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| Ben Jealous has been endorsed by U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif. and U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, D-NJ |
“As governor, Jealous will invest $2 billion into Maryland’s HBCUs as a settlement to the lawsuit over the State’s historic underfunding of these institutions,” an April 28, 2018 press release by Jealous’ campaign announced.
A ruling in The Coalition for Equity and Excellence in Maryland Higher Education, et al. v. Maryland Higher Education Commission, et al. case declared that public HBCUs in the state were entitled to monetary damages due to the many years of underfunding. Incumbent Gov. Larry Hogan, a Republican, has only offered $100 million.
Maryland has four public HBCUs: Bowie State University, Coppin State University, Morgan State University, and University of Maryland, Eastern Shore.
Jealous is the former president and CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. He now works for Kapor Capital as an investor and is the manager of its Baltimore office.
U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif. U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, D-NJ, and U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, D-Vt. are among the officials who have endorsed his candidacy.
The major candidates for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in Florida are: Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum, former U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham, business owner Chris King, and former Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine.
The issues pages on the campaign websites for those candidates all have statements about supporting education, but don’t say how much more state funding they will promise for the HBCUs in Florida.
At the time of this posting (May 16, 2018), Graham is the only candidate who has even mentioned the state’s HBCUs on her website’s list of campaign priorities.
The Jealous Campaign explained its dedication to helping HBCUs in a statement that was part of its higher education plan.
