President Donald Trump said during his campaign that he wanted to ensure funding for HBCUs, who have been pushing for more high-level attention from leaders in Washington, D.C.
“I believe it is as important as ever to have Republicans engage with HBCU,” said Walker, who noted his wife is a graduate of Winston-Salem State University. “Our goal is to bring bi-partisan support to HBCUs and create an open dialogue to address issues they face.”
Scott said HBCUs have brought great value to the world.
“For decades our nation’s HBCUs have graduated amazing and talented individuals who have gone on to achieve remarkable accomplishments,” Scott said. “From Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to Nobel Prize winner Toni Morrison and famed writer Langston Hughes, we have seen how HBCU grads have shaped the direction of our country.”
One of these schools was front and center for Trump’s inauguration.
Talladega College raised more than $670,000 on a GoFundMe page to offset the cost of its trip to the nation’s capital to march in the inaugural parade, after several other schools declined to participate. The school’s president also received an invitation to the White House afterward, college spokesman Greg Wilson said.
Wilson said the money not used for the trip would be earmarked for new band equipment, school needs and college scholarships.
The school’s band received a great welcome in Washington, and the reaction to their performance has been positive, Wilson said. But he did add that not everyone was happy with the majority-black college’s decision, Wilson said. “There were some individuals, and not just alumni, who are still upset that Talladega College made the decision to march in the parade,” he said.
Trump got 8 percent of the African-American vote in his presidential election.
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