At least 13 historically Black colleges and universities—including Howard University and Southern University—have received bomb threats this month.
HBCUs received bomb threats Monday morning: Howard University in Washington, D.C., Delaware State University, Southern University in Louisiana, Bethune-Cookman University in Florida, Bowie State University in Maryland and Albany State University in Georgia.
No explosions were reported, and police haven’t appeared to find explosive devices on any of the campuses. All universities that received bomb threats on Monday canceled classes except for Howard, which resumed normal campus operations after issuing an all-clear at 4:35 a.m., according to theThe Justice Department and the FBI did not immediately respond to requests for comment from"We are doing everything possible to ensure that our students and staff on campus are safe during this lockdown," Dr. Ray Belton, president of Southern University, tweeted Monday.
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