Visiting Morehouse, Buttigieg Vows To Bolster Funds For Historically Black Colleges, Universities

Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg, shown at an event earlier this month, spoke Monday night at Atlanta’s Morehouse College and said, if elected president, he’ll dedicate $50 billion to historically black colleges and universities.

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Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg says he’ll dedicate $50 billion to historically black colleges and universities if he’s elected president.

The South Bend, Indiana, mayor spoke Monday night at Morehouse College in Atlanta.

Buttigieg says HBCUs were underfunded for generations, putting those institutions at a disadvantage.