HBCUs on alert after threats follow Charlie Kirk shooting

Name: HBCUs on alert after threats follow Charlie Kirk shooting
Uploaded: 2025-09-12T16:30:00-0500
Duration: 2 min 15 s
Description: In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, multiple historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) across the U.S. have received threats, prompting lockdowns and class cancellations. While no direct link to the Kirk shooting has been confirmed, the FBI is investigating and has acknowledged a wave of hoax threat calls targeting HBCUs.

In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, multiple historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) across the U.S. have received threats, prompting lockdowns and class cancellations. While no direct link to the Kirk shooting has been confirmed, the FBI is investigating and has acknowledged a wave of hoax threat calls targeting HBCUs.