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The Biden administration has awarded billions in funding to Historically Black Colleges and Universities, including more than $2.7 billion provided in the American Rescue Plan. Yet a social media post revives an old, false claim that Biden revoked $250 million that then-President Donald Trump “pledged to give historical black colleges for the next 10 years.”

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The Biden administration has made multiple investments in support of Historically Black Colleges and Universities, or HBCUs. The White House last year released a state-by-state list of the $2.7 billion in funding provided through the American Rescue Plan, with the exact amount each school has received.

HBCUs were established in the early 19th century to provide African Americans with opportunities in higher education that were not accessible due to segregation and discrimination. The schools continue to serve the Black community, creating new generations of leaders and scholars.

However, a social media post falsely claims that President Joe Biden has cut $250 million in funding that former President Donald Trump pledged to give HBCUs. The post reads, in part: “Biden just revoked the 250 million United Negro College fund that Trump pledged to give historical black colleges for the next 10 years. Still think Biden isn’t a racist dictator?”

In 2019, Trump did sign a bill — the FUTURE Act — that permanently provided $255 million in annual support for HBCUs that had lapsed after Congress didn’t renew...

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