Trump Gives Praise But No Money to Historically Black Colleges
- HBCUs get less than 1 percent of federal funds for research
- College leaders asked Trump to target grants, renovations
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On the campaign trail, President Donald Trump praised historically black colleges and universities and signaled that they’d be a priority for his administration.
This week, Trump followed his rhetoric by meeting with the leaders of more than 60 of the schools (called HBCUs), a gathering that also drew attention for the meme-able photo of Kellyanne Conway with her feet up on the Oval Office couch.