It seemed like things couldn’t get any more shocking after Tennessee Republicans kicked two Black State Representatives out of the State Legislature last year. But the latest move affecting Tennessee’s only publicly-funded, Historically Black University still managed to send shock waves across the state.
Last Thursday, Republican Gov. Bill Lee, who is white, signed a bill from the majority white legislature removing the entire board of Tennessee State University.
The HBCU did not take kindly to the change, issuing a strong rebuke of the decision.
“This is unprecedented, unfortunate, and uncharted waters for any public university in the state,”wrote Tennessee State University in a statement obtained by The Tennessean. “We believe this legislation will disrupt our students’ educational pursuits, harm the image of the University, and remove a Board…