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Governor Offers HBCUs $100M to Address $2B Problem

by Special to the AFROFebruary 10, 2018January 25, 2022

In a letter to Maryland Legislative Black Caucus chair Cheryl Glenn, Governor Larry Hogan offered to provide Historically Black Universities $100 million over 10 years to settle the HBCU Coalition […]

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Hogan’s $100M Offer to HBCU’s Described as an “Insincere Gesture”, “Slap-in the Face”, “Peanuts”

by Special to the AFROFebruary 10, 2018January 25, 2022

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. […]

Posted inBaltimore News, HBCU, National News

Following Court Ruling, Md. Lawmakers Again Introduce HBCU Support Bill

by Special to the AFROFebruary 3, 2018January 25, 2022

As she has each year for the past decade, Maryland State Sen. Joan Carter Conway (D-Dist. 43) testified before her colleagues in support of a bill to promote equality between […]

Posted inBaltimore News, HBCU

#BlackCollegesMatter: Allies of Maryland’s HBCUs Need To #StayWoke

by Special to the AFROJanuary 29, 2018January 25, 2022

Earlier this month, Maryland’s Attorney General asked federal judge Catherine C. Blake to immediately stop the process of appointing a federal monitor who could bring long awaited equity and justice […]

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