; Whereas, the Centenary Biblical Institute— (1) in 1874, became coeducational; (2) in 1890, changed its name to Morgan College in honor of one of its board members; and (3) in 1939, was purchased by the State of Maryland to provide more academic opportunities for Black students and was renamed Morgan State College; Whereas Morgan State College— (1) distinguished itself as a liberal arts college; (2) in 1975, was granted university status; and (3) has been designated as the preeminent public research university in Maryland, as well as a National Treasure by the National Trust for Historic Preservation; Whereas, in 2004, the Morgan State Choir was named The Nation's Best College Choir by Reader's Digest and has performed for audiences on 4 continents; Whereas Morgan State University— (1) has graduated a great number of prominent African-American leaders in politics, law, entertainment, and science; and (2) has a list of alumni that includes Congressmen Parren J. Mitchell and Kweisi Mfume, Chief Justice of the Court of Appeals of Maryland Robert M. Bell, novelist Zora Neale Hurston, and Pulitzer-Prize winner James Alan McPherson; Whereas St. Augustine’s University was founded in 1867 as the St. Augustine’s Normal School by prominent Episcopal clergy for the education of freed slaves in Raleigh, North Carolina; Whereas St. Agnes Hospital and Training School for Nurses, the first school of nursing for African-American students in the State of North Carolina— (1) was established by St. Augustine’s Normal School in 1895; and (2) was the only hospital in North Carolina that served African Americans until 1960; Whereas St. Augustine’s University was the first historically Black college and university to own an on-campus commercial radio and television station; and Whereas Talladega College— (1) was founded by 3 former slaves in Talladega, Alabama, in 1867; (2) is the oldest, private historically Black college and university in the State of Alabama