After Jacksonville shootings, historically Black colleges address security concerns, remain vigilant

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After Jacksonville shootings, historically Black colleges address security concerns, remain vigilant
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The white supremacist shooter who killed three Black residents over the weekend at a dollar store in Jacksonville, Florida, stopped beforehand at the state’s first historically Black college.

While the shootings took place at a Dollar General store in the predominantly Black community of New Town less than a mile away, the gunman’s earlier appearance at Edward Waters has prompted new fears about public safety for African Americans and the educational institutions that have long served them.

Before the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, universities were easily accessible to the public, but many schools now require IDs to cross through campus gates and enter buildings. Following last year’s bomb threats, some universities have increased the presence of law enforcement officers, social workers and counselors to address safety and health concerns.

On Monday, FBI Director Christopher Wray and other agency officials held a call with HBCU leaders, as well as faith and civil rights leaders and law enforcement partners, to discuss the shooting, which it is investigating as a hate crime for the shooter’s racist motivations. The bureau, which has opened a civil rights probe, declined to provide a list of call participants.

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