PRINTER'S NO. 3754
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
870
Session of
2020
INTRODUCED BY WILLIAMS, BIZZARRO, KORTZ, BURNS, McCLINTON,
FREEMAN, KIM, MURT, ULLMAN, HANBIDGE, HILL-EVANS, WHEATLEY,
ROTHMAN, DONATUCCI, A. DAVIS, MILLARD, SCHLOSSBERG, HOWARD,
KIRKLAND, GAINEY, NEILSON, O'MARA, KINSEY, YOUNGBLOOD,
ROEBUCK, BULLOCK AND CONKLIN, MAY 13, 2020
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, MAY 13, 2020
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the week of September 20 through 26, 2020, as
"Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week" in
Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Historically, African-American individuals took
great risks and sacrificed much to establish a safe learning
environment to achieve significant advancements across the
United States; and
WHEREAS, Since the early 1800s, historically black colleges
and universities (HBCUs) were established to serve the
educational needs of African Americans; and
WHEREAS, HBCUs created supportive and empowering educational
environments for young people from diverse backgrounds; and
WHEREAS, Today, there are more than 100 HBCUs in the United
States, including public and private institutions and
professional schools of law and medicine; and
WHEREAS, At a time when many schools barred their doors to
African Americans, HBCUs offered the best, and often the only,
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