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The solution to Trump, White privilege and the Republican Party

March 12, 2021

John E. Warren We know from the appearance of former President Donald Trump at the conservative Republican gathering in Florida last weekend that their agenda against America continues. We see over 28 states with Republican controlled legislatures have introduced more than 100 bills aimed at voter suppression. These include restricting

Black women’s organizations matter

March 12, 2021

Julianne Malveaux March is Women’s History Month, and this month is the perfect time to lift the Black women’s organizations that make such an essential difference in our lives. Last year, both the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) and the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women (NANBPW)

Against the Grain II

March 12, 2021

Publix has nothing to do with heiress’ actions Vaughn Wilson Recently it has surfaced that Julie Jenkins Fancelli, an heiress to Publix Supermarkets, helped fund former president Donald Trump’s rally on Jan. 6 that resulted in the stampeding of the U.S. Capitol. Fancelli, according to reports by the Wall Street

Ask Judge Smith

March 3, 2021

Ruby, the dancer and the dog J. Layne Smith Judge J. Layne Smith revisits the case in John F. Kennedy’s assassination. Here is the final part of his series: Consider the dramatic events that unfolded in less than 48 hours! On Friday, Nov. 22, 1963, Lee Harvey Oswald murdered President

You are just a worthless Black prisoner, and we don’t care about you

March 3, 2021

Dr. Edward Holifield The message that the White power structure in Leon County is sending to people incarcerated in the Leon County Detention Facility is clear. Your lives simply don’t matter. If you die from COVID-19, good riddance. It will save the public the expense involved in taking care of

Charter schools have contributed to education equality and saved lives

March 3, 2021

Angela Sailor For African Americans, learning and knowledge has been —and continues to be — the drumline of survival and success. Enslaved Black families knew this. It’s why they risked severe punishment by breaking laws that forbid them learning how to read and write. The opening of Black colleges and

Against the Grain II

March 3, 2021

Has it really come to this with Simone Biles Vaughn Wilson Arguably the most dominant gymnast and one of the most dominant athletes of all times is now the victim of the judges apparently changing the rules. The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) updated their ranking system to account for Biles’

How can a family reunion be organized during a coronavirus pandemic?

February 24, 2021

Ronald W. Holmes, Ph.D. Special to the Capital Outlook The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has changed the way families live, work, congregate, and communicate. Some of these drastic changes include children attending virtual school, congregations attending virtual church services, sports fans watching games on television and visitors being restricted from entering

Anti-protest bill is anti-American

February 24, 2021

Patricia Brigham and Peggy A. Quince Floridians, your First Amendment right to peacefully protest is under attack. Not by extremist groups, but by our very own Florida Legislature. The vehicle is a bill known as HB 1 and its Senate companion, SB 484. Governor Ron DeSantis announced plans for this

Our 2020 vote and protests restored the soul and direction of America

February 24, 2021

Keith Simmonds For African Americans, February is always an appropriate time to pause and reflect on where we have been, where we are and the distance yet to travel. Moving forward and upward is a continual struggle, but the African American community, and by extension the nation, is moving onward,