June 2016 – Capital Outlook

New women’s football team sets up reunion between former teammates

June 28, 2016

By Robyn Murrell Outlook Writer Chelsya Leroy and Tori Georg are reviving a sisterhood – oddly in a sport that not too many women play. Leroy, a 36 year-old, mother, plays linebacker. Georg is a 30-year-old student with plenty of experience at playing the defensive line. They hadn’t played

Addition and subtraction

June 28, 2016

By Rev. Al Williams, II Special to the Outlook Life can sometimes be everything it should be yet not what any of us would hope for. Circumstances can become challenging for a particular season but because it is not what we expected or planned many assume that disappointment and

Walker’s first fight at home delayed

June 28, 2016

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer Heavyweight boxer Travis Walker will have to deal with his anxiety a little longer. His much-anticipated homecoming has been delayed for a month. Walker is looking forward to fighting at home, hoping to rejuvenate a fan base that he

One year after Charleston massacre: Root cause of extremist violence remain unaddressed

June 28, 2016

Special to the Outlook from Trice Edney News Wire A year ago on June 17, a young White supremacist gunned down nine Black parishioners at a historic church in Charleston, S.C., marking the violent start to a lethal year of extremist violence in the United States. In

Florida U.S. Senate Democratic race Candidate Pam Keith is coming out of the shadows to fight for your vote

June 28, 2016

By K.L. Brown Sepcial to the Outlook The Democratic U.S. Senate race will have more than just two candidates on the ballot this Aug. 30. Coming out of the shadows to win your vote is Pam Keith. You may hear more about her opponents Patrick Murphy and Alan Grayson

New report says voter suppression threatens 2016 elections

June 28, 2016

By Barrington M. Salmon Trice Edney News Wire Since the US Supreme Court invalidated Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, states that were once required to get permission from the US Department of Justice to enact voting laws have been free to implement limits to voting that activists

Morgan State president leads HBCU students on cultural exchange trip to China

June 28, 2016

By Zenitha Prince Trice Edney News Wire This summer, 168 students and 22 chaperones from Congressional Black Caucus districts will travel to China, as part of a Black education initiative sponsored by the China – United States Exchange Foundation and China’s Ministry of Education in collaboration with its partners.

Thirteen youth receive scholarships from 100 Black Men of Tallahassee Area, Inc.

June 28, 2016

Special to the Outlook President-elect of 100 BMOTA, Eric Friall, President Emeritus of the national 100 Black Men of America, Inc., Thomas W. Dortch, Jr. and current President of 100 BMOTA, Ronald M. Joe, Sr. were all on hand to congratulate the scholarship winners. Promoting one of their “4 For

Finding hope through faith

June 28, 2016

[subtitle]FAMILY OF THE MONTH[/subtitle] By Sean Sanders Outlook Writer Every marriage has ups and downs, the true test is to look at marriage always as a glass closer to full than empty. While it is true that time heals all wounds, it also sets the wet cement of

Africare ministry connects Ghanaian children to Internet

June 28, 2016

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer A conversation almost a decade ago between an African student and Dr. Eva Wanton, who at the time was in-charge of FAMU’s international student program, has brought technology to the