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President Trump’s recent outreach to the HBCU community has stirred the passions of many HBCU students, alumni, and boosters, who have expressed skepticism and outright outrage around the president’s efforts to support HBCUs.

With President Trump’s FY2018 budget specifically protecting level funding at $492 million, our country’s Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs) fared much better than other higher education stakeholders and federal agencies, in light of the Education Department’s 13% reduction.

TMCF President & CEO Johnny C. Taylor, Jr. discussing the FY2018 Trump Administration budget and the effect on HBCUs with Roland Martin.

Distinguished individuals will be honored for their impact on the next generation of leaders and for their lifetime of service as champions of social justice reform in the legal field.

TMCF President & CEO Johnny C. Taylor Jr. speaks about the importance of advocating for our nation’s HBCUs.

Ashesi hosted a delegation from the Southern University and A & M College, Baton Rouge, Los Angeles and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund to exchange ideas and discuss opportunities for creating impact within their respective communities.

A major highlight of the Summit is a general session with multibillionaire Charles Koch, CEO of Koch Industries and Thurgood Marshall College Fund President & CEO Johnny C. Taylor, as they engage in a critical discussion on how to cultivate the next generation of entrepreneurial innovators and value creators by harnessing the proven potential of HBCUs and expanding the availability of youth entrepreneurship programs.

Listen to the discussion and learn what you can do to help protect HBCUs in this present political climate as well as how you can help support the work being done to shape the next generation of the Talented Tenth.

Senior Vice President Emily Dickens and Senior Strategic Communications Director Paris Dennard speak with HBCU Digest about 21st-century advocacy for HBCUs and the culture of building political alliances.

It’s clear that this Administration understands the value of HBCUs, which educate nearly 300,000 students a year, award three-quarters of all doctorates earned by African Americans and provided the undergraduate degrees of 80 percent of black federal judges.