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Re:A humble alternative to technical interviews by CydeWeys on Monday February 18, 2019 @05:04PM (#19194904)
I'm definitely not qualified to answer this question as I didn't go to an HBCU and I'm not black. Sorry.

On a related note, black enrollment at my alma mater is plummeting in recent years (in favor of HBCUs), so going to an HBCU is a decision increasingly being made by black college-goers. https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/education/higher-...

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Re:A humble alternative to technical interviews by alephx on Monday February 18, 2019 @05:59PM (#19195257)
Isn't that trend a bit worrying? I'm not an American but it reminded me of (the little I know about) the segregationist policies before the Civil rights movement.
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Re:A humble alternative to technical interviews by CydeWeys on Monday February 18, 2019 @06:05PM (#19195290)
Yes, it's very worrying. Racists are increasingly being emboldened in the current political climate, and minorities are withdrawing further into their own groups for protection in response.
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Re:A humble alternative to technical interviews by alephx on Wednesday February 20, 2019 @10:16AM (#19208431)
Yes, I was thinking it also on the other side? Why are minorities withdrawing (pretty much the opposite attitude they took in the 60's no?)?
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Re:A humble alternative to technical interviews by ptd on Monday February 18, 2019 @05:33PM (#19195110)
Gotcha. Thanks for the information. I also went to UMD and was not aware of this trend.
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Re:A humble alternative to technical interviews by CydeWeys on Monday February 18, 2019 @06:08PM (#19195312)
Yeah, it's bad for everyone involved.
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Re:A humble alternative to technical interviews by thaumasiotes on Monday February 18, 2019 @08:04PM (#19195903)
How do you know this?
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