Since President Trump released the skinny budget, there was a great deal of anticipation about what the full budget would propose. Those following him over the course of his campaign […]
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We Can Talk HBCU Politics and Respectability, But Leave Students Out of It
The point of a protest is to make things uncomfortable for an intended target, and for everyone around that target who cares to watch it unfold. This means that we […]
Congressional Black Caucus Blasts Trump Administration on HBCU Funding Controversy
Today, the Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), Congressman Cedric Richmond (D-La.), and the Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, Congressman John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.), issued the following […]
Staffers Blamed for Trump Communication on HBCU Construction Funding Controversy
President Donald Trump professed his ‘unwavering support’ on Sunday for historically black colleges after a statement he attached to a spending document questioning the constitutionality of their federal funding caused […]
Trump Administration Releases Statements on HBCUs
Two days after a White House signing document called into question a key federal funding initiative for historically black colleges and universities, President Donald Trump and U.S Education Secretary Betsy […]
Morgan State Alumna April Ryan Named NABJ Journalist of the Year
April Ryan, who has been White House correspondent for American Urban Radio Networks the last 20 years, has been named 2017 journalist of the year by the National Association of […]
Has Donald Trump Destroyed All White House Credibility on HBCUs?
Nearly a year of clandestine political outreach, months of relationship building and weeks of policy drafting yielding the most progressive proposal of federal support of historically black colleges in some years may […]
On Partnership with the Federal Government, it is Time for the HBCU Community to Pick a Side
In a Congress where the talk of the day is fiscal austerity, the HBCU community saw proposed increases in this week’s House-approved Omnibus bill. Just weeks after many in the […]
On Mary Bethune and Betsy DeVos, There is No Comparison
A few days ago, I watched a History Makers interview of Florida’s first black Congresswoman Carrie Meek. Before her pioneering work as an elected representative in the halls of Tallahassee […]
Morehouse Alum, HBCU Collective Policy Chair Dominique Warren Talks National HBCU Day of Action
HBCU Collective Policy and Advocacy Chairman Dominique Warren joins the podcast to discuss the upcoming day of action on Capitol Hill, the increasing need for students and alumni to be […]
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