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By: Raechal Leone and Crystal P. Smith (Add to your loop)
Wed, 09/30/2009 - 00:00

Current and former college students weigh the pros and cons.

As part of our special look at historically Black colleges and universities and just in time for homecoming season, TheLoop21.com hit up the University of Southern California to find out what Black students think about attending an HBCU. We found some interesting perspectives on diversity and more.

Be sure to vote in our poll about whether Black colleges are still needed and check out our photo gallery of celebs who attended HBCUs.

Raechal Leone is TheLoop21.com's senior editor and content manager. She writes the Inside the Loop blog.

Crystal P. Smith is senior editor and writer at TheLoop21.com, where she focuses on pop culture, gender, social issues and race. She also writes the Inside the Loop blog.

Do we still need HBCUs?

Yes, they're an outlet for blacks

If their standards were higher

No, they're outdated

No one goes to HBCUs