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• US has a teacher shortage. HBCUs are helping to change that.
  Feb. 24, 2023 - Associated Press
  

  Of all Black teachers nationwide, nearly half are graduates of an HBCU.

• V.P. Kamala Harris unveils move to reduce Black-White home ownership gap
  Feb. 27, 2023 - AFRO American
  

  The vice president came to Bowie State to unveil  a Department of Housing and Urban Development initiative to reduce the annual mortgage insurance premium for most new borrowers, making Federal Housing Administration-backed (FHA) loans  less expensive for first-time, moderate-income buyers.

• Bowie State Gets $1.5M for Black Male Educators Project
  Feb. 21, 2023 - NBC4
  

  The Department of Education gave Bowie State University a grant that will be used to bolster its training program for Black male educators.