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HBCU Lawsuit In Maryland Challenges Funding Disparities

Published December 3, 2019 at 9:36 AM PST

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Delece Smith-Barrow, senior editor for The Hechinger Report, about a lawsuit in Maryland challenging funding disparities in higher education.

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