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217 Today: What key issues are Black men prioritizing in this election?

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This combination of images shows Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris at separate campaign events Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024, in Duluth, Ga., and Aston, Pa., respectively.
  • Photo: AP Photo/Alex Brandon, left, Matt Rourke, File

Thursday, October 31, 2024

Today’s headlines:

  •  A top official with the U.S. Department of Agriculture was in Illinois this week to announce new research grants and loans for biofuels — that’s fuels made from crops like corn and soybeans.
  • South Asian Americans are having a wider impact on local and national politics.
  • With colder weather approaching, the apple harvest season is coming to an end. Some orchards in Central Illinois had a lower harvest than usual.
  • A federal policy of forcibly separated Native children from their parents and sent them to boarding schools, where they endured abuse and some died.

In today’s deep dive, we’ll learn more about the Black male voting ahead of the upcoming election.

217 Today is produced by Stephanie Mosqueda. Reporting today contributed by Jim Meadows, Kulsoom Khan, Elissa Eaton, Jim Meadows, Emily Hays and David Pierce.

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Stephanie Mosqueda

Stephanie Mosqueda is a senior majoring in journalism at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign with minors in Spanish and public relations. She is the 217 Today producer and a reporter for the Illinois Student Newsroom.