New PBS documentary explores evolution of black colleges & universities in America

A new film is taking a look at the challenges and achievements of historically black colleges and universities in the U.S. Stanley Nelson, documentary filmmaker and director of the film, "Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges & Universities" joins CBSN's Vladimir Duthiers and Anne Marie Green with more.

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[deloresboudreaux]

Let’s not let HBCUS die, it’s our place to learn.

[priusgame]

That dark skin and afro hair on those beautiful sistas. I'm latino but my goodness sistas in the video are beautiful.

[monicamartin]

Protect and preserve HBCU at all costs, with no apologies to anyone.

[MrTC-cpgv]

It truly is A Different World to obtain School Daze

[maureencora]

Prairie View A&M University of Texas, Panther-Paradise Forever. (smile)

[pipkinsdb]

These colleges and universities are part of our reparations but we are not using them properly. We can help our boys avoid prison and improve healthcare and economic conditions of our people.

[sheenawinfield]

I have a assignment on this topic and this is helpful 😁😁😊😊💤😊

[AngelicTroubleMaker-LaVooDoo]

SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND A&M COLLEGE 3RD GENERATION RIGHT HERE

[dmkuchins]

this isn't the documentary.
just talking heads discussing it.

[fwiedwice]

Its crazy cuz racism so deeply seeded in American society ppl still share the same views from back them...its nvr gonna go away

[partysugar]

Imagine if they had "historical white or if there were a television station called WET White Entertainment Television....

[donnalittle]

You complain about Diversity yet you have all black colleges which should never be that NOT DIVERSITY !

[greghampton]

With all this to show, why are black people still in the worst shape? it all just seems like a social status all for show, personal gratification, what's the real out come of higher education? more debt? in a Country filled with glass ceilings, I don't see the effect of all those graduets, am I missing something here?