Maryland HBCUs awarded half a billion in racial discrimination compensation
(The Guardian United States)

After `historic´ $577m settlement, historically black colleges and universities look to combat educational inequities Maryland has voted in favor of awarding four state universities more than half a billion dollars in compensation for years of institutional racial discrimination, signaling the end of a long legal battle.In a victory resulting from a lawsuit filed more than a decade ago, four historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) can expect a boost to their budgets of a total of $577m after the Maryland senate, in a rare legislative resolution to legal action, gave bipartisan support to a landmark settlement. Continue reading...