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mahatmakanejeeves

(57,647 posts)
Mon Jan 31, 2022, 12:04 PM Jan 2022

Howard, Southern University and other HBCUs receive bomb threats

Source: CNN

Howard, Southern University and other HBCUs receive bomb threats

By Paul P. Murphy and Laura Ly, CNN

Updated 10:27 AM ET, Mon January 31, 2022

(CNN) -- At least six historically black colleges and universities received bomb threats Monday morning, disrupting campus operations and launching police investigations.

Southern University and A&M, Howard University, Bethune-Cookman University, Albany State University, Bowie State University and Delaware State University all received bomb threats this morning, according to campus spokespeople or social media posts.

CNN has reached out to the FBI for comment.

Five schools continue to investigate the threat and remain either on lockdown or have issued shelter in place orders.

{snip}

CNN's Lindy Royce contributed to this report.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/31/us/hbcus-bomb-threats/index.html



Hat tip, channel 4 in DC

Update: A bomb threat investigation is underway at Bowie State University, and school officials advised anyone on campus to shelter in place. Howard University was the subject of what D.C. police called "a possible bomb threat." Nothing was found.




Developing: Bowie State University advised anyone on campus to shelter in place because of an emergency.




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I note, belatedly, that there's an existing thread in GD:

Bomb threats made to multiple HBCUs including Bowie State, Howard

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100216305282
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Howard, Southern University and other HBCUs receive bomb threats (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2022 OP
Bomb threats are a terroristic act. How about enforcing the USA Patriot act AZLD4Candidate Jan 2022 #1
All paths lead to Trump. Can't help but think these bomb threats are a direct result of TFG's LaMouffette Jan 2022 #2
Exactly. orangecrush Jan 2022 #5
Most certainly! Rebl2 Jan 2022 #10
+1 dalton99a Jan 2022 #11
Obama's presidency really caused the racists to lose their minds. Claire Oh Nette Jan 2022 #3
There will be excuses for why bomb threats aren't terrorism IronLionZion Jan 2022 #4
Cause And Effect DallasNE Jan 2022 #6
Truly disgusting. And I'm sure all of it can be traced back to Former Guy. Initech Jan 2022 #7
Bombs are the next stage of white supremacist militias' strategy toward civil war. ancianita Jan 2022 #8
They really are trying to start a race war. Sucha NastyWoman Jan 2022 #9
Stop terrorizing Black people, you Friggin' Racists! 😬😔 electric_blue68 Jan 2022 #12

LaMouffette

(2,039 posts)
2. All paths lead to Trump. Can't help but think these bomb threats are a direct result of TFG's
Mon Jan 31, 2022, 12:17 PM
Jan 2022

recent incitement of violence against Fani Willis and Letitia James.

Claire Oh Nette

(2,636 posts)
3. Obama's presidency really caused the racists to lose their minds.
Mon Jan 31, 2022, 12:20 PM
Jan 2022

Every advancement for Black people has been met with white supremacy violence. Since the end of slavery, Fearful Whitey McWypipo has come back with the KKK, statuary of confederate leaders, vigilante lynchings, poll taxes and literacy tests, redlining, private Christain schools in response to losing the segregation battle, the vicious horrors of the CIvil Rights movement, assassination of MLK and Medgar Evars and Malcolm X.

Obama, Harris, the women busy prosecuting TDFG in NY, Atlanta, the head of the January 6 Select Committee--a whole lot of intelligent, well educated, exceptional black people.

Rather than face their own mediocrity, lack of education and intellectual curiosity, small minded, fearful white people just know it's affirmative action, that the problem is The Other. The Racist cracker doesn't better himself. He just destroys the institutions that remind him of his less-than-averageness.

The patriarchy is terrorizing black people, again, attacking the Gay community, and stripping away women's right to privacy and autonomy. The Patriarchy is awfully insecure about its whiteness, its heterosexuality, and its masculinity.

How sad to live life in such a fragile ego.

How exhausting people of color and women have to refight the same battles over and over.


DallasNE

(7,403 posts)
6. Cause And Effect
Mon Jan 31, 2022, 01:03 PM
Jan 2022

Trump virtually promised a racist civil war if he is indicted for crimes and Saturday night in a speech he read from a teleprompter and Monday morning these black colleges all receive bomb threats. Cause and effect, right before your eyes.

Sucha NastyWoman

(2,756 posts)
9. They really are trying to start a race war.
Mon Jan 31, 2022, 02:41 PM
Jan 2022

Just like Charlie Manson wanted to do.

How do you fight that when they’re in the millions instead of just a small number of misfits in a cult?

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