President Trump’s Charlottesville response was the final nail in the coffin for the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), who decided that it is high time for impeachment.

They also recommended HBCU officials skip their planned meeting with the White House.

For a while, Omarosa was adamant that the meeting was going to happen.

But now, according to DiverseEducation.com, the Department of Education has officially announced that the annual White House Initiative on HBCUs national conference has been postponed. The conference was initially scheduled to occur September 17–19 in Arlington, Virginia.

The DOE released a statement that claimed it needed more time to appropriately serve the conference’s participants.

“Responding to suggestions and feedback from many key stakeholders, the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) will modify its planned conference to best meet the current needs of HBCUs, their students and the broader HBCU community.”

HBCU advocacy organizations had been concerned about the political climate following the Charlottesville, and had asked the White House Initiative on HBCUs to postpone the conference.

Alma Adams, of the CBC, called for the cancellation of the event saying, “It would be more productive to hear from the president directly or from his education secretary about what progress they are making on the HBCUs’ request before asking presidents to come back to Washington for another photo op.”

“At a critical time in our nation, and in the spirit of unity among our HBCUs, we believe this postponement would allow us to work together to develop a common agenda that will serve the best interests of our HBCUs, and especially our students,” a statement from the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) read.

In addition to political tensions, the UNCF and other organizations raised other concerns they had with how the administration is handling the country's HBCUs. Those calling for the summit to be postponed were especially concerned that an executive director for the White House Initiative on HBCUs executive director has yet to be appointed.

The UNCF requested postponing the conference until this role was filled by someone who “has the respect of the HBCU community.”

Since the huge conference has been delayed right before the event, a few key HBCU stakeholders and HBCU finance board members will join the White House for a “more intimate” HBCU week meeting during the scheduled time.

HBCU nonprofit, The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF), announced its support of the Department of Education’s decision, and confirmed that HBCUs remain committed to working with this administration.

“Any suggestion that we are no longer advocating for a strong relationship with the Trump administration and Congress, due to TMCF’s recommendation to postpone the National HBCU Week Conference, is completely false and misleading."