Attorney Urges Maryland To Settle HBCUs Case For $577M

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — An attorney representing Maryland’s four historically black colleges is urging the state to settle a long-running lawsuit over disparities in programs for $577 million “over a reasonable period of time.”
Michael Jones wrote Tuesday to lawmakers, after mediation failed in July.
Jones notes that Mississippi settled its HBCU case nearly 20 years ago for about $517 million.
Jones says that is about $791 million in today’s dollars.
Jones says if Mis