Thread by @HipHopPrez

A THREAD on the $30 billion HBCU cut lie: It's a lie. Critical thinking and understanding context have officially died in America. So folks are sharing this propaganda recklessly. So let me give some facts. 1/

Fact: "Each year, the federal government disperses about $1 billion to HBCUs through a mix of 15 programs such as Pell Grants and research and development contracts."
You can cut 30 from 1. Simple math.
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amp.theatlantic.com/amp/article/61…

In a bipartisan way, Congress has really supported HBCUs during the pandemic. Under previous administration, almost $1B in additional support went to HBCUs through the CARES Act. 3/
uncf.org/news/uncf-plea…

Under President Biden's American Rescue Plan, HBCUs received an additional $2.6 billion. 4/
ed.gov/news/press-rel…

About that cut again. Biden-Harris pledged $70B to HBCUs & other MSIs. There has never been a proposal that audacious. 5/
yr.media/news/hbcus-get…

Biden has gone big before. His 2022 budget proposal wss $6B, more than the record $4.8B proposed by President Trump. 6/
cbsnews.com/news/biden-bud…

And if you look within that budget, there are big proposed increases for annual HBCU funding. Compare the 2021 figure with the 2022 request. The $80M for HBCUs is the FUTURE Act Trump gets credit for signing but never advocated for. Biden proposed a three-fold increase. 7/

If you want to talk about cuts, look at Trump's 2020 education budget. You see lots of zero's, including line g which is the line item for the FUTURE Act that Trump eventually signed. This is a reminder he let it die before Congress funded it. That's more of a cut. 8/

Since partisan politics is now involved, Biden's ambitious agenda is being scaled back. So the HBCU funding proposal, along with lots of others, have been revised. This happens all the time, both up and down. 9/
washingtonpost.com/education/2021…

So the UNCF presidents are lobbying to increase funding. It would be easier if in a bipartisan way everyone supported the funding, but that has yet to happen. 10/
diverseeducation.com/leadership-pol…

There has not been a cut in funding. Stop trying to penalize Biden for at least putting a big number out there. Remember Benjamin Mays said, "Not failure, but low aim is sin." And no one said anything when there was no HBCU dollar amount attached to the "Platinum Plan." 11/11

(we need an edit button) Here is 2/ again:
Fact: "Each year, the federal government disperses about $1 billion to HBCUs through a mix of 15 programs such as Pell Grants and research and development contracts."
You CAN'T cut 30 from 1. Simple math.
amp.theatlantic.com/amp/article/61…