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Six ‘Tech Savvy' Minors ID'd as Persons of Interest in HBCU Bomb Threats
The FBI has identified six “tech savvy” juveniles as persons of interests in threats to historically Black colleges and universities on Tuesday, the first day of Black History Month.
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‘Just Keep Going': Students Respond to Bomb Threats at HBCUs
Students at Howard University were headed to class after the campus lifted a lockdown early Tuesday.
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DC, Maryland HBCUs Report Bomb Threats for Second Day
Howard University issued a shelter-in-place order early Tuesday citing a bomb threat against the campus — just a day after a rash of bomb threats to historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the United States.
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Howard, UDC, Morgan State Among HBCUs Targeted by Bomb Threats
Howard University was among six historically Black colleges and universities targeted by bomb threats Monday, and was put on lockdown early Tuesday.
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Bowie State & Howard Among HBCUs Threatened
Bowie State University and Howard University are among at least six historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the United States targeted by bomb threats Monday. Prince George’s County Bureau Chief Tracee Wilkins reports.
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Service Sorority Holds Event to Bring Vaccines, Mammograms to the Underserved
Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority is using HBCU Week to give underserved communities more access to health care. News4’s Justin Finch reports the sorority founded at Howard University is hosting a two-day event to deliver COVID-19 vaccines and mammograms at Howard and Morgan State University.
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Community Unites to Send Local Student Off to College 6 Years After Losing His Mother
Devontae Gliss is on his way to Morgan State University six years after his mother was killed in D.C. But this day may not have come without the support he received not just from family, but from the wider community. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports.
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Family, Community Help DC Student Head Off to College 6 Years After Losing His Mother
Six years after a local student’s mother was shot and killed in D.C., his family and community gathered once more to wish him well at college after making sure tragedy didn’t get in the way of his success.
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Maryland Congressional Delegation Announces HBCU Funding
Maryland’s congressional delegation has announced about $44 million in additional federal funding for historically black colleges and universities
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Attorney Urges Maryland to Settle HBCUs Case for $577 Million
The colleges say the state underfunded them while developing programs at traditionally white schools.
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An Instagram Follow Nearly Sends Philly Murder Suspect to Jail Before Trial
An Instagram follow nearly landed a 22-year-old man accused of stabbing and killing a real estate developer last summer behind bars as he awaits trial.
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Morgan State Student Killed in Robbery
A Morgan State University student was shot and killed during a robbery outside an off-campus apartment. News4’s Chris Gordon reports Manuel Luis Jr. attended Morgan State after graduating from Parkdale High School in Riverdale.
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Maryland College Student Killed in Robbery: Police
A 19-year-old Maryland man was shot and killed in a robbery just off the campus of Morgan State University early Thursday, police said.
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Bowie High Lacrosse Team Become Regional Champions
The Bowie High School Lacrosse Team finished the season two games short of the Maryland state championship, but came home regional champions. Find out where the graduating members of the team will go next.
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Cummings Criticizes Trump During Commencement Speech
U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings used a commencement speech to criticize President Donald Trump and to call on students to defend democracy in what he called its “hour of peril.”
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Beltway Reopens at American Legion Bridge After Tanker Crash
Friday morning commuters can breathe a sigh of relief: About 12 hours after a tanker overturned on the Beltway, Inner Loop lanes reopened.
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Maryland's Historically Black Colleges Ordered to Mediate With State in Desegregation Case
A federal appeals court has ordered a fourth attempt at mediation in a long-running dispute over the state of Maryland’s treatment of its historically black colleges.
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Warren Takes Veiled Swipe at Trump, Says She Is ‘Optimistic' About Future
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., took a thinly veiled swipe at President Donald Trump in a speech to new graduates of Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland, on Friday, telling students that even in the midst of trying times, she remains optimistic about young people’s ability to effect change, NBC News reported. “So as politicians try to turn us against each...
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Video of Biden Kissing New Graduate on Cheek Goes Viral
A video of a recent graduate of Morgan State University getting a peck on the cheek from Joe Biden has gone viral a month after it took place, at her commencement ceremony, NBC News reported. Brieana Carter shared a six-second selfie video to Instagram on Wednesday of her May 20 graduation. In the post, Biden, who spoke at the ceremony,...
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Arrests Made in Murder of Up-and-Coming Rapper, Police Say
Two men have been arrested in connection with the death of an 18-year-old up-and-coming rapper in Suitland, Maryland. But, police believe there may be additional suspects.