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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,...
Educators Decry Texas Official’s Pledge To Ban CRT In Public Universities

Educators Decry Texas Official’s Pledge To Ban CRT In Public Universities

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

WASHINGTON – The coordinated Republican attack on teaching critical race theory in schools hit higher education on Tuesday when Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick pledged to ban CRT in public universities. “This is really the heart and the crux of what critical race theories...
Federal funding would help improve HBCU infrastructure, says university president

Federal funding would help improve HBCU infrastructure, says university president

by Baylor Spears | Oct 6, 2021 | Education, Featured

WASHINGTON — Some buildings in historically Black colleges and universities are in such bad shape that “when it rains outside, many times it rains inside,” the Tennessee State University president told a House subcommittee on Wednesday. Tennessee State University is...

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