The Unfair Reality of Donald Trump and HBCUs
The cruelty of being closer than we’ve ever been, yet further than we ever imagined we would be.
It’s just not fair.
It’s not fair that historically black college presidents are on the precipice of doing something with Donald Trump in less than two weeks that they couldn’t accomplish with Barack Obama in eight years — a single meeting with the president of the United States to address critical issues facing our campuses.
It’s not fair that in the last 24 hours, Trump and his cabinet has generated more goodwill between the White House and black colleges than Obama was disinclined to even feign in three commencement speeches and eight national HBCU week conferences — none of which he attended. And with one executive order unique to HBCU federal support, Trump could become one of the greatest advocates black colleges have ever seen.
It’s not fair that the first black president created this culture with his neglect of our schools, and that Trump can get back at him…
