Hours after promising to "revitalize" America during remarks at his new hotel in Washington, Donald Trump jetted off to North Carolina on Wednesday where he promised to provide "a new deal" for black communities if he defeats Hillary Clinton in next month's presidential election.

In a speech tailored to black voters in the crucial swing state, Trump outlined a series of policy proposals aimed at tackling urban renewal and bringing prosperity to African-American families across the country.

"Today I want to talk about how to grow the African-American middle class and provide a new deal for black America," he said to an intimate crowd in Charlotte. "That deal is grounded in three promises: safe communities, great education and high-paying jobs."

"Every African-American citizen in this country is entitled to a government that puts their jobs, wages and security first," said the Republican presidential nominee, as he asked the state's large black population for the "honor of your vote and the privilege to represent you as your president."

Trump has struggled to make inroads with black voters, particularly as he's described America's inner cities as "hellholes" and demanded to know "what the hell" African-American voters "have to lose" by ditching the Democratic Party to support him." Avoiding such harsh rhetoric on Wednesday, the GOP nominee instead encouraged black voters to "break from the bitter failures of the past" and ditch the "depressing pessimism" of his opponent's campaign.

The billionaire promised to propose "tax holidays for inner-city investments" and to create new tax incentives that encourage "foreign companies to relocate in blighted American neighborhoods."

"I will further empower cities and states to seek a federal disaster designation for blighted communities in order to initiate the rebuilding of vital infrastructure, the demolition of abandoned properties and the increased presence of law enforcement," said Trump, who has often billed himself as the "law-and-order" candidate.

Additionally, Trump told the crowd he would reinstate a "21st century Glass-Steagall" to help black businesses get the credit they need, allow social welfare workers to "convert poverty assistance into repayable but forgivable micro-loans" and pursue public safety reforms.

"I want every poor African-American child to be able to walk down the street in peace," he said, adding that "the problem is not the presence of police but the absence of police."

Calling the reduction of crime a "necessity," the candidate said his administration would make additional investments in "training and funding both local and federal law enforcement operations to remove the gang members, drug dealers and criminal cartels" from the neighborhoods in which they are most present.

Trump has spoken often of school choice and criminal justice reform, but on Wednesday he added a promise to appoint a special commissioner charged with investigating "the school to prison pipeline" and creating "a new pathway that leads from a great education to a great job."

"My plan will also ensure funding for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), more affordable two and four-year college, and support for trade and vocational education," he said.

He continued, "Finally, today, my agenda includes the protection of religious liberty, the promotion of family and support for the African-American church.

"This is just the beginning, because I will never, ever take the African-American community for granted," Trump said. "It will be my mission to prove to this country that yesterday does not have to be tomorrow. The cycle of poverty can be broken, and great new things can happen for our people."

Trump earned praise from the Republican National Committee's national director of African-American outreach and several black leaders from urban areas with large black populations. Calvin Tucker, chairman of the Philadelphia Republican Black Council, commended the candidate for offering a "thoughtful and serious approach" to assist African Americans living in places like Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, Pa.

"Unlike Hillary Clinton and her entrenched political allies, Donald Trump is willing to meet our challenges head on," Tucker said in a statement released by the campaign.