June 2016 – Page 6 – Capital Outlook

Tallahassee fight could determine whether Toney tries for another world title

June 8, 2016

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook writer James Toney is laying the foundation for a full-fledge career as a boxing promoter, but in the meantime he wants to become the oldest man to win the heavyweight world championship. How far he goes in his quest at age 47 will

One-time homeless Johnson looks for next challenge after graduation from Rickards

June 8, 2016

[subtitle] BEATING THE ODDS[/subtitle] By Damon Arnold Outlook writer Darius “BJ” Johnson could hardly contain his emotions. His eyes welled up with tears. Johnson was experiencing a day that he thought would never come. Even more surprising, his mother witnessed it all this past Saturday

FAMU President Elmira Mangum names Shelby Chipman New Director of Bands

June 7, 2016

Special to the Outlook On Friday, May 27, during the Florida A&M University National Alumni Association’s Annual Distinguished Alumni Awards Gala, President Elmira Mangum, Ph.D., announced Shelby R. Chipman, Ph.D., as the new director of the University’s Marching Band and Pep Bands. Chipman is a FAMU alumnus, and

Republicans file suit to rescind rights restoration to 206,000 Virginians

June 7, 2016

By Jeremy Lazarus Trice Edney News Wire Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe is facing a court fight over his April 22 order restoring voting rights to 206,000 felons who have completed their sentences, including about 40,000 people convicted of violent offenses. In a case filed Monday, Republican

Courthouse named for principals of law firm that led Brown v. Board

June 7, 2016

By Jeremy Lazarus Trice Edney News Wire Civil rights was central to the law firm that Henry L. Marsh III organized with the late legal giants Oliver W. Hill Sr. and Samuel W. Tucker. The firm spearheaded the fight to enforce the landmark 1954 Brown v. Board

The Obamas find their post-White House home

June 7, 2016

Special to the Outlook After President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama pack up in January and move out of the White House, they will settle into another mansion in Washington, D.C’s wealthy Kalorama neighborhood. Politico reported that the 8,200-square-foot mansion sits on a quarter of an

Cluster of Southside restaurants offers competitive fare

June 7, 2016

By Ashley Williams Outlook writer A former hair salon was converted to what’s now known as Earley’s Kitchen. Less than the length of a football field away is Olean’s Cafe on South Adams Street. Just up the street, a few buildings separate Olean’s from Auntie’s Kitchen, which is a

Despite graveyard ban, Confederate flag stirs concern

June 7, 2016

By Anjelicia Bruton Outlook Writer While there are no Confederate soldiers buried at Tallahassee National Cemetery, there is a strong sentiment that a recent ban of the Confederate flags from Veteran Administration cemeteries will change the way advocates reflect on fallen Confederate soldiers. This past week, the

Study: Blacks receive less medication for pain

June 7, 2016

[subtitle] Physicians believe Blacks have thicker skin and can endure more pain [/subtitle] By Frederick H. Lowe Trice Edney News Wire My mother, Ruth Belle Lowe, would soon die from cancer. I stayed in her hospital room in Tacoma, WA, my family’s hometown. She screamed in pain throughout

Gospel singer Kathy Taylor ministers to the world through her music

June 7, 2016

By Jeffrey L. Boney Houston Forward Times, NNPA Member When you think of the best in the world of art, names such as John Biggers, Augusta Ossawa Tanner, Michelangelo, Rembrant, Vincent van Gogh and Leonardo da Vinci come to mind. Now when you think of the