The nation’s 107 HBCUs make up just 3% of two and four year colleges, yet they award 17% of all bachelor’s degrees earned by Black student,s according to the American Council on Education.
Volunteers see Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a way to come together
Joe Heim, The Washington Post
Jan. 18, 2021
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1of3Vice President-elect Kamala Harris and her husband, Douglas Emhoff, fill bags with food as they volunteer at Martha s Table in Washington on Monday, Jan. 18, 2021.Washington Post photo by Bonnie Jo MountShow MoreShow Less
2of3President-elect Joe Biden and his daughter Ashley Biden pack boxes at Philabundance in Philadelphia on Monday, Jan. 16, 2021.Washington Post photo by Demetrius FreemanShow MoreShow Less
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WASHINGTON - On Martin Luther King Jr. Day a year ago, there were few hints of the tumultuous and devastating 12 months that would follow. No one envisioned then that 400,000 Americans would be dead from a disease that has disproportionately affected Black and low-income Americans and ravaged the economy. No one envisioned that the death of a Black man at the hands of police would spur huge protests and a nationwide r
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GW s Foggy Bottom Campus falls adjacent to the Secret Service s red zone, where roads are entirely closed to vehicles.
News By Jarrod Wardwell Jan 18, 2021 11:27 PM
National Guard members, automatic rifles, military-style vehicles and security fencing are among the sights on campus ahead of Wednesday’s presidential inauguration.
The Foggy Bottom Campus is under D.C.’s “green zone,” a region with traffic restricted just to residents and businesses to protect the inauguration from potential security threats resembling the mob of rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol earlier this month. Under heightened public safety concerns, University and District officials implemented a series of security protocols to keep the neighborhood safe amid fears of repeated violence and riots.