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Black Unemployment Dips to 10.3 percent

February 24, 2015

By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – The Black unemployment rate fell slightly from 10.4 percent in December to 10.3 percent in January and is still on track to hit single digits by the middle of the year. Last month, Valerie Wilson, the director of

Criser to Recommend Keeping Joint Engineering College

February 24, 2015

By Angeline J. Taylor and Keytron Hill Today, the Chancellor of Florida’s State University System will end months of speculation regarding the joint engineering college shared by Florida A&M and Florida State universities in Tallahassee. Chancellor Marshall Criser III is expected to recommend to the Board of Governors (BOG) that

Bullard Issues a Challenge to all FAMU Stakeholders

February 24, 2015

By Devin Powell Outlook Writer The Florida A&M University community filled Gaither gymnasium on Feb.11 as Dwight Bullard headlined the school’s annual Black History Convocation. The annual convocation featured FAMU’S Concert Chorale who sang the Black National Anthem “Lift Every Voice and Sing” and FAMU’s Wind

Matinee of the Arts Attracts a Thousand

February 24, 2015

By Vasty Paul Outlook writer It was a great turnout for the Tallahassee Museum’s Feb. 15 Matinee of the Arts. The museum held a day of music, history and dance, from local and regional performers. Demonstrators and different cultural organizations showed up for this year’s Valentine’s Day theme “For

Kids and Adults Enjoy Leon County’s Seed Program

February 24, 2015

By Te’Andrea Hood Outlook Writer In the program room at the Leon County Main Library, names and pictures of different fruits and vegetables hung from the ceiling on manila envelopes. On each table, there were planting buckets filled with fertilizer and small cup plants so that each person in

Outlook Writer Selected as NNPA Intern

February 24, 2015

By Jayla Wilson Outlook Writer A Capital Outlook writer has been selected to write on a national stage. Florida A&M University senior Dominique King has been selected to participate in the inaugural internship class of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) – an organization for all African-American owned newspapers

Cascades Holds Groundbreaking for The Edison

February 17, 2015

By Te’Andrea Hood Outlook Writer A groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the start of renovations to the historic electric building known as The Edison was held on Feb. 5 with residents, city and county commissioners attending. Attendees were given guided tours of the building’s interior before construction crews begin renovations.

Rosa Parks’ Archive Opens to Public at Library of Congress

February 17, 2015

By Brett Zongker Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Rosa Parks, who refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus, reflected later on how it felt to be treated less than equal and once feistily wrote of how tired she was of being “pushed around” — parts of her

Income Inequality Rises in all 50 States

February 17, 2015

By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Income inequality is rising and it affects workers in every state, according to a new report by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI). Researchers from EPI, a nonpartisan think tank focused on low- and middle-income workers, analyzed Internal Revenue Service data

FAMU Opens Recycling Center

February 17, 2015

By Christal Searcy Outlook Writer A new chapter has begun at Florida A&M University with the unveiling of a new center. FAMU celebrated the grand opening of a recycling center Thursday, taking a major step in making the school a “no waste” campus. The opening of the Recycling Center