[VIDEO] Laz Alonzo: Let's Save Our HBCUs

Howard recently had its institutional struggles highlighted in a New York Times article. Despite an impressive roster of famous alumni including Lance Gross, Wendy Raquel Robinson, Debbie Allen and Taraji P. Henson, the school dropped dramatically in U.S. News and World Report’s annual “Best Colleges” rankings. That problem was compounded by  a letter detailing financial problems at the school that leaked early last year. “Right now, a group of us – Lance Gross, Marlon Wayans, myself – are putting together a call to action for alumni,” said Alonso. “We’re trying to bring alumni together, doing PSAs, getting it out through our social media to get alumni, first of all, aware of what’s going on. We first have to educate the people that graduated from Howard and, secondly, to give back.”