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Representatives from Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, Virginia and the U.S. Virgin Islands called for equitable state funding for historically Black schools.

Representatives from Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, Virginia and the U.S. Virgin Islands called for equitable state funding for historically Black schools.

The “aging infrastructure” of the 109-year-old institution and years of “deferred maintenance” have made for this and other decidedly not 21st-century conditions on campus.​ The university can't afford to pay for upkeep, much less advance its technological capabilities. It has been historically underfunded by the state of Tennessee and shortchanged hundreds of millions of dollars it was owed for at least 50 years. “I can’t overstress the dramatic effect [the underfunding has] had on TSU,” said Glenda Baskin Glover, president of Tennessee State. “It has severely hampered our ...

ABC News Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? OffOn HBCUs continue to play an integral role in the advancement of Black people. • 13 min read Deion Sanders shares why he chose to coach at an HBCU The NFL Hall of Famer and two-time Super Bowl winner was named head coach at Jackson State University.GMA Photo Illustration, Getty Images,Universal History Archive, Alexander Tamargo, David J Becker, Don Juan Moore, Alex Wong, Allison Shelley/Stringer, Kevin Mazur, Stephen F Somerstein Historically Black colleges and universities have played a pivotal role in develo...