Stephen Miller is coming after HBCUs. Chilling report from @aprildryan.bsky.social blackpressusa.com/hbcus-in-jeo...
HBCUs In Jeopardy of Losing Funding for Black Cultural Studies
NNPA NEWSWIRE — HBCUs are two hundred year old institutions that are one of the largest segments of this nation to create the Black middle class. Adams passionately expressed, “he’s [President Trump...
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January 29, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Stephen Miller is coming after HBCUs. Chilling report from @aprildryan.bsky.social blackpressusa.com/hbcus-in-jeo...
The only things MAGA opposes about HBCUs are history, Black people, and colleges and universities.
February 8, 2026 at 3:05 PM
The only things MAGA opposes about HBCUs are history, Black people, and colleges and universities.
For the record: HBCUs are not DEI. But none of that seems to matter. Obeying in advance.
An HBCU conference at Rutgers was cancelled following Trump's EO:
“Unfortunately, due to President Trump’s Executive Orders … we have been asked to cease all work under the auspices of the DEIA HUB at Jobs for the Future, which the U.S. Dept. of Labor funds” www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...
“Unfortunately, due to President Trump’s Executive Orders … we have been asked to cease all work under the auspices of the DEIA HUB at Jobs for the Future, which the U.S. Dept. of Labor funds” www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...
Rutgers cancels HBCU event to align with Trump DEI orders
The Rutgers University Center for Minority Serving Institutions announced Thursday that it has canceled an upcoming virtual conference about registered apprenticeship programs as a result of President...
www.insidehighered.com
January 25, 2025 at 3:37 AM
For the record: HBCUs are not DEI. But none of that seems to matter. Obeying in advance.
Meet The CEO Behind This $90 Million Plan Expanding HBCUs In Private Finance
Meet The CEO Behind This $90 Million Plan Expanding HBCUs In Private Finance
Marcus Shaw, CEO of AltFinance, joins Forbes senior writer Jabari Young on The Enterprise Zone from the 2026 Milken Institute Global Conference.
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May 10, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Meet The CEO Behind This $90 Million Plan Expanding HBCUs In Private Finance
We got English punters at HBCUs before GTA 6
September 15, 2026 at 1:11 AM
We got English punters at HBCUs before GTA 6
when you have anti-DEI proponents openly going after black military officers for recruiting from HBCUs and suing schools for their black and Hispanic enrollment *even after the schools ended any racial preferences* then the only honest label for these people is "segregationist"
I genuinely think we should start calling businesses and schools falling to the anti-DEI movement “segregationists” because they are re-segregating. And earlier rounds of segregationists *also* explained their preferred policy in race-neutral terms (“state’s rights” and “freedom of association”).
December 22, 2024 at 4:26 PM
when you have anti-DEI proponents openly going after black military officers for recruiting from HBCUs and suing schools for their black and Hispanic enrollment *even after the schools ended any racial preferences* then the only honest label for these people is "segregationist"
Segregationists aren't satisfied with stretching HBCUs; they want to destroy them.
GOP state leaders have suggested selling off Tennessee State University property to shore up finances, including a downtown Nashville building it won during a discrimination fight
The public HBCU has been underfunded by as much as $2.1B
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The public HBCU has been underfunded by as much as $2.1B
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State rep balks at sale of Tennessee State University properties • Tennessee Lookout
Democratic state Rep. Harold Love Jr. is resisting pressure from Republican state leaders for Tennessee State University to sell properties.
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December 23, 2024 at 4:45 PM
Segregationists aren't satisfied with stretching HBCUs; they want to destroy them.
They are using this to test the waters & set a precedent before they go after HBCUs
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump administration says grants for Hispanic-serving colleges are unconstitutional and it won't defend them in court.
August 22, 2025 at 11:17 PM
They are using this to test the waters & set a precedent before they go after HBCUs
They will absolutely try to destroy HBCUs in the next few years.
This entire movement has been spearheaded and fueled by elite backlash to demands for equality.
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Alabama anti-DEI law shuts Black Student Union office, queer resource center at flagship university
The University of Alabama shuttered the offices of the Black Student Union and a queer resource center last week in compliance with a state law that bans public universities from allocating resources ...
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September 2, 2024 at 5:52 AM
They will absolutely try to destroy HBCUs in the next few years.
He's giving us a preview of the game to attack our HBCUs.
He can take his S. African immigrant ass back over there.
He can take his S. African immigrant ass back over there.
March 23, 2025 at 10:10 PM
He's giving us a preview of the game to attack our HBCUs.
He can take his S. African immigrant ass back over there.
He can take his S. African immigrant ass back over there.
Charlie Kirk fans threaten HBCUs because they want to lash out at Charlie’s enemies, and theirs, and they’re conceding that means black people. Not ONLY, but definitely.
