# @blavity on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DeZZnR_jDmY
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/71641812-blavity-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-10-12T14:01:25.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Blavity (@blavity) — https://gondola.cc/blavity

## Caption

Students at Lincoln University are suing Missouri for $549 million, and the law is on their side.

Seven current students and alumni say the state has underfunded the HBCU for decades, violating a federal law from 1890 that requires "just and equitable" funding for Black land-grant universities. The suit seeks nearly $224 million in withheld funds plus interest, but attorneys say the real goal is a consent decree that guarantees Lincoln gets funded on par with the University of Missouri every year going forward.

A 2023 federal finding showed 16 states underfunded their land-grant HBCUs by more than $12 billion. If this case succeeds, it could change what fair funding looks like for HBCUs everywhere.

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#Blavity  #HBCU #LincolnUniversity #BlackEducation

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