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Federal officials this September estimated Virginia State had been underfunded by more than $277 million between 1987 and 2020.

The U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Agriculture recently informed governors of 16 states – including Oklahoma – that their land-grant Historical Black Colleges and Universities had

Federal officials say South Carolina should make up for decades of underfunding for S.C. State University in Orangeburg, which they say totals nearly $470 million.

Predominantly white colleges that started as land-grant schools received $13 billion more than their historically Black counterparts.

There’s skepticism among some leaders about a Biden administration notice admonishing historically unequal funding for SC’s only public HBCU. Will “antipathy” toward Biden affect chances to remedy inequality for S.C. State?

The “separate but equal” doctrine is a mindset of inequality and injustice that never intended to have a society with equal provisions and conditions for the education of Black students on either the K through 12 or collegiate level. For decades, unequal funding forced HBCUs to function without adequate resources for campus infrastructure, research and development, and student support services. The current disparity in financial support shows that HBCUs are often seen as an after-thought, an...

As a sitting vice president, it remains to be seen if Kamala Harris will eventually follow the political pathway of Joe Biden and ultimately ascend to the highest office in

As a sitting vice president, it remains to be seen if Kamala Harris will eventually follow the political pathway of Joe Biden and ultimately ascend to the highest office in the nation.

The U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Agriculture recently informed governors of 16 states – including Oklahoma – that their land-grant Historical Black Colleges and Universities had

After a federal report told them their school was lacking $2.1 billion, Tennessee State University student leaders traveled to Washington D.C. to find answers.