From the pulpits of Black churches, pastors used their sermons to denounce Kirk's beliefs that some said conflict with the teachings of Jesus Christ and the Gospel.
Alan Swanson and Willie Bennett were wrongly named as suspects in the death of a woman whose husband said they had been shot in an attempted carjacking by a Black gunman.
Civil rights advocates, leaders and affected voters say the redistricting efforts amount to race-based gerrymandering, which the Supreme Court has blocked in the past.
The fund amounts to a one-time federal boost of 48% for HBCUs, and it more than doubles funding for tribal colleges and universities, the Education Department said.