April 2026

A gubernatorial candidate calls for lynching; We should all be worried

What does it mean when a candidate for governor in Florida openly calls for the lynching of a Black man? It is an unfortunate sign of the continuing devolution of politics in Florida and the nation, one with increasingly dangerous consequences. The incident I reference happened on April 2, when a Black man confronted gubernatorial

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Dr. Tameka Bradley Hobbs

Dr. Tameka Bradley Hobbs is the Library Regional Manager of Broward County Library’s African American Research Library and Cultural Center (AARLCC) in Fort Lauderdale, where she leads one of the nation’s premier institutions dedicated to Black history, culture, and community engagement. A historian, author, and public scholar, she is the award-winning author of Democracy Abroad, Lynching at Home:

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