By St. Clair MurraineOutlook staff writer When City Commissioner Dianne Williams-Cox finally spoke during last Wednesday’s marathon meeting, she pleaded with her peers to help ensure that Tallahassee doesn’t become the next hotspot for fatal protests. Williams-Cox’s comments came four days after law enforcement officers showed up in riot gear
By Cilicia AndersonOutlook writer When Kristen Ellington severely injured her ankle eight years ago, she was determined to find an alternative to surgery that would have left her unable to walk for months. Ellington, who was in her 60s at the time, was walking down the stairs in her home
By St. Clair MurraineOutlook staff writer With the end of September quickly approaching for wrapping up a once-a-decade count of households, the Census Bureau is stepping up its door-knocking effort. A large portion of the Big Bend, including Tallahassee, is among the areas where thousands of census-takers have been calling
FAMU Office of Communications Florida A&M University is again the highest-ranked public historically Black college and university, according to U.S News & World Report 2021 Best Colleges ranking of top public universities. FAMU ranked 117 among Top Public Universities, up from No. 123 a year ago. North Carolina A&T
News Service of Florida Florida State University is launching a national search to replace President John Thrasher, who advised the school’s Board of Trustees “the time is right to begin planning for FSU’s future.” In a message also posted on the university’s website last Friday, Thrasher, 76, didn’t use the
By St. Clair MurraineOutlook staff writer Wrapped in a bill that gives potential home buyers more leeway to contest discriminatory housing practices, a local effort to removed racially restrictive covenants from purchasing document has gotten a major boost. Gov. Ron DeSantis signed SB 374 last Friday, extinguishing discriminatory restrictions found
By St. Clair MurraineOutlook staff writer Housing and food are two of the areas hit hardest in the fallout from the COVID -19 pandemic in a non-discriminating fashion. Take for example the single mother who is a frontline worker in the fight against the coronavirus. Then, there is an unusually
By St. Clair MurraineOutlook staff writer Jaeqwaun Hover could not believe when his high school counselor told him at the start of his senior year that he didn’t have enough credits to graduate. He pleaded his case, even saying he’d take extra classes to make up the need credit. Nothing
Dr. Asha Fields Brewer By Dr. Asha Fields Brewer Every season has its proverbial “thing.” For the spring, it’s cleaning. For the summer, it’s traveling and relaxation. For the winter, it’s sharing time with loved ones during the holidays. But fall seems to be “just fall.” If we are intentional,
Special to the Outlook I first started my small business 14 years ago. In that time, I’ve faced plenty of hardship, whether in the Great Recession, or being a Black woman operating a small business. We’ve never had anything handed to us and we’ve always had to make things work
