HBCUs Bomb Threats Target Black Colleges For Second Time In One Month

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HBCUs Bomb Threats Target Black Colleges For Second Time In One Month

Multiple bomb threats targeting at least six HBCUs forced a few prominent institutions to alert their campus communities weeks after other historically Black colleges and universities were similarly targeted earlier this month.

Source: Black America Web

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