Who is to blame for FAMU's $237 million embarrassment?

[@earltaylor9564]

You did not need a lot of resources to figure out that Gerami was not legitimate. Wiley College and Miles College did not fall for the con. The problem in my opinion is that FAMU was blinded by the dollar amount. The real failure was with Friday-Stroud. She is the Dean of the School of Business and Industry.

[@tincredible]

Right. No extensive resources or expertise was required to do a simple google search on Mr. Gerami. Doing so what have revealed in 6 minutes what the FAMU administration failed to detect in 6 months of being acquainted with Me Gerami.

[@PATexas]

I attended multiple HBCU's in Georgia, Mississippi and Texas. They all were poorly run and poorly funded compared to even community colleges. Sad but true.

[@BKG-ti7iv]

It’s the truth that no one wants to talk about. Maybe not all HBCU’s are poorly ran, but a whole heck of a lot are.

[@epeoples]

It starts with the poor funding. That leads to low pay and low ability to attract the most qualified people. That leads to problems with day-to-day functioning. And it's all deliberate. This is a mess engineered at the state level because the don't support the mission of HBCU and take every opportunity they can to undermine them. Then, once they're undermined, they say, "Look at how poorly run your schools are!"

[@reneecampbell867]

Everyone that knew about the deal should resign. Shroud and Robinson are incompetent.

[@CLTrattler704]

The one constant is Larry Robinson. Yet, he seems untouchable by the state of Florida’s government.

[@correctionalofficer4lockdo763]

Dr. Larry Robinson is of the highest cabal of intelligentsia and is feared! He is Nuclear Chemist and Boule member!

[@bluestar2253]

Read the fineprint on Robinson's contract and you will know why!

[@francescawilliams35]

It was the mask for me as well...actually, the way he wore that mask spoke volumes...FRAUD!

[@kenstevens7855]

The mask is to cover his teeth. More than likely, he has tooth decay or missing teeth. His teeth were relatively straight as a child so it’s probably related to hygiene

[@brantv19]

As a Floridian taxpayer and a proud graduate of an HBCU, this shows that the state of Florida is slowly showing that the Board of Regents system does not work. One of the best presidents that FAMU ever had was Dr. Humphries. I am confident that this would not have happened. 😢 You know that the governor wants to erase HBCUs.

[@None-ef6nf]

Dr. Humphries was indeed a legend. If he was still with us, this debacle would not have occurred. (BTW, The Board of Regents was abolished on July 1, 2001)

[@jpeople3]

Not under Humpries Watch

[@herthesia]

Let us not forget about Dr.Sybil C. Mobley!!! How could Stroud-Friday have agreed to sign this NDA that would allow such ignorance!!!

[@herthesia]

Jarrett clearly doesn’t understand that FAMU Braggs differently, we have pride to spare. We have problems, but our EXCELLENCE will not stop or be eclipsed!

[@tulucatango3954]

They got greedy so they fell for the bait

[@wolvesofblackwallstreet6780]

Also, Larry rescinded the request to Blueprint for $15M in local funding when he assumed they had a large gift *coming*, yet no actual cash in HAND. Ugh.

[@bluestar2253]

That's a double whammy! Ouch!

[@herthesia]

He is a thorn in our Rattlers!

[@LloydTanna]

Talk about a day late and a dollar short.

[@Id_rather_be_golfing]

Great show guys….Time tells on us all and is telling who knew what they were talking about and who didn’t …

[@wolvesofblackwallstreet6780]

Larry has to be fired unless he has already resigned. And Shawnta needs to be removed from her current role, too.

[@terminatorx6230]

The level of incompetence on display was so comical one has to ask, did Robinson make a side deal with that 🤡?

[@kenstevens7855]

Robinson and Friday are good as gone.

[@bluestar2253]

Accepting $237M from an unknown donor and not asking where the money comes from? That sounds like money laundering to me!

