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President Trump to Address Annual HBCU Conference

April Ryan
September 9, 2019

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President Donald Trump speaks as he meets with leaders of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Monday, Feb. 27, 2017. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Congress resumed kicking off an interesting week in Washington.

The Congressional Black Caucus legislative session happens this week with a focus on Black America, with President Trump expected address to the HBCU Conference.

The president will travel to Baltimore for the GOP Retreat, despite calling the city rat infested and corrupt and attacking Maryland Congress member Elijah Cummings.

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April Ryan has a unique vantage point as the only Black female reporter covering urban issues from the White House, a position she has held with AURN since the Clinton era. Her position as a White House Correspondent has afforded her heightened insight into the racial sensitivities, issues, and attendant political struggles of our nation. April has written three books; The Presidency in Black & White: My Close-Up View of Three Presidents and Race in America, At Mama's Knee: Mothers and Race in Black and White, and Under Fire: Reporting from the Front Lines of the Trump White House. Twitter: @aprildryan