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Multiple HBCUs Face Lockdowns Amid Renewed Threat Wave, FBI Investigates

Multiple HBCUs Face Lockdowns Amid Renewed Threat Wave, FBI Investigates

Multiple HBCUs Face Lockdowns Amid Renewed Threat Wave, FBI Investigates At least six historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) initiated lockdowns and issued campus alerts today after receiving potential threats. Institutions including Alabama State University, Virginia State University, Hampton University, Southern University, and Clark Atlanta University halted activities as a precautionary measure. Spelman College also implemented shelter-in-place protocols due to its proximity to Clark Atlanta. The FBI confirmed it is aware of “hoax threat calls” targeting several historically Black institutions,…

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Nationwide HBCU Lockdowns Trigger Renewed Calls for Federal Hate Crime Probe

Nationwide HBCU Lockdowns Trigger Renewed Calls for Federal Hate Crime Probe

Nationwide HBCU Lockdowns Trigger Renewed Calls for Federal Hate Crime Probe Multiple Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) across the Southern United States were forced into lockdown or canceled classes yesterday following a series of potential threats to campus safety. The widespread disruption has reignited urgent calls for a federal investigation into what many leaders are decrying as a targeted campaign of domestic terrorism. Hampton University, Virginia State University, Bethune-Cookman University, and Alabama State University were among the institutions that…

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