Gov. Larry Hogan signed a bill last month that will send nearly $600 million to local HBCUs, as the state of Maryland looks to settle a lengthy legal battle with Black universities. According to The Baltimore Sun, the legislation will lead to a settlement in a lawsuit filed by the Black institutions and guarantees $577 […]
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland lawmakers gave final passage Wednesday to a measure to pay $577 million over 10 years to settle a federal lawsuit alleging discrimination and underfunding at the state’s four historically Black colleges and universities. An attorney described it as “one of the largest pro bono civil rights settlements in history.” The […]
Southern University and A&M College is a part of the only HBCU system in the world, Southern University System. Founded during the Reconstruction era in 1880, the university, which began in New Orleans, was designed to provide a public higher learning institution for Black people in Louisiana. Now the university features three campuses across the state, […]
Southern University and A&M College in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is setting the blueprint for HBCUs to enter the legal cannabis industry. The strictly prohibited cannabis plant has grown into a nearly $20 billion industry as of last year, according to Techcrunch. Unfortunately, as the cannabis industry booms and heads to a $40 billion annual industry […]