Howard University and at least six other historically Black colleges and universities received bomb threats on Tuesday, prompting evacuations and law enforcement investigations, according to school officials.
Driving the news: In addition to Howard, the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Florida Memorial University, Norfolk State University, North Carolina Central University, Prairie View A&M University in Texas and Xavier University of Louisiana all reported bomb threats.
- The threats, which prompted evacuations by students and faculty, have since been cleared and no bombs were found.
- It was not clear whether the threats were connected or if they were racially motivated, according to the Washington Post.
What they're saying: "While the full student body has not yet returned for the semester, students who are on campus have been relocated off-campus for the evening," the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff said in a statement on Tuesday evening.
- "Although the threat was unfounded we ask that everyone remains vigilant."