TALLAHASSEE — What had been billed as a stop on the conservative movement BLEXIT’s “Educate to Liberate” campus tour at Florida A&M University (FAMU) during its Homecoming week has been canceled, organizers announced this week. The tour, launched by activist and commentator Candace Owens and affiliated with Turning Point USA, was scheduled to appear at FAMU on Oct. 17 during the week-long “Eternal World Tour” Homecoming celebration.
According to promotional materials, the event was intended to spark conversation on historically Black college and university (HBCU) campuses about issues of empowerment, personal responsibility, and alternative political perspectives.
However, the FAMU stop was pulled from the itinerary without a public explanation. “We will announce a new date soon,” a spokesperson said in an email the day the tour stop was planned, without explaining the reason for the event’s being called off, according to the Tallahassee Democrat…