Importance of The "Mecca"

This is the term used by the author to describe the culture that existed among the black students at Howard University outside of their academic pursuits. "Mecca" is the name of the community that is the focus of the Islamic faith, a term that denotes a sense of home, of shared values, experiences, and perspectives, and a sense of safety. The "Mecca" at Howard, in the author's perspective and recollection, functioned on all those levels for him and the other students that attended that particular university.