By John Schmid, Special to the AFRO With the resignation of the White House’s chief enforcer of consumer protection for student loan receivers Monday, uncertainty mounts as to how students and their parents will finance the education of millions of Americans during the Trump administration. “Each year, tens of millions of student loan borrowers struggle to […]
Category: HBCU
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Sex Ring Allegations Shake Georgia AKA Chapter
By Micha Green, AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor, mgreen@afro.com A Georgia chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority is under scrutiny for allegedly being part of a sex ring. At the Alpha Beta AKA Chapter at Fort Valley State University in Fort Valley, Georgia 21 women crossed the line in March, but by April, reports developed that some of […]
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First-Ever HBCU Museum Opens Down the Street
By Lauren E. Williams, Special to the AFRO The walls are covered with school sports memorabilia, personal photographs, and newspaper articles. The furniture is modern, yet understated, as not to take away from the artifacts on the walls. The curators are knowledgeable, personable, and inspiring. The first museum committed to highlighting the excellence of HBCUs, […]
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Update on HBCU Coalition’s Lawsuit Against Maryland
By Marvin L. ‘Doc’ Cheatham, Sr., Special to the AFRO In 2006, a coalition of HBCU students, alumni and other HBCU supporters filed a lawsuit in the Maryland Federal District Court against the State of Maryland alleging that the State had failed to make HBCUs comparable and competitive with their White counterparts. Specifically, the Coalition for Equity […]
Posted inBaltimore News
Will Maryland HBCUs Receive Justice This Legislative Session?
While Maryland HBCU Coalition plaintiffs are in formal settlement negotiations with the state, the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland (LBCM), is following through on a promise made at the start of the 2018 session to, “actively promote legislation to support HBCUs” in the halls of the Maryland General Assembly. “We must use all of the […]
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Maryland HBCU Students, Alumni Demand Billions in Damages
“A billion is not enough,” said Senator Joan Carter Conway (D) District 43 at HBCU Night, a convening of legislators and students, presidents and alumni of Maryland’s four Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Approximately 100 persons were in attendance at the standing-room only event. Every HBCU seemed to be represented in the audience, from […]
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HBCU settlement pending, but lawmakers say it’s not enough
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Historically Black colleges and universities in Maryland would receive up to $56.9 million annually under legislation, sponsors say, that would restore years of underfunding and program duplication by the state but is unlikely to pass. Proponents of the measure have rejected, as too little, a Feb. 7 offer from Republican Gov. […]
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HBCU Contributions Highlighted in New Documentary
NEW YORK (AP) — Filmmaker Stanley Nelson knew he wanted to tell a story about the nation’s historically black colleges and universities — not just about individual HBCUs, many of which have their own celebrated histories, but about what they collectively have meant to black people. And in making the documentary “Tell Them We Are […]
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Local HBCU Students Earn ROTC Scholarships
By the time she completed elementary school, Jasmine Jones could pack clothing military style. Her father, a career U.S. Navy man, provided the tutelage. Now, 10 years later, Jones is getting an assist from the U.S. Army. Jones, an ROTC member at Howard University, has been awarded a $75,000 scholarship from the Army to help […]
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Bowie State QB Earns Nation’s Top HBCU Football Honors
For someone reluctant to embrace the spotlight and the history that he’s making with each passing game, Bowie State quarterback Amir Hall continues to solidify his place as the greatest football player in school history. Now he has established himself among the greats in HBCU football after winning the highest individual honors in the sport. […]
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Gov. Hogan’s $100M Offer to HBCU’s `A Slap in the Face’
Governor Larry Hogan’s recent letter to Legislative Black Caucus Chair, Del. Cheryl Glenn (D-45), offering to settle the 12-year long Maryland HBCU Equity lawsuit evoked strong reactions from HBCU advocates and Maryland lawmakers this week. The language of Hogan’s letter, offering up to $100 million to settle the HBCU lawsuit, is being perceived by some […]
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Hogan’s $100M Offer to HBCU’s Described as an “Insincere Gesture”, “Slap-in the Face”, “Peanuts”
In a letter addressed to the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland Chairwoman Cheryl Glenn this week, Gov. Larry Hogan signaled a willingness to resolve the decade-long Maryland HBCU Equity lawsuit. Hogan offered Maryland’s HBCU’s up to $100 million over 10 years. “We are happy that the governor is in the frame of mind to resolve […]
