November 2020

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iHeartRadio HBCU Homecoming Party Celebrates Legacy

iHeartRadio’s HBCU Homecoming Party on the Yard, presented by McDonald’s Black and Positively Golden, capped off iHeart’s month-long celebration of Historically Black Colleges and Universities. For the final event of iHeart’s HBCU Homecoming Celebration on Thursday (November 12), Breakfast Club co-host and Hampton University alum DJ Envy hosted a virtual event that included performances by Khalid and Hampton University’s Ebony Fire dance team.

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HBCUs Shaping Black Women Leaders in U.S. Politics

Kamala D. Harris, a Black woman, is the vice president-elect of the United States. A range of other Black women helped to make this happen: Stacey Abrams, who is responsible in large part for the unprecedented voter turnout in Georgia, and Keisha Lance Bottoms, the mayor of Atlanta. Also deserving credit is Nikema Williams, who

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Biden Presidency Signals Big Shift in Higher Education Policy

Joe Biden’s apparent election as president could pave the way for a dramatic shift in higher education policies, possibly making tuition free for many seeking a college education and wiping away the debt of millions of people paying back student loans. Biden’s victory is also significant in its symbolism for higher education. Kamala Harris will

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Kamala Harris Makes History as First Woman Vice President

Kamala Harris Makes History As Next Vice President Vice President-elect Kamala Harris is the first woman, the first Black person and the first Asian American elected to the second highest office in the United States. Noah Berger/AFP via Getty Images California Sen. Kamala Harris will become the next vice president of the United States, shattering

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US Election 2020: Biden Leads, Key States Still Counting

With an increase in mail-ballots and millions of votes left uncounted in this election, America has not declared the next president of the United States. Former Vice President Joe Biden holds 243 electoral votes while President Trump holds 214. As the votes continue to be counted in every state, the best thing to do is

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Ocoee Massacre: Remembering 1920’s Bloody Election Day

It’s been 100 years since the Ocoee Massacre, a dark and often overlooked chapter in American history. On November 2, 1920, African American residents of Ocoee, Florida, went out to cast their ballots in the presidential election — no small task at the time. In the decades since Reconstruction, Florida politics had been dominated by

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President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden participate in the final presidential debate at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, on Thursday, October 22, 2020. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/TNS)

2020 Candidates’ Plans for HBCUs and Higher Education

November’s presidential election contains five candidates on the ballot who will bring different perspectives on how to address the needs of HBCUs and education for years to come. Each candidate’s views for HBCUs and education are different. From former Vice President Joe Biden’s proposal to spend over $70 billion to help upgrade HBCUs, to Libertarian Party

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D4Women in Action Endorses Biden, Harris & Key Leaders

Delta For Women in Action Announces Full Slate of Endorsed Candidates for the 2020 Election As an independent organization initially created by Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, D4Women in Action Endorses Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Kamala Harris, the Congressional Black Caucus and Various U.S. Senate and House of Representatives Candidates Today, Delta For Women

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Survey: Young Voters Distrust Celebs in Politics

Complex Collective, Complex Networks’ primary audience insight research engine that offers a direct line to over 30,000 qualified, high-intent and diverse young people from all over the world, released its findings from a recent survey titled Untapped Potential: How To Mobilize Undecided & Disenfranchised Voters. The audience polled represented disproportionately Black, Hispanic, Women, and Gen Z, a group that

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