"FAMU has always been and remains the 'Black School.' ... Florida's population was about 5.7 million, and the state had only three public universities — two white and one black," Hinkle wrote.

The proposed class action lawsuit, filed last week, alleges the state's Board of Governors allocated less funding to FAMU compared to the predominately White universities in Florida.

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The plaintiffs, who are Black FAMU students, alleged that the state has failed to fund and support FAMU in the same way as it has for majority white institutions.

A 2022 study by Forbes found that Florida A&M (FAMU) received $2,600 less per student than the University of Florida in 2020. And the school relies more on state funding than its white counterpart ...