African American faculty constitute a small number of faculty members who teach at predominantly White colleges and universities. Although their presence within these institutions is beneficial for a number of reasons, they often face many challenges on various levels. In this paper the authors address the physical, psychological, emotional, spiritual, social and legal concerns faced by African American faculty who teach at majority institutions. Recommendations for thriving in these environments are given.The comments about Ohio State University are solely attributed to the first author, Rudolph Alexander, Jr., and are not attributed to the second author or meant to reference any other university or college.