Just a day after conservative activist Charlie Kirk was killed at Utah Valley University, multiple HBCUs were forced into lockdown following threats. 

Virginia State, Hampton , Alabama State, Clark Atlanta, and Spelman College all locked down their campuses Thursday after receiving threats.

Virginia State University would have been the first HBCU to host a presidential debate.

The Los Angeles Board of Water and Power Commissioners has invested $5 million in HBCUs to increase representation in the engineering industry.

Virginia State University is clearing outstanding balances for students who enrolled during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Black Ballot

Virginia State University President Dr. Makola Abdullah, Spelman College Student Government Association President Fana Haileselassie and the United Negro College Fund's Lodriguez Murray discuss HBCUs and "the Black vote."

Crime

A man was shot in the stomach at Virginia State University early Friday morning in the latest incident of reported violence on the campuses of Historically Black Colleges and Universities.