February 2015 – Page 4 – Capital Outlook

BGCBB Named Organization of the Year

February 17, 2015

By Jayla Wilson Outlook Writer In the six months that Lee Wagner has been executive director for Boys and Girls of the Big Bend (BGCBB), his continuous goal to be role model to the “Club Kids” of the community has gotten him and his staff recognized as the organization of

Museum’s Children’s Day is Education and Fun All Tied Into One

February 17, 2015

By Kathryn N. Jones Outlook Writer Music, giggles and excited little voices could be heard all over the Museum of Florida History, where the 32nd Annual Children’s Day took place. Children’s Day was filled with face painting, Disney characters, performances and different educational activities for children

FAMU Trustees to Weigh-In on Joint Engineering Program

February 17, 2015

By Angeline J. Taylor Outlook Executive Editor All eyes were on 22-year-old Nojy Augustin in Florida A&M University’s (FAMU) fall commencement ceremony in December. Augustin was the only student to take part in commencement exercises from the Florida

Welcome Back, President Obama

February 17, 2015

By Julianne Malveaux Trice Edney News Wire President Barack Obama knocked it out of the park during the State of the Union Address. He was strong, progressive, firm, and relaxed. He was almost cocky as he offered a few jokes, smugly announced that he would have no more elections,

Writing is Fundamental

February 17, 2015

By James Clingman Trice Edney News Wire The dominance of social media and our never-ending thirst for faster ways to communicate have relegated many of our people to a 140-character mentality, a nano-second way of thinking, and new ways of saying old things. Using letters instead of words

70th Anniversary of Auschwitz Liberation: A chilling reminder of life-altering tourist stops

February 17, 2015

By Mac Engel The Star Telegram The storm clouds rolled in a top of the concentration camp to unintentionally create the “perfect” image of a hell that no one could ever forget. Walking out of the Dachau Concentration camp and looking back to see