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Why HBCUs Are Key to Fighting Antisemitism

JL;DR SUMMARY The article delves into the complex history of antisemitism on historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) campuses, highlighting the influence of figures like Louis Farrakhan and the Nation of Islam. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish CommunityCivil Rights MovementCultural InfluenceRadicalizationBlack Jewish RelationsNation Of IslamLouis FarrakhanHistorical NarrativesHbcus

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Washington, Washington DC, United States
"Howard students, for instance, joined the encampment at nearby George Washington University, known for its large Jewish population."
Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
"My father grew up in Charlottesville, Virginia, under the Souths Jim Crow laws."
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
"My mother grew up in a predominantly Jewish neighborhood in Philadelphia."
Louisiana, United States
"Some HBCUs including Dillard University in Louisiana, Voorhees University, and South Carolina State University offer classes on how HBCUs helped support Zionism and how Jews helped support the NAACP and other black civil rights organizations and efforts."
South Carolina, United States
"Some HBCUs including Dillard University in Louisiana, Voorhees University, and South Carolina State University offer classes on how HBCUs helped support Zionism and how Jews helped support the NAACP and other black civil rights organizations and efforts."
Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
"For example, the HBCUs Tennessee State, North Carolina A&T, and Florida A&M had each received about $2 billion less in state appropriations than their traditionally white counterparts: the University of TennesseeKnoxville, North Carolina State, and the University of Florida."
North Carolina, United States
"For example, the HBCUs Tennessee State, North Carolina A&T, and Florida A&M had each received about $2 billion less in state appropriations than their traditionally white counterparts: the University of TennesseeKnoxville, North Carolina State, and the University of Florida."
Florida, United States
"For example, the HBCUs Tennessee State, North Carolina A&T, and Florida A&M had each received about $2 billion less in state appropriations than their traditionally white counterparts: the University of TennesseeKnoxville, North Carolina State, and the University of Florida."
Tennessee, United States
"For example, the HBCUs Tennessee State, North Carolina A&T, and Florida A&M had each received about $2 billion less in state appropriations than their traditionally white counterparts: the University of TennesseeKnoxville, North Carolina State, and the University of Florida."

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