The $2.8 Billion Question

[Maxell]

It's been six months since Forbes Magazine published the article stating that A&T has been underfunded an estimated $2.8 billion as compared to NC State since 1987.

www.forbes.com/sites/susanadams/2022/02/01/for-hbcus-cheated-out-of-billions-bomb-threats-are-latest-indignity/?sh=329d1c37640c

cardinalpine.com/story/nc-legislature-shortchanged-at-the-nations-biggest-hbcu-by-billions/

money.yahoo.com/view-nc-t-state-among-100203996.html


Does anybody know who's working on this? It's been mentioned casually at the BOT and among alumni but it seems nothing concrete has been publicly launched yet. Every time someone talks about our shortcomings regarding dorms, grants, research, scholarships or facilities, I think about this. Has anybody heard anything recently?

[AggiePride]

I asked the question on UNC system linkedin page.

[AggiePride]

I also tweeted them. I am going to start tweeting them and a few others once a week.

[Maxell]

If the Maryland model is followed legally, it would take a group of individual alumni claiming harm because of the underfunding in a class action lawsuit.

[marchingband1969]

Aug 18, 2022 10:33:01 GMT -5 Maxell said:

If the Maryland model is followed legally, it would take a group of individual alumni claiming harm because of the underfunding in a class action lawsuit.

Don't we have some A&T alums that have gotten their law degrees from NCCU or Howard that want to take on this lawsuit. Surely somebody will take this on before the next century.

[AggiePride]

Aug 18, 2022 14:09:41 GMT -5 marchingband1969 said:

Aug 18, 2022 10:33:01 GMT -5 Maxell said:

If the Maryland model is followed legally, it would take a group of individual alumni claiming harm because of the underfunding in a class action lawsuit.

Don't we have some A&T alums that have gotten their law degrees from NCCU or Howard that want to take on this lawsuit. Surely somebody will take this on before the next century.

You need an attorney that is specialized in education, civil rights, or litigation law.

I am an aviation and environmental attorney and absolutely useless when it comes to this matter.


I think in short term if we got a social media campaign rolling to pressure the state legislature, UNC system, NC politicians, and Eva Clayton that would be a step in the right direction.

[DOOMS]

I asked a fellow Howard Law grad buddy of mine who had something or other to do with the Maryland litigation for pointers. No response to date. I'll have to ask a few more.

[AggiePride]

redirect.viglink.com/?key=71fe2139a887ad501313cd8cce3053c5&subId=8411&u=https%3A//www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/09/22/famu-funding-lawsuit-florida-hbcus/


Famu students.

[Freeze]

www.ncat.edu/news/2022/08/text-in-community-harris-the-state-must-provide.php

[Freeze]

I'm really mad that folks are beating us to the punch on this. We really need some Aggie lawyers to step up and lead the charge. #payuswhatyouoweus

[Maxell]

The lawyers for the FAMU students were just on Roland Martin. They said they were open to helping other HBCUs get started.

www.gelaw.com/

www.gelaw.com/about/landmark-achievements

This firm knows what it's doing with class action suits.

[Maxell]

Just to piss you off even more:

NC State University endowment - $1.95 billion
A&T endowment - $157.5 million

State's endowment is more than 12 times that of A&T.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Carolina_State_University