LaFayette-based nonprofit Unite is expanding its footprint nationally, thanks to a $3.9-million federal grant. Unite will use the grant to start the Unite HBCU Civil Discourse & Freedom Institute, which is a national initiative designed to strengthen civil discourse, democratic engagement and constructive dialogue across all Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), according to a Facebook post from Unite. According to the post, the institute will expand civil discourse infrastructure and civic engagement across all of the HBCUs in the country with a National HBCU Civil Discourse Speakers’ Bureau, delivering large-scale civil discourse training, supporting endowed visiting professors and convening
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