Multiple Historically Black Universities and Colleges in the South were on lockdown or have cancelled classes on Thursday over a potential threat.
Potential threats trigger lockdowns at several HBCUs across the South | CNN
Multiple historically Black colleges and universities in the South were on lockdown or cancelled classes on Thursday over potential threats.
www.cnn.com
September 11, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Charlie Kirk fans threaten HBCUs because they want to lash out at Charlie’s enemies, and theirs, and they’re conceding that means black people. Not ONLY, but definitely.
Trump, who said last year that he had “saved” historically Black colleges, has canceled $140 million in grants to them since March.
Agencies told HBCUs “to change the language in grant applications that explicitly focus on Black people — or lose federal funding.”
www.chronicle.com/article/hbcu...
Agencies told HBCUs “to change the language in grant applications that explicitly focus on Black people — or lose federal funding.”
www.chronicle.com/article/hbcu...
HBCUs Reel as Trump Cuts Black-Focused Grants: ‘This Is Our Existence’
HBCUs’ mission-driven effort to serve Black communities could now result in severe budget cuts under Trump’s crusade against DEI. It’s all a big misunderstanding, advocates say.
www.chronicle.com
June 26, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Trump, who said last year that he had “saved” historically Black colleges, has canceled $140 million in grants to them since March.
Agencies told HBCUs “to change the language in grant applications that explicitly focus on Black people — or lose federal funding.”
www.chronicle.com/article/hbcu...
Agencies told HBCUs “to change the language in grant applications that explicitly focus on Black people — or lose federal funding.”
www.chronicle.com/article/hbcu...
Donating the HBCUs = making the world a worse place
Making a trillion dollars to post charity is bad on your birthday
June 28, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Donating the HBCUs = making the world a worse place
Meanwhile…
Virginia HBCUs shutdown due to threats
Virginia universities take swift action amid threats. Virginia State University and Hampton University close campuses for safety.
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September 11, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Meanwhile…
Trump says that HBCUs would be "all be out of business" if fewer Chinese students were allowed to go to American universities
November 11, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Trump says that HBCUs would be "all be out of business" if fewer Chinese students were allowed to go to American universities
This important cuz they gon come for our HBCUs next
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump administration says grants for Hispanic-serving colleges are unconstitutional and it won't defend them in court.
August 22, 2025 at 9:40 PM
This important cuz they gon come for our HBCUs next
STOP TAP DANCING FOR FASCISM, HBCUs. Cut this shit out. Signed an alumna.
July 18, 2025 at 3:13 PM
STOP TAP DANCING FOR FASCISM, HBCUs. Cut this shit out. Signed an alumna.
MacKenzie Scott gives $70 million to UNCF to financially strengthen HBCUs
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MacKenzie Scott gives $70 million to UNCF to financially strengthen HBCUs
The gift is one of Scott's largest single donations ever and among the first to be publicly disclosed in 2025.
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September 23, 2025 at 9:14 PM
MacKenzie Scott gives $70 million to UNCF to financially strengthen HBCUs
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So there have been two shootings at HBCUs this weekend, that feels bad
October 26, 2025 at 2:23 AM
So there have been two shootings at HBCUs this weekend, that feels bad
Conservative groups will also seek to shut down all HBCUs, so get ready:
New from me: These programs help Black students graduate at Northern Illinois University. A conservative legal group filed a civil rights complaint against them.
These programs help Black students graduate. A federal complaint claims they’re discriminatory.
A conservative legal group has filed a civil rights complaint against Northern Illinois University for its Black Student Achievement and Black Male Initiative programs.
www.whatimreading.net
January 6, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Conservative groups will also seek to shut down all HBCUs, so get ready:
The Smithsonian’s African American history museum has partnered with HBCUs to display archival materials
‘Excellence’: Smithsonian exhibit celebrates HBCUs amid attacks on Black history
www.theguardian.com
March 3, 2026 at 11:57 PM
The Smithsonian’s African American history museum has partnered with HBCUs to display archival materials
These "Contraband Camps" were the origin story of many Black towns, HBCUs and neighborhoods. They produced 200 K-12 schools, 12 HBCUs, & 1000s of Black veterans
Harriet Tubman freed more people while living in SC's contraband camp than as a conductor on the Underground Railroad
Harriet Tubman freed more people while living in SC's contraband camp than as a conductor on the Underground Railroad
November 27, 2024 at 6:12 PM
These "Contraband Camps" were the origin story of many Black towns, HBCUs and neighborhoods. They produced 200 K-12 schools, 12 HBCUs, & 1000s of Black veterans
Harriet Tubman freed more people while living in SC's contraband camp than as a conductor on the Underground Railroad
Harriet Tubman freed more people while living in SC's contraband camp than as a conductor on the Underground Railroad