The Virginia Education Association’s Minority & Women’s Concerns Committee Introduces HBCU Pride Week
February 5, 2024
February 5, 2024
Historically black colleges and universities, which date back to the 1800‘s with the founding of what is now Cheyney in 1837, have been institutions of academic excellence and empowerment in times when Black students were turned away from other halls of higher education.
Still today, approximately 100 accredited HBCU’s are vessels of knowledge that nurture a sense of community through culture and history while promoting scholarship and intellectual growth. These schools are known for their cultural pageantry, social advocacy and scholarship. Because the HBCU community fosters a sense of self-identity and self-worth, these institutions have often been at the forefront of social justice movements. Recognizing the richness that these institutions provide, the Virginia Education Association wishes to salute all our HBCU’s during our first HBCU PRIDE WEEK.
Don’t forget to take pictures of you and your participating staff members and upload the pictures to your social media and use the hashtag – #VEAHBCUProud
Monday, February 12, 2024
HBCU Showcase: Spotlight a specific HBCU (the one you attended or one of your choosing).
Tuesday, February 13, 2024
HBCU Showcase: HBCU Grad Spotlight
Wednesday, February 14, 2024
Unity Day: HBCU and VEA United
Thursday, February 15, 2024
HBCU: Voices of Justice
Friday, February 16, 2024
HBCU Showcase: “HBCU Culture Day”
According to the Economic Policy Institute, teachers in Virginia earn 67 cents on the dollar compared to other (non-teacher) college-educated workers. Virginia’s teacher wage penalty is the worst in the nation.
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