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The months following a ceremony that would move the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities from the Education Department to the West Wing have been rife with controversy.
Now, a forthcoming event that has not historically been political is getting caught in the crosshairs, and the Trump administration's commitment to Black colleges is again being called into question.
Jonathan Holifield, who also writes and consults on the topics of innovation and inclusiveness, told leaders and students that HBCUs must contribute more to the American economy.
"They brought all those HBCUs to town. They took a picture in the Oval Office and then they did nothing," said Rep. Cedric Richmond, chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus.
The White House has no plans to reschedule its conference for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) scheduled for next month, despite calls from lawmakers and other leaders to postpone the event.
HRC hailed the introduction of the Youth Access to Sexual Health Services (YASHS) Act in the U.S. House of Representatives by Congresswoman Alma Adams (D-NC) to provide sexual health services to marginalized youth.
The White House has no plans to reschedule its conference for Historically Black Colleges and Universities scheduled for next month, despite calls from lawmakers and other leaders to postpone the event.
Rep. Cedric Richmond (D-La.), chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, slammed the Trump administration in a call with reporters on Monday, noting that nothing has changed since HBCU leaders went to the White House in February.
The United Negro College Fund added its voice Wednesday to calls from other supporters of historically black colleges for the White House to delay the HBCU Week conference set for September.
The growing aftermath of the White House controversy following violence and bigotry in Charlottesville, VA last weekend has reached the HBCU community, as leaders from advocacy groups and Capitol Hill are calling for the Trump Administration to cancel the annual White House Initiative on HBCUs conference.
U.S. Rep. Alma Adams has urged President Donald Trump and U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to postpone the 2017 National HBCU Week Conference in September because, she said, Trump hasn't fulfilled the promises he made when he signed an executive order in February.
Under the order, the federal government would provide greater investments and additional resources to the country's historically black universities and colleges.
WASHINGTON — With great fanfare, President Donald Trump vowed to outdo former President Barack Obama in supporting the nation's historically black colleges when he signed an executive order in February to place oversight of the schools directly in the White House.
Six months later, the school's leaders are still waiting for results.
Black college and university leaders are raising serious questions about how Trump, who won 8 percent of the African-American vote last year, is dealing with their communities' concerns.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Johnson C. Smith University and other local colleges are millions of dollars in debt to the federal government, according to a new report that says the problem is affecting many historically black colleges.
Many of the colleges were banking on their enrollment going up over time, which would have increased revenue and their ability to pay off federal loans, but that hasn't been the case.