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    HBCU President: 'I Slept Better' After Deciding On All Online Classes In The Fall

    Colette Pierce Burnette of Huston-Tillotson University says keeping students and staff safe was paramount. Black people are dying from COVID-19 at two and a half times the rate of white people.
    by Ailsa Chang Jul 30, 2020 2 minutes
    Colette Pierce Burnette is the president of Huston-Tillotson University in Austin, Texas. The HBCU is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state.

    Historically Black colleges and universities have an extra factor to consider as they plan on how to operate this next school year: Black communities are disproportionately impacted by the pandemic.

    According to the COVID Racial Data Tracker, Black people are dying from the coronavirus at two and a half times the rate of white people.

    Colette Pierce Burnette

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