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FAMU Board of Trustees approves college name change Local News

FAMU Board of Trustees approves college name change

June 30, 2020

By Andrew Skerritt FAMU Office of Communications On the heels of a global pandemic when public health has taken center stage, the FAMU Institute of Public Health’s name has been added to the College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. The rebranded FAMU College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Institute of

FAMU icon Marquess dies at 100 Local News

FAMU icon Marquess dies at 100

June 30, 2020

Special to the Outlook Dr. Carriemae Garnes Marquess was born in Boston MA on January 13, 1920, the younger of two daughters, to John Henry and Wilhelmina Bates Garnes. She entered eternal rest on June 14, 2020 at home in Tallahassee.  Marquess completed her early education in the public schools

DeSantis eyes bars, restaurants but staying the course Local News

DeSantis eyes bars, restaurants but staying the course

June 30, 2020

By Christine Sexton News Service of Florida Confronted by yet another record day of new coronavirus infections, Gov. Ron DeSantis said the state would begin cracking down on restaurants and bars that don’t follow guidelines limiting the number of people inside the establishments but stood by his decision not to

Florida ‘dreamers’ hail high court ruling Local News

Florida ‘dreamers’ hail high court ruling

June 30, 2020

By Ana Ceballos News Service of Florida A split U.S. Supreme Court ruling last Thursday that upheld federal protections for young undocumented immigrants reverberated throughout Florida, a state that roughly 32,000 “Dreamers” call home. The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, known as DACA, shields undocumented immigrants who were brought

Joe Biden takes firm stand against police murder of George Floyd National News

Joe Biden takes firm stand against police murder of George Floyd

June 30, 2020

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia After going out to personally meet with demonstrators in Delaware, presumptive Democratic Presidential Nominee Joe Biden has taken a firm stand against the police killing of George Floyd and the overall plight of African Americans who’ve been targeted, brutalized and killed

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Residents turn out to start plan for Tallahassee police reform Local News

Residents turn out to start plan for Tallahassee police reform

June 30, 2020

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer Although he didn’t have to, Brian Wyatt stood in front a sparse audience

Black leaders call firefighter’s post ‘unacceptable,’ ‘offensive’
Desloge gets first challenge in more than a decade for county district 4 seat
FAMU Board of Trustees approves college name change
FAMU icon Marquess dies at 100
Joe Biden takes firm stand against police murder of George Floyd National News

Joe Biden takes firm stand against police murder of George Floyd

June 30, 2020

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia After going out to personally meet with demonstrators in Delaware, presumptive

USF CEO Lois Johnson offers win-win solutions for lenders and borrowers
Vanessa Williams is making a difference with thousands of Black mayors
Floyd murder unleashes Black parents’ worst fears
Black Lives Matter founder finds hope in global protests over George Floyd’s alleged murder

Sports

Eight from men’s basketball team named to ACC academic honor roll Sports

Eight from men’s basketball team named to ACC academic honor roll

June 30, 2020

By Chuck Walsh Seminoles.com Eight members of Florida State’s ACC Championship men’s basketball team have been named to the 2020 ACC Academic Honor Roll marking the fourth consecutive season at

MEAC names Figueroa 2020 woman of the year
Hubbard named candidate for 2021 College Football Hall of Fame class
PGA Tour announces new collegiate pathway

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The incendiary president is killing America Opinions

The incendiary president is killing America

June 30, 2020

African Americans knew that Donald Trump was going to be a problem.  Nearly 90 percent voted against him, voicing their strong opposition. That vote was higher than any other ethnic

The soul of a nation: Black men vote too
America is facing two pandemics
Black Lives Matter

Black Lives Matter

June 23, 2020

Daily Bible Devotion

The Christian Response To the Coronavirus Daily Bible Devotion

The Christian Response To the Coronavirus

May 2, 2020

By Reverend Dr. RB Holmes, Pastor Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Saturday, May 2, 2020 Let us continue to pray that our Lord will lead the scientists and physicians to find

The Christian Response to the Coronavirus Daily Bible Devotion

The Christian Response to the Coronavirus

May 1, 2020

By Reverend Dr. RB Holmes, Pastor Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Friday, May 1, 2020 Well, my brothers and sisters, the Lord has blessed us to see the fifth month in

The Christian Response to the Coronavirus Daily Bible Devotion

The Christian Response to the Coronavirus

April 30, 2020

By Reverend Dr. RB Holmes, Pastor Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Thursday, April 30, 2020 Are you determined to run on to see what the end will be? A person of

The Christian Response to the Coronavirus Daily Bible Devotion

The Christian Response to the Coronavirus

April 29, 2020

By Reverend Dr. RB Holmes, Pastor Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Wednesday, April 29, 2020 My devotionals this week are about the significance of identity, destiny and legacy. I took a

The Christian Response to the Coronavirus Daily Bible Devotion

The Christian Response to the Coronavirus

April 28, 2020

By Reverend Dr. RB Holmes, Pastor Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Tuesday, April 28, 2020 You are destiny’s child; you are a person of destiny and you were born to be

The Christian Response to the Coronavirus Daily Bible Devotion

The Christian Response to the Coronavirus

April 27, 2020

By Reverend Dr. RB Holmes, Pastor Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Monday, April 27, 2020 I strongly believe that God has given each of us a God-sized dream and destiny. God

The Christian Response to the Coronavirus Daily Bible Devotion

The Christian Response to the Coronavirus

April 26, 2020

By Reverend Dr. RB Holmes, Pastor Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Sunday, April 26, 2020 I have been greatly blessed by almighty God to have been born into a family that