Yamiche Alcindor:

As part of his plan for urban areas, President Trump put Ben Carson in charge of the department of Housing and Urban Development. It's a role Carson has used to look into tripling rents for poor tenants using federal assistance.

He has also slowed an anti-segregation initiative and said poverty is a state of mind. Carson has also expressed mixed views on whether housing assistance program are worthwhile. Those moves have angered some who see his policies as hurting people of color.

Critics of the administration have also pointed to the Department of Justice, led by Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Sessions has pushed for longer sentences for those convicted of federal crimes. And the department has discouraged the use of affirmative action by colleges and universities.

Still, some say President Trump has been eager to embrace black leaders. He previously met with a group of presidents from historically black colleges and universities in the Oval Office. And today, he said he was eager to keep his door open.

Bishop Harry Jackson was one of the pastors who met with President Trump at the White House today. He serves as the pastor of Hope Christian Church in Beltsville, Maryland.

Bishop Jackson, thanks for joining me today.

You were two seats away from the president. What was the most important thing you heard from the president about improving inner cities and urban areas?