President Trump on Monday evening met with several dozen leaders from historically black colleges and universities at the White House.
“I don’t think we’ve ever had this many people in the Oval Office,” Trump said to laughter. “This could be a new record, forever.”
A pool photo shows Trump in the Oval Office surrounded by the leaders. Standing next to Trump is Omarosa Manigault, the former contestant on “The Apprentice” who now serves as Trump’s director of communications for the office of public liaison.
The White House on Monday blasted out to reporters a McClatchy story titled: “Trump seeks to outdo Obama in backing black colleges.”
According to the White House, here are the colleges and universities who participated:
1. Alabama A&M University
2. Albany State University
3. Allen University
4. Benedict College
5. Bluefield State College
6. Bowie State University
7. Central State University
8. Chicago State University
9. Claflin University
10. Clark Atlanta University
11. Delaware State University
12. Dillard University
13. Edward Waters College
14. Elizabeth City State University
15. Fayetteville State University
16. Fisk University
17. Florida A&M University
18. Fort Valley State University
19. Grambling State University
20. Hampton University
21. Harris-Stowe State University
22. Howard University
23. Huston-Tillotson University
24. J.F. Drake State Technical College
25. Jarvis Christian College
26. Kentucky State University
27. Lane College
28. Langston University
29. LeMoyne-Owen College
30. Lincoln University – Missouri
31. Livingston College
32. Miles College
33. Mississippi Valley State University
34. Morehouse College
35. Morgan State University
36. Norfolk State University
37. NC A&T State University
38. Oakwood University
39. Paine College
40. Philander Smith College
41. Rust College
42. Saint Augustine’s University
43. Savannah State University
44. Shaw University
45. South Carolina State University
46. Southern University & A&M College
47. Southern University Law Center
48. Southern University at Shreveport
49. Spelman College
50. Talladega College
51. Tennessee State University
52. Texas Southern University
53. Tougaloo College
54. Tuskegee University
55. University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
56. University of the Virgin Islands
57. University of the District of Columbia
58. Virginia State University
59. Wilberforce University
60. Wiley College
61. Winston-Salem State University
62. Xavier University of Louisiana
63. Bennett College for Women
64. Bethune-Cookman University
Advocacy organizations:
1. Thurgood Marshall College Fund
2. United Negro College Fund
3. National Association for Equal Opportunity
