The purpose of this phenomenological narrative study was to explore the contributors to the sense of agency and racial identity for Black male traditional graduates of HBCUs. Interviews with the 10 participants were analyzed in order to glean and understand insights from their lived experiences (Moustakas, 1994). The researcher asked 10 traditional HBCU graduates from a variety of HBCUs which institutional and social factors contributed to their sense of agency and racial identity, and their perspective on how the experience uniquely contributed to their holistic development. The researcher concluded the HBCU uniquely supports agency and racial identity development in Black males through institutional attributes and enabling social constructs. Implications for practice include recommendations for how institutions can better fit themselves to accommodate the development of the Black male population. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com.bibliotheek.ehb.be/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]