HBCU Receives Campus Threat on 9/11, Goes in Lockdown Before College Football Game Multiple historically black universities received campus threats on the 9/11 anniversary, forcing them to go into loc

Multiple HBCUs have received threats against their campuses since the morning of Thursday, September 11. It started with Virginia State University issuing an “urgent alert” at around 8:30 am ET. A school representative of Virginia State told local 8News that the campus closed down following the threats, including a bomb threat. The students were instructed to remain indoors and exercise caution.

Following the Virginia State alert, several other HBCUs also released similar warnings to their faculty, students, and staff. All of them went into immediate lockdown, with campus police trying to ascertain the validity and seriousness of the matter. “ Three HBCUs — Alabama State University, Hampton University, and Virginia State University — have received campus threats, ” Huffpost’s deputy edi