For decades, HBCUs have been underfunded through a lack of state and government support. HBCUs that had hoped to receive $45 billion in funding as part of President Joe Biden ‘s multi-trillion spending plan, may instead receive a mere $2 billion instead due to Democratic infighting reports the Associated Press. Initially, the $3.5 trillion spending bill was set to include $45 billion in spending for HBCUs and other minority-serving institutions. However, the latest decision on the bill will divide $2 billion for educational programs and HBCUs . It doesn’t stop there. The allocated funding could possibly be reduced into competitive grant funding instead of direct funding to the institutions, which would negatively impact smaller, private, or even lesser-known schools that already struggle to upgrade their campuses and programs. President Biden is already facing backlash on social media from Americans who feel they propelled him into the White House, while the other side of the...
