1st Black Democratic nominee for Florida gov gives up race

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Andrew Gillum, who tried to energize Florida’s young and minority voters through a Democratic challenge of the GOP’s two-decade lock on the governor’s office, has ended his hard-fought campaign.
Gillum was the first African-American nominee for Florida governor in its history. In conceding Saturday to Republican Ron DeSantis, he said however that he would remain politically active.
In a concession video on Facebook, Gillum didn’t say what he