RONALD REAGAN BLACK COLLEGES

ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY: September 15, 1981 REPUBLICAN President Ronald Reagan establishes the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities, to increase African-American participation in federal education programs Executive Order 12320 On September 15, 1981, President Reagan, under Executive Order 12320, reestablished the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities, which expanded the previous program and set into motion a government wide effort to strengthen our nation’s HBCUs. https://sites.ed.gov/whhbcu/about-us