A couple of weeks ago, a student activist group at Howard University called Concerned Students 1867 issued a list of demands, including that President Donald Trump be banned from all campus buildings and that the university provide students full disclosure of any interaction between school administrators and the Trump administration.
[CAMPUS] ICYMI: Concerned Students Issue Demands to Howard University and President Frederick https://t.co/bYkDVCWTth
— The Hilltop (@TheHilltopHU) February 26, 2017
Trump and Vice President Mike Pence had quite a bit of interaction with administrators from historically black colleges Monday, and the news was good for the educators. Through an executive order, Trump means to strengthen the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities and move its office into the White House.
Pres Trump welcomes officials from Historically Black Colleges & Universities into the Oval Office. Plans to issue Exec Order on HBCUs. pic.twitter.com/prx4jJNokX
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) February 27, 2017
Great move by President Trump to increase support for HBCUs https://t.co/dElUzXV7w7
— Anthony Scaramucci (@Scaramucci) February 28, 2017
Trump has decided to move the WH Office on HBCUs into the West Wing.
— Alfred (@AleeAlfred) February 28, 2017
McClatchy DC reports:
The potential is huge. Federal agencies have thousands of contracts with colleges, universities and think tanks worth billions of dollars, primarily for research that includes studying everything from cancer to poverty.
“It would be truly, truly historic,” said Leonard Haynes, a longtime educator who ran the office and is helping to write the executive order. “It’s part of a long time dream…none of (the other presidents) had the courage to do it.”
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Not surprisingly, the members of Concerned Students 1867 and others weren’t pleased that Howard University President Wayne A.I. Frederick would agree to meet with Trump and Pence, regardless.
Pres. Wayne A.I. Frederick will be meeting with Mike Pence at the White House today. pic.twitter.com/ieMpcIfPyG
— HU Resist (@HUResist) February 27, 2017
this hurts because i transferred to howard in attempts to escape the beliefs our president is now conforming to. https://t.co/BsUjzRbCeB
— Wave (@lilwayve) February 27, 2017
https://twitter.com/itsbrookelynne/status/836304785892597761
Mike Pence: *hates women, LGBTQ+ people, Black people, immigrants, Muslims, etc*
Wayne Frederick: pic.twitter.com/ipzUrF2WRw
— HU Resist (@HUResist) February 27, 2017
Mike Pence: *embodies the imperialist, white supremacist, capitalist, patriarchy that maintains systems of oppression*
Wayne Frederick: pic.twitter.com/inx5ohCWdb
— HU Resist (@HUResist) February 27, 2017
Classic "Coon'in For Corporate" @huresist
— Freedom Waves Media (@FreeWavesMedia) February 27, 2017
Trump capitalizing on the moment so in the future he can say "look in not racist. Here's a photo op with all the HBCUs"
— Akwasi Ɔsono ? (@Melaninneal) February 28, 2017
#Trump just completed a photo with a large group of #HBCU Presidents in the Oval office @HipHopPrez @NBCBLK #newsonenow pic.twitter.com/ANgizMxf7B
— Lauren Victoria Burke (@LVBurke) February 27, 2017
does anyone know why he met with them…kinda odd given the discrimination history of Trump's family
— ? ike ? (@ike_nyc) February 28, 2017
@Eugene_Scott @HipHopPrez @NBCBLK all this is just for flow show.. the showman is in action again!
— 《~Catfish~》♡ (@standupforsomvm) February 28, 2017
https://twitter.com/Shannondedmond2/status/836378823243534336
Regardless, Frederick is still out making the case for working with the administration.
.@HowardU President Wayne Frederick joined us to discuss the legacy of D.C.'s HBCU during the Trump era https://t.co/CZTX6x6WyR pic.twitter.com/kDpMZSIR15
— The Kojo Nnamdi Show (@kojoshow) February 26, 2017