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“We’ve Been Desensitized”: At HBCUs, Life Goes On Amid Bomb Threats

“We’ve Been Desensitized”: At HBCUs, Life Goes On Amid Bomb Threats

by Grace Deng | Feb 22, 2022 | Education, Featured

WASHINGTON—At 3 a.m. on the first day of Black History Month, Spelman College, an Atlanta-based HBCU, received its second bomb threat of the year. Six hours later, Spelman junior Sophia Parker found out about the threat through an email sent by the school. At noon,...

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