New York City officials opened the doors of a unique school Thursday: a first-of-its kind Historically Black College and University (HBCU) preparatory high school in a major U.S. city. “There's just not enough exposure to HBCUs across the country,” Johnson said during an interview with ABC News ahead of the school's opening. “We talk about college and college access, but we do not spend enough time celebrating the history and the data around it.” HBCUs enroll nearly 10% of all Black U.S. undergraduates and promote the majority of Black doctors, lawyers and judges, according to the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. However, there are no HBCUs north of Pennsylvania on the East Coast, including in New York. A graduate of Delaware State University, a hist

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