WASHINGTON, D.C. (Tuesday, February 1, 2022) – Local and federal authorities are looking for the culprits behind more bomb threats today targeting Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).  Howard University, the University of the District of Columbia, and Morgan State University were among those having to ask students to shelter in place this morning as authorities searched for possible explosives.  The all clear was given at Howard shortly after 6am.

The threats at the schools are the latest in a string of bomb threats called into the HBCUs in recent weeks.  It is not clear if the threats are connected or if they are racially motivated.  No one has been injured.  But the threats are disruptive to the schools and costly to the police departments.