November 03, 2020

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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