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New Orleans street honoring Confederate icon renamed for HBCU president

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Netflix CEO, wife to donate $120M to HBCUs

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings and his wife, Patty Quillin, are donating $120 million toward student scholarships at historically black colleges and universities.

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Houston debate highlights importance of HBCUs in Democratic politics

Thursday's presidential debate wasn't just an opportunity for the leading Democratic candidates to make their case to voters. It was also a chance to highlight Texas Southern University and the role of historically black colleges and universities heading into 2020.

By Errin Haines, Associated Press

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How historically black colleges level the playing field

Independent lens tells the story of this country’s historically black colleges. ‘Tell Them We Are Rising’ airs tonight on Independent Lens.

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U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes the leaders of dozens of historically black colleges and universities (HBCU) in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S. February 27, 2017. Photo by REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst.
Trump, clarifying earlier statement, says support for black colleges is ‘unwavering’

Some higher ed officials interpreted Trump's earlier remark to mean he planned to end a capital financing program that helps these institutions' facilities.

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