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Betsy DeVos needs an editor.
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Trump’s Tentative First Step Toward Black Voters
He hasn't yet promised money to help historically black colleges, but some school leaders say his outreach is an improvement over Obama's.
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Theodore R. Johnson
Not Too Black to Fail
Historically black colleges and universities that struggle can't be sacrosanct
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