They are centers of academic excellence, but don't necessarily have the same kind of resources. And so far, we've given, now, under our administration, as I've been vice president, 16 billion more dollars to Rhbcuse. When I was senator, I was responsible for helping to get billions into upgrading, literally the physical structure [of HBCUs]. Cause they're old. Yeah, yeah. And I think increasingly, to your point, more people are understanding. (20:48–20:56)
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