August 2016 – Page 3 – Capital Outlook

Court throws out teachers’ suit against voucher program

August 23, 2016

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer A panel of judges has decided that it couldn’t find anything unconstitutional about a school voucher program, throwing out a lingering suit by the Florida Education Association (FEA) that asked to dismantle the program. It was the second time during the past

Congressional race heats up

August 23, 2016

[subtitle]Incumbent Brown has a different kind of challenge in congressional race[/subtitle] By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer While incumbent Democratic congressional representative Corrin Brown admits to being in one of toughest campaign ever, her two opponents are convinced that she might have too much of a challenge to

TCC sends seven to next level of college basketball

August 16, 2016

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook writer Don’t think for a moment that coach Mark White is still lamenting over his Tallahassee Community College men’s basketball team falling short in the state JUCO championship tournament. Of course, that would have been the icing on the cake for him in

Starting quarterback still a big question for Rattlers

August 16, 2016

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook writer After the first full week of preseason drills, coach Alex Wood came away convinced that he saw enough indications that his FAMU football team has a better-than-average chance of improving last season’s 1-10 finish. “We had good energy,” Wood said after the

Minute Meditation: Prayer for working parents

August 16, 2016

Special to the Outlook from NNPA Today is the day that the working parents should know that you are appreciated. Working parents in particular struggle to meet the hardest demands of every day living. Raising a responsible well-rounded adult may be the hardest job anyone has to do in life.

Breaking the ‘blue wall of silence’ in police departments

August 16, 2016

By Susan K. Smith George Curry Media In Columbus, Ohio, two African American police officers filed formal complaints against a White police officer, charging that this White officer made racial slurs and threatened to kill them. It took the Columbus Police Department a year to investigate the charges, but

The continuing fight for the right to vote

August 16, 2016

By Jesse Jackson Sr. George Curry Media Last week, a panel of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously rebuked the North Carolina legislature for acting with “discriminatory intent” in passing restrictions on the right to vote that “target African-Americans with almost surgical precision.” The decision came as we

You know things are bad for Donald Trump when…

August 16, 2016

By Lee A. Daniels George Curry Media Since Donald Trump effectively won the Republican Party nomination by winning the New York primary in May, keeping up with every outrageous statement and small lie and big Lie he utters has become even more difficult. Instead of becoming “more presidential,”

Can we rebuild Black wall street?

August 16, 2016

By James Clingman George Curry Media “There are [Blacks] who are willing to worship the pyramids of 4,000 years ago, but will not build pyramids in the present so their children may see what they left behind as well. We have a leadership who rallies the people to look

The real truth about Amendment 4: Why you should really consider Voting “No”

August 16, 2016

By Rev. Don Tolliver Special to the Outlook The Real Truth on Amendment 4. In the end it’s not for minorities unless you own a Utility company. The Politicians in Tallahassee want us to think Amendment 4 is for us ¬¬ it’s not! It’s a backroom deal for special