Published 04/07/2020 | Reading Time 5 min 19 sec
DALLAS, Tx. (BlackNews.com) — U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D- Ala.) said the $1.05 billion in emergency funding to HBCUs is critically needed to help these schools and the communities in which they’re located, according to an exclusive interview with Thomas Joyner Jr., founder and host of The New HBCUbiquity Podcast, produced by the PodoTron Network.
Jones, Sen. Corey Booker (D-NJ), the United Negro College Fund and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund jointly worked together to lobby to get the funds included in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES) passed last week, which also will help tribal colleges and universities (TCUs) and minority-serving institutions (MSIs). Jones said that he hopes the funds will be made available within the next few weeks, primarily for capital projects to help these schools continue to make improvements on these campuses.
“The goal is getting this money to these schools that…
