Source: The Washington Post / Getty A recent article from The Guardian reports on new research suggesting that attending a Historically Black College or University (HBCU) may have lasting cognitive benefits for Black Americans later in life. The study, published in JAMA Network Open, examined nearly 2,000 Black adults who attended college between 1940 and 1980, a period shaped by major legal and social changes such as the Brown v. Board of Education decision and the Civil Rights Act.