Grambing State University's Rick Gallot and Southern University's Rani Whitfield examine American history and Black educators through their HBCUs. The Louisiana-based schools share many things like alumni who are family & friends as Eric Dooley and Issac Greggs know. In HBCU Week: BEYOND THE FIELD, experience the storied CIAA in Maryland and feel the electrifying atmosphere of Louisiana's Bayou Classic. The episode looks beyond sports, highlighting the culture, history, and community spirit that define HBCUs. Watch HBCU Week: BEYOND THE FIELD:    • HBCU Week   Learn more: https://to.worldchannel.org/LUSA_HBCU_BTField #LocalUSA #HBCUWeekNow #americanhistory #Blackexcellence #highereducation #teachers #football #family #Lousiana #documentary https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCl5GSpPj3WhqOofKSh4mhw https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXFRQshSTN33OEmVuq_L_Qw https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgv1oK0F3JXkGYWcD38QsYQ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCr1Xz_GygACHTEY-wjZJiLg SUBSCRIBE YouTube: http://bit.ly/WC_YTSubscribe Newsletter: https://worldchannel.org/newsletter-subscription/ FOLLOW WORLD and Local, USA: Website: https://worldchannel.org/show/local-usa/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WORLDChannel Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/worldchannel/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/worldchannel TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@worldchannel WORLD shares the best of public media in news, documentaries and programming. WORLD’s original series examine the issues and amplify the voices of those often ignored by mainstream media. The multicast 24/7 channel helps audiences understand conflicts, movements and cultures from around the globe. Its original work has won a Peabody Award, an Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Award, an International Documentary Association Award, a National News and Documentary Emmy Award, two Webby Awards and many others honoring diversity of content and makers. WORLD is carried by 194 member stations in markets representing 77% of US TV households. Funding for WORLD Channel is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Wyncote Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts and Artworks. WORLD is produced by GBH in partnership with WNET and is distributed by American Public Television (APT).