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Ayesha Rascoe on ‘HBCU Made’ — and some good old college memories

By Brittany Luse~https://www.npr.org/people/1123917129/brittany-luse?ft=nprml&f=1197954671|Liam McBain~https://www.npr.org/people/959668312/liam-mcbain?ft=nprml&f=1197954671|Jessica Placzek~https://www.npr.org/people/1115896513/jessica-placzek?ft=nprml&f=1197954671|Veralyn Williams~https://www.npr.org/people/1114050806/veralyn-williams?ft=nprml&f=1197954671

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Both Ayesha Rascoe and host Brittany Luse are alums of Howard University.
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We’re taking it way back — all the way to college. This episode is a mini-reunion: host Brittany Luse and Ayesha Rascoe, host of NPR’s Weekend Edition, are both alumnae of Howard University — they even attended during some of the same years. Howard is an HBCU: a historically Black college or university. There are around a hundred in the US, and they’ve had a big impact on both graduates and American culture writ large. Ayesha has edited a book of essays all about that impact, called HBCU Made: A Celebration of the Black College Experience. Brittany chats with her about the book and what makes HBCUs special — they also trade tales from their own time as students.

This episode was produced by Liam McBain with additional support from Barton Girdwood, Alexis Williams, and Corey Antonio Rose. It was edited by Jessica Placzek. Our executive producer is Veralyn Williams. Our VP of programming is Yolanda Sangweni.

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