirror

by Keith B. Shoates July 23, 2025July 23, 2025