Less than a month after opening for the new school year, two Virginia HBCUs — Virginia State and Hampton Universities — closed on Thursday after receiving threats to their campuses.

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Though neither school has released details on what the threats entail, attention on campus safety has been heightened nationwide after the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk , who was fatally shot during an event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday.

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