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Coppin State University President Anthony L. Jenkins (Courtesy of Coppin State University)

Coppin State Fetes Investiture of President Anthony Jenkins

by WI Guest Author October 15, 2021December 21, 2021

Coppin State University on Friday formally celebrated the investiture of its eighth president, Anthony L. Jenkins, capping a week of inauguration activities at the Baltimore school.

Maryland Gov. Hogan and Lt. Governor Rutherford attend the bill signing at Bowie State University. (Joe Andrucyk/Office of the Governor)

Local

Maryland HBCU Presidents Celebrate Historic Lawsuit Settlement

by Hamil R. Harris March 31, 2021December 21, 2021

Education

Maryland HBCUs Settle Suit with State for $577M

by WI Guest Author March 25, 2021December 21, 2021

For little over a decade, the alumni from Morgan State University, Coppin State University, University of Maryland Eastern Shore and Bowie State University have been locked in litigation with the state to dismantle what they say is racial segregation, causing a federal judge to appoint a special official to craft a plan to increase diversity at Maryland’s historically black colleges. (AFRO Photo/Deborah Bailey)

Black Experience, Education

Oral Arguments Scheduled for HBCU-Maryland Inequality Case

by WI Guest Author November 26, 2018October 31, 2020

Local

Four Maryland HBCUs Participating in State’s Cyber Warrior Diversity Program

by WI Guest Author July 5, 2018October 31, 2020

The main gateway of Bowie State University (Courtesy of M. Chambers via Wikimedia Commons)

Black Experience, Education, Local

Maryland Ordered to Correct Inadequate HBCU Funding

by WI Guest Author November 13, 2017October 31, 2020

Press Room

Revealing the Impact of Climate Change on African Americans

by NNPAFreddie November 27, 2015October 30, 2020