Nationally, the recruitment and retention of Black male teachers have become a crisis for public schools at all educational and academic programmatic levels. This is especially true for gifted and AP programs, considering that most Black males who enter the teaching profession are rarely selected to serve in such teaching capacities. However, what has been missing from the extant research literature is the role Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) play in the preparation of Black male teachers for the gifted classroom. In this article, the authors explore scholarship that focuses on the lack of diversity among teachers and specifically among males in general education to draw implications to the field of gifted education. The authors provide specific attention to reasons HBCUs play an important role in preparing Black males for the gifted classroom, along with providing recommendations for preparing Black male teachers in gifted education.