Democratic Virginia State Sen. Louise Lucas accused Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R., of referring to historically Black colleges in the state as the “entertainment industry,” although Youngkin didn’t say that during his address Monday to the General Assembly.
“HOW DARE YOU,” she tweeted. “HBCU STUDENTS ARE NOT THE “ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY. As a graduate of Norfolk State I can not believe this came out of the mouth of a Virginia Governor. @GovernorVA owes us an apology immediately.”
Lucas, the president pro tempore of the state Senate, later added: “We are not your minstrel show @GovernorVA. Time for you to learn how to be a Governor for ALL of Virginia!”
The video of Youngkin’s address to the Joint Assembly on Monday, where he discussed the development of Virginia’s higher education and suggested partnerships with schools in various concentrations, didn’t back up her words.
We’re going to build partnerships between the commonwealth and our great universities,” he said. “It could be an entrepreneurship or entertainment industry focused-school partnering with one of our amazing historically Black colleges and universities.”
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