The Future for Black College Students: What Parents Need to Know on DEI & Affirmative Action

As parents, we send our children to college with hopes of safety, inclusion, and opportunity—but today’s campuses are under siege. With DEI rollbacks, the end of affirmative action, and rising mental health concerns, Black students face unprecedented challenges.In this episode of BACKtalk, Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum—acclaimed psychologist, former Spelman College president, and author of the new book Peril and Promise: College Leadership in Turbulent Times—shares straight talk on what these changes mean for our children. From navigating hostile policies to finding hope in HBCUs and inclusive leadership, Dr. Tatum provides parents with the insight and tools they need to prepare their students for success in today’s turbulent higher education landscape.

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The Future for Black College Students: What Parents Need to Know on DEI & Affirmative Action is an episode from BackTalk: Successful Black Parenting magazine by J.R. Celeste.

This episode is 00:47:35 long.

This episode was published on Oct 21, 2025.

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