Earl Richardson, an educator 'armed with history' and who changed HBCUs, dies
- Posted on September 13, 2025
- By NPR
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Earl Richardson, an educator 'armed with history' and who changed HBCUs, dies

Richardson, a former president at Baltimore's Morgan State University, led a lawsuit that ended in a historic settlement for four historically Black colleges and universities in Maryland. He was 81.