Over a dozen HBCUs get bomb threats on first day of Black History Month

More than a dozen historically Black colleges and universities on Tuesday closed campus or cancelled classes due to bomb threats on the first day of Black History Month.

The big picture: It was the second day this week and third in the last month that several HBCUs received such threats. By Tuesday afternoon, the majority of the schools had been cleared and no bombs had been found.

The FBI said it was aware of the threats and was working with local law enforcement.