Unfortunately, many states have chronically underfunded HBCUs compared to other institutions, leaving them to achieve far more with far less.

We will need innovative and transformative solutions to truly provide these historic institutions with the support that they need and deserve.

However, let us not forget, we recognize that we still have a long way to go to correct historic--historic--inequities in HBCU funding.

Well, you really can't oftentimes go anywhere because of prejudices that exist that are below the surface.

We must continue to invest in HBCUs and their students.

Investing in these institutions and their students is one of the most significant actions we can take to right the wrongs of the past.

Congress has a responsibility to address the enduring impact of slavery and decades of discriminatory policy.

I have always felt that the solution must be education.

Logic tells me that we ought to have a Morgan and a Morehouse and a Hampton and a Howard and a Fisk.

These school closures can be devastating for students, plunging them into financial and emotional despair while robbing them of the education and opportunities they deserve.

Congress and the Education Department must work together to crack down predatory schools that continue to cheat our students and our taxpayers.