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Today, Explained

Black schools, red states

Today, Explained

Vox

Daily News, Politics, News

4.49.5K Ratings

🗓️ 4 June 2025

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

A supporter of President Donald Trump and Gov. Ron DeSantis was just appointed to lead the historically Black college Florida A&M University. Students and alumni are not happy. WFSU's Lynn Hatter and Tuskegee University's President Mark Brown explain how Black colleges are currently navigating red states. This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Victoria Chamberlin, engineered by Patrick Boyd and Andrea Kristinsdottir, and hosted by Jonquilyn Hill. Listen to Today, Explained ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. Transcript at vox.com/today-explained-podcast. Graduates during the Florida A&M University Commencement Ceremony in Tallahassee, Florida. Photo by Glenn Beil/Florida A&M University via Getty Images. Help us plan for the future of Today, Explained by filling out a brief survey: ⁠voxmedia.com/survey⁠. Thank you! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

It's a weird time for universities right now.

0:03.7

We spend more money on higher education than any other country, and yet they're turning our

0:09.5

students into communists and terrorists.

0:12.2

We can't let this happen.

0:13.4

From private schools like Harvard and Columbia to big state schools, universities are on high

0:19.3

alert.

0:21.0

Take Florida A&M University, for example, one of the top historically black colleges

0:24.9

in the country.

0:26.3

An ally of Governor Ron DeSantis unexpectedly became the new president, much to the dismay of

0:31.6

students and alumni.

0:32.6

Right this very minute, a group of activists, Republicans are trying to put in the highest

0:36.8

position of power someone who is solidly and objectively unqualified for it.

0:43.5

Her name is Marva Johnson.

0:46.3

Fam U deserves better.

0:50.3

How Black Colleges are faring in red states.

0:53.1

That's coming up on today, Explained.

1:00.0

Pop music and heavy metal may seem like unlikely bedfellows,

1:03.4

but the UK band Sleep Token has stormed the charts with their unique blend of metal,

1:08.3

hip-hop, reggaeton, and EDM.

1:15.5

The masked and entirely anonymous quartet are getting millions of listens and a plethora of haters who say they're ruining the genre.

1:17.8

I'm musicologist Nate Sloan, co-host of Switched on Pop, Vulture's music podcast.

1:22.4

And in this week's episode, we're asking, is Metal the new Pop?

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