Joe Biden’s version of the White House HBCU advisory board requires that the White House choose between engaging with HBCU needs and proposals, or suffering a sociopolitical hit that disaffected Black celebrities can transmit to all-important voting blocs.
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A Lack of Engagement with HBCU Advisory Board is Pushing Trump into Obama Territory
The Trump Administration has created historic levels of policy engagement and funding for historically black colleges in just two short years. But much of that support has come without the […]
The Trump Administration and HBCUs: Supporting Investments; Strengthening Competitiveness
Today, we kickoff the 2018 National Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Week Conference in Washington DC! This year’s theme is HBCU Competitiveness: Aligning Institutional Missions with America’s Priorities. Over […]
An Open Letter to White House Presidential Board of Advisors Chair Johnny Taylor
Dear Mr. Taylor: Congratulations on your appointment as the Chairman of the President’s Board of Advisors for the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities. We are very […]
The Return of Johnny Taylor
Johnny Taylor, former CEO and President of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund was today announced as the new chairman of the White House Advisory Board on HBCUs.
The White House Initiative on HBCUs: Unfit For Advocacy
One of the primary functions of the White House Initiative on HBCUs is to enhance black colleges’ capability to serve the nation’s young adults. In the four-year existence of this […]
White House HBCU Liaison Omarosa Manigault to Resign in January
Omarosa Manigault, a polarizing figure who brought HBCU pedigree to the controversial Trump administration, will resign in January the White House today announced.
Amid Controversy, White House Reveals 2017 HBCU All-Stars
The White House has released its list of 62 ‘HBCU All-Stars,’ the latest cohort of student ambassadors from HBCUs nationwide charged with promoting black college excellence and its White House […]
WATCH – WHI-HBCU Executive Director Jonathan Holifield's Introductory Remarks
New White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities Executive Director Johnathan Holifield was introduced yesterday, and gave remarks on his vision for the office and for the prospects […]
The White House Initiative on HBCUs: Making the Paper Tiger Roar
There’s a growing disconnect between all of the joy and despair of working for black colleges. What we’ve been programmed to do, and what must be done to save or […]
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