Donald Trump’s second term isn’t about governance—it’s about vengeance. Where George Wallace wielded segregationist rhetoric to preserve Jim Crow, Trump promises a federalized assault on Black progress under the guise of law and order, anti-wokeness, and bureaucratic “efficiency.” For African American institutions, especially HBCUs, the stakes are existential. With the courts packed, the civil service purged, and public policy weaponized, Trump’s administration would not merely defund or ignore Black America—it would criminalize its aspirations. This is not just history repeating itself. This is history reloading. Continue reading →