Abstract
When I was teaching at Hampton University, Tony Brown made a profound statement several years ago at a Founders’ Day event. He said that one of the central keys to success is that one must learn to become necessary. He was using the standard, logical context of a condition being necessary as opposed to a condition being sufficient. Historically, Black Colleges and Universities must remain a necessary condition to the antecedent of African American success in particular and to American and global success in general. Drawing an analogical similarity to the Historically Black Theological Schools, I contend that in order for Historically Black Theological Schools to become successful and survive, they must become a necessary condition to the antecedent of the success of the African American Church in particular and to the Church Universal in general.