[@smithblack100]

Not the locker room rap video!!😂😂😂

[@epeoples]

It doesn't seem like they did so much as a Google search because it's pretty easy to do one and find sketchy data on this dude. The part I don't get is what his angle is. How he benefits from this is beyond me.

[@darylsmith8684]

If Larry keeps his job after this……just start calling him teflon Rob

[@aetgrant]

Don't forget the chic that did the nude Graduation Photos

[@brantv19]

Connect the dots!

[@AGB32805]

if you believe the rap video was not an inside job coordinated by the football staff you are crazy! Willie Simmons and Devin Rispress facilitated that.

[@AB_1211]

LARRY ROBINSON and yes, I listened to that zoom meeting.

[@upperechelon3456]

Oh Boy....

[@aetgrant]

and don't forget the fake National Trophy they bought themself… even though they didn't play in the Nationally recognized game…

[@jmanhope1745]

First and foremost, are we the only people that believes the amount spent on wardrobe and housing determines/reflects wealth in pocket? Many humans attached to HBCU are only one or two generations removed from the low income strata. Unfortunately, many of us still have the hope beyond hope mentality, that flourishes in the low income strata. We must understand that receiving money, dreaming of money and spending money are all totally different situations. Mistakes are what makes us human. Leadership anywhere is composed of humans. The mistakes pertaining to this stream have not caused loss of money or lives, however prestige, hope and pride have taken hits. FAMU is the #1 public HBCU (5 years in a row), #3 overall HBCU and 91st overall public university in the nation! FAMU leadership apparently made mistakes which could possibly precipitate penalties/restrictions, but not removal of leadership that has catapulted FAMU to where FAMU is.

[@TheRedart99]

💯 Thank you! Resignations will only hurt the school!!!

[@jmanhope1745]

@@TheRedart99 we often throw each other under the bus then wonder why we don't own, ride nor drive the bus!

[@brantv19]

The buck stops with the president. This is incompetence at the highest level. FAMU is a state institution regardless of its being an HBCU. Accountability is accountability!

[@jmanhope1745]

@@brantv19 where does my comment state otherwise?

[@robertsmith6675]

I thought Spelman was #1. Howard was #1. Morehouse #1. Hampton #1. A&T #1. Well, I guess # 1 on FAMU is a bad look.

[@BabaOlaitan]

LOW ENERGY LARRY GOTS TO GO!

[@Tri.dawg1]

It was OFF SQRIP WHO BROKE THE NEWS

[@emmettjones8075]

Two rules about HBCU'S win football games, and don't embarrass the institution!

[@ebonylady]

What about raising their academic standards?

[@thecrappiecontrol6644]

It was reported by a university trustee that the agreement was not even signed.

[@ezrc9294]

blame the scammer not the scammed- look at Bernie Madoff and the fools that fell for him, and elizabeth holmes and the fools that fell for her

[@herthesia]

Larry Robinson is solely responsible.

[@areguapiri]

It should not matter to anyone where money comes from if someone wants to "donate". Why should it matter? This whole controversy is absurd.

[@KeithEasley-vc1mb]

Because their is no money wym it most def matter

[@elizabethabunaw9383]

The money is not real. 14 million shares of stock in a company that is worthless is 0.

[@frankbrown7121]

You got to be smarter then that my man. If someone is donating money in which they obtain thru illegal means then that will land you in hot water as well. Not saying this guy was donating illegal money he just didn’t have the money to donate.

[@areguapiri]

​@@frankbrown7121..."than"... It doesn't matter to anybody, even if the money came from drugs. And if it's on $237, so be it. It is still donated money. Governments get confiscated money all the time and use it for useful purposes . This controversy is another one just to make HBCUs look bad in mainstream media. We must stop letting mainstream media make us look bad. We must ignore them.

[@tincredible]

As a matter of principle, it does matter where money comes from because if it's coming from an illegal source, it could land a lot of people in hot water and put a lot of folks on the hook, criminally and civilly. Also, in this case, there IS NO MONEY coming from anywhere. That's precisely why this is a viral story.