HBCU videos

Watch as former students of Clark Atlanta University share why attending the Historical Black College and University was so vital to their life. Video by Ryon Horne

Paine College, just a few miles from the famous Augusta National Golf Club, is in peril.

Founded in 1869 by the United Methodist Church, Claflin College ranks 9th in the nation’s Top 20 historically black colleges and universities, according to the U.S.

Clark Atlanta University student Kendall Youngblood, 22, transferred from the University of Connecticut to CAU.

Delanie Mason was part of a legacy. Both of her parents attended black colleges, where her mother was the school's queen in 1990.

Swipe up to read more on the troubled HBCU.

If there is a blueprint for what can go wrong at a college, Cheyney has followed it closely for about the past 20 years.

Swipe up to listen to the “HBCU Journeys” episodes.

The AUC, as it’s called, is the largest collective of black institutions of higher education.

Historically black colleges and universities create moments that change lives, and the AJC is telling those stories with its “HBCU Journeys” podcast.