Roland Martin
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Black Students! Go to a college you can afford to go to
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July 24, 2026
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24:09Now PlayingRoland Martin delivers a blunt warning to Black families: a dream school is not worth crushing debt if the student cannot afford to stay long enough to graduate.
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Roland Martin delivers a hard financial truth to Black families considering college: a dream school should not become a family’s financial disaster.
Private HBCUs such as Howard, Spelman, Morehouse and Hampton can cost more than $60,000 a year. Over four years, that price can approach a quarter-million dollars before travel and other expenses are added.
Roland says families must be honest about what they can afford. He argues that students should not take on massive debt simply to attend a prestigious private college when a public or in-state HBCU may provide a strong education at a much lower cost.
The goal, he says, is to graduate. It is not to attend a dream school for one year, run out of money, return home and spend years trying to complete a degree elsewhere.
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