President Trump Hosts Black History Month Reception

Always in His Presence · Thursday at 11:23 AM

President Trump Hosts Black History Month Reception

YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE REASONS I WAS SO HIGH ON SCOTT TURNER IS HE WAS REALLY THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND THE OPPORTUNITY ZONES, WHICH WAS -- APPLAUSE WHICH DOESN'T GET NEARLY THE THE ATTENTION THAT IT SHOULD, BUT IT WAS BECAUSE PRESIDENT TRUMP REALIZED THAT THE BEST WAY TO GET THINGS DONE IS THROUGH PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS AND HAVE EVERYBODY WITH SKIN IN THE GAME. AND IT IS WORKING, AS ARE ALL THE OTHER THINGS THAT HE'S BEEN RECOMMENDING. AND AT SOME POINT, AT SOME POINT, THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA WILL RECOGNIZE THAT YOU DON'T POLITICIZE EVERYTHING. YOU OPEN YOUR EYES AND YOUR EARS AND YOU LOOK AND YOU SEE WHAT WORKS AND YOU DEAL WITH THAT. BUT THE BEST THING ABOUT SCOTT, HE'S GOT A LOT OF ENERGY. LAUGHTER YOU KNOW, I'M AN OLD MAN NOW. I'LL BE 75 ON MY NEXT BIRTHDAY. APPLAUSE AND I'M NOT LIKE PRESIDENT TRUMP. HE JUST GOES FOREVER. LAUGHTER

Always in His Presence · Thursday at 11:25 AM

President Trump Celebrates Black History Month: Advancing Opportunity and Prosperity for Every American

Here’s what you need to know about President Trump’s second term:

President Trump awarded hundreds of millions of dollars in additional funding to strengthen educational outcomes at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), building on longstanding commitments to enhance access to quality higher education for students nationwide.
President Trump’s historic push to pass the SAVE America Act will safeguard the voices of black Americans — and all Americans — by preventing illegal votes from disenfranchising any citizen.
Trump Accounts — a new, historic savings tool made possible by President Trump’s Working Families Tax Cuts Act — provides newborn black Americans and all children with early exposure to the stock market, helping to bridge generational wealth gaps through compounded growth.
President Trump’s landmark Working Families Tax Cut Act secured No Tax on Tips, No Tax on Overtime, No Tax on Social Security, and a long list of other major tax benefits, delivering relief to millions of eligible black workers and families across the workforce.
President Trump secured a tax-free $1,776 Warrior Dividend bonus for U.S. service members — including the 350,000 black service members proudly serving our country.
President Trump is protecting the hard-earned benefits of the 2.4 million black veterans in the U.S. by reducing the backlog of veterans waiting for VA benefits, reforming the VA loan home program to help veterans keep their homes, and eliminating waste, fraud, and abuse in the system.

GoldenBoy89 · Thursday at 12:46 PM

A padded list if I’ve ever seen one.

Say it aint so · Thursday at 1:08 PM

A tiger does not change its stripes.

camille70 · 2026-02-20T04:31:28-0600

Generally, IMO, anyone promoting OZ's as a benefit to actual residents can't be trusted. It's a benefit for investors, not the established community.

"Opportunity Zones" for Whom? Lack of Equitable Development Outcomes Highlights Need for Reforms to Key Program » NCRC

The Opportunity Zones (OZs) that were created via the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 with the intention of closing the economic gap are inadvertently accomplishing quite the opposite effect. Instead of capital flowing to the most economically disadvantaged neighborhoods, it has flowed to the most...

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How Opportunity Zones Are Hurting The Growth Of Low-Income Black Neighborhoods - Blavity

Segregation and redlining in modern times

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Op-Ed: Opportunity Zones Fail to Address Urban Disinvestment Crisis » The Urbanist

# The theory was that opportunity zone tax incentives would spur the revitalization of underserved neighborhoods. But in practice, they have often failed to produce meaningful benefits for long-time residents. In cities across America — from Baltimore to Oakland, Cleveland to Atlanta — the...

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https://www.urban.org/urban-wire/opportunity-zone-incentive-isnt-living-its-equitable-development-goals-here-are-four-ways-improve-it

Opportunity zones work by giving people and corporations a series of capital gains tax breaks for investing in opportunity funds, which then invest in zones, and holding those investments over time.

Congress applied the opportunity zone tax break to a wide range of investments, from factories and hotels to superyacht marinas. Lawmakers imposed no additional requirements, such as job creation targets, in order to encourage investors to move as much money as possible into low-income areas.

So far, opportunity zone investors appear to be focused on market-rate real estate such as luxury apartments and hotels. They’ve largely steered clear of affordable housing deals, businesses in need of an equity partner, or other investments that help the community but have a small or uncertain return, according to a report released last week by the Urban Institute, a Washington, D.C., think tank.

Black Businesses Largely Miss Out on Opportunity Zone Money • Stateline

Note: This story was updated June 25 to clarify the Association for Enterprise Opportunity’s role in a fundraising campaign. President Donald Trump says the opportunity zone tax break he signed into law in 2017 has created “tens of thousands of jobs” and is helping minority communities and Black...

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Always in His Presence · 2026-02-20T15:03:44-0600

Here’s an evidence-based summary of actions associated with former President Donald Trump’s efforts to support historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and similar Black-serving institutions. (Note: “Black universities” typically refers to HBCUs in U.S. federal policy discussions.)

1. Permanent Funding Through Legislation

Trump signed the FUTURE Act into law, which secured about $255 million in annual mandatory federal funding for HBCUs and also increased funding for Federal Pell Grants.
Legislation enacted during his first term also included over $100 million for scholarships, research, and centers of excellence at HBCU land-grant institutions.

2. Executive Orders and Federal Initiative

Trump issued an Executive Order establishing the “White House Initiative on HBCUs” within the Executive Office of the President, aimed at enhancing the capacity of these institutions, fostering partnerships, and coordinating federal engagement.
The initiative’s stated goals include institutional planning, fiscal stability support, infrastructure upgrades, and workforce development opportunities.

3. Disaster Relief Funding

He authorized $322 million in hurricane-related relief to four HBCUs so they could focus on education and recovery.

4. One-Time Federal Funding Increases

In 2025, his administration redirected nearly $500 million in federal discretionary funds to HBCUs and tribal colleges, representing a significant (roughly 48 %) funding boost for HBCUs in that fiscal year.

5. Federal Support and Engagement

An early Trump Administration action brought HBCU leaders to the White House for discussions, described as the first meeting with presidents of all HBCUs.

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President Trump Hosts Black History Month Reception

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