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 case. Lawyers for the State had represented to the Court that they estimated the costs of the Coalition’s plan to address the constitutional violations found […]
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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 […]
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Following Court Ruling, Md. Lawmakers Again Introduce HBCU Support Bill
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 the state’s HBCUs, and its traditionally White institutions. Maryland State Sen. Joan Carter Conway (D-Dist. 43) (Facebook Photo) This year, however, Conway’s bill and testimony […]
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#BlackCollegesMatter: Allies of Maryland’s HBCUs Need To #StayWoke
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 to Maryland’s four Historically Black Institutions (HBIs). The State wants no monitor at all, but has signaled that if there is to be a monitor, […]