Higher education
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2 months agoThe financial shackling of historically Black universities in the United States
Black colleges aimed for freedom but faced systemic barriers leading to persistent inequality.
During Carter's presidency, HBCUs confronted genuine threats of closure, a situation exacerbated by desegregation politics and a shifting American political landscape after civil rights advancements.
"The DNC is taking every opportunity to reach students where they are and make sure they have all of the tools they need to vote this November on the issues that matter most to them," DNC chair Jaime Harrison said in a statement. "Young voters' futures and freedoms are on the line as Donald Trump and JD Vance's extreme Project 2025 agenda threatens to undermine reproductive rights, rig the economy for the ultra-wealthy, and strip funding from HBCU and HSI campuses."