Multiple historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are on lockdown after receiving potential threats on Thursday, including Alabama State University, Virginia State University, Hampton University in Virginia, Southern University in Louisiana, and Clark Atlanta University in Georgia. Spelman College, located near Clark Atlanta University, has also implemented shelter-in-place protocols as a precautionary measure due to its proximity. Hampton University ceased all "nonessential" activity, including athletic events, on Thursday for the remainder of the day and Friday, according to the school's website. In a post on the Virginia State University Facebook page , the school said, "out of an abundance of caution, VSU remains on lockdown." Southern University in Louisiana is on lockdown

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