LeVar Burton tells why PBS is ‘essential' amid funding threats

Trump proposes funding cut for Howard University after vowing to protect HBCUs

Two days after the president said HBCUs had no reason to fear cuts, the White House sought to reduce Howard University’s budget by millions of dollars.

LeVar Burton tells why PBS is ‘essential' amid funding threats

LeVar Burton – of “Roots,” “Star Trek” and “Reading Rainbow” fame – will deliver Howard University’s commencement address. He told News4’s...

Trump Administration Is Looking To Revert Howard University's Funding Amount Back To 2021 Levels, But The HBCU Is Not Aligned

Howard University is not aligned with the Trump administration’s request to revert funding levels back to 2021. Why Federal Funding Proposal Was Made The Hill reports that the nation’s only federally chartered Historically Black College and University (HBCU) received a one-time payment valued at $64 million to support the construction of a hospital at the school. That hospital has been completed, therefore the Trump administration is not looking…