HBCU presence in the White House – Florida Courier

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HBCU presence in the White House – Florida Courier

Conventional wisdom suggests that on subjects of race, leadership, and IOUs for a historic presidential campaign victory, President-Elect Joseph Biden has two primary opponents standing between him and history: Donald Trump and Barack Obama. In Trump, Biden has to do more for historically Black institutions than did his predecessor, who despite his penchant for racism […]

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