In this era of crisis in accreditation, leadership and fiscal health on many campuses, Black colleges must share their successes with the public. According to the U.S. Department of Education, the 105 Black colleges enroll approximately 300,000 students and employ approximately 60,000 persons. While they enroll barely 15 percent of African American undergraduates, they award 28 percent of the Black bachelor's degrees. Additionally, Black colleges grant 16 percent of the Black first professional degrees, 15 percent of the Black master's degrees, and 9 percent of the Black doctoral degrees. These institutions are valuable generators for the nation's economies and must remain efficient members of the higher education landscape. Despite their institutional strengths, educational achievements and social benefits, there are still significant outcries about whether Black colleges should continue to exist. The "Do we still need Black colleges?" question appears racially motivated given the absence of similar questions when majority institutions face fiscal, administrative or enrollment issues. The challenges that Black colleges face are not because they have homogenous enrollments and staff, but are often the result of low enrollments, meager endowments and scant support from the general public and relevant shareholders. The issues that commonly result from under-funding, governance and performance rarely amount to a loss of accreditation for majority campuses. The time has come for Black college presidents and stakeholders to hold a private and honest conversation about the state of their institutions--their strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. They also need to address changing accreditation requirements, student loan default thresholds and employment projections. This should be joined by the best guidance from higher education research and policy communities on institutional capacity building, strategic assessment and models for effective and efficient functioning amid institutional complexity.