In May, representatives from North Carolina HBCUs convened at the Legislative Building in Raleigh for the second-annual NC10HBCU Advocacy Day. Those in attendance included representatives from Shaw University, St. Augustine’s University, Johnson C.Smith University, Fayetteville State University, Bennett College, Livingstone College, North Carolina A&T State University, ElizabethCity State University, Winston-Salem State, North Carolina Central University, Kittrell College, Barber-Scotia College, as well as sta昀昀from the Center for Racial Equity in Education (CREED), Advance Carolina, and NC Black Alliance.Advocacy Daybrought togetherrepresentatives fromall 10 accreditedHBCUs in the StateDuring the meeting, CREED also presented the three co-chairs of the HBCU Caucus with certi昀椀cates of appreciation. RepresentativeZack Hawkins, Senator Gladys Robinson, and Senator Carl Ford were recognized for their service and dedication to North Carolina’sHBCUs, and by extension, the people of North Carolina.After the HBCU Caucus meeting, NC10 students, administrators, and faculty walked the halls of the legislature to meet withlawmakers. This allowed HBCU representatives to speak directly to their elected o昀케cials about speci昀椀c issues facing their campuses.Participants then gathered around the brie昀椀ng room for a press conference. Senator Gladys Robinson spoke on the need to invest inall of North Carolina’s HBCUs, not just the public institutions.8
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