October 2016 – Page 4 – Capital Outlook

Gainous showing leadership on Lincoln’s o-line

October 5, 2016

By James Foster Outlook writer Five weeks into the high school football season, coach Yusuf Shakir hasn’t settled on a captain for his Lincoln team. And, the way he’s been deciding who leads his team from week to week there might not be a single player who holds the

Rattlers’ fourth straight loss vexes Wood

October 5, 2016

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer No matter how the nearly 20,000 fans that showed up at Bragg Stadium looked for hope, FAMU’s football team just couldn’t deliver. The entire Saturday evening was out of character. First it was the seven turnovers by the Rattlers

Annual week of non- violence includes 16 U.S. and global cities

October 5, 2016

Special to the Outlook Trice Edney News Wire Civic leaders in the U.S. and overseas are helping to launch the 4th Annual 2016 Week of Non-Violence, Justice and Opportunities, Oct. 15-23, sponsored by Black Women for Positive Change (BW4PC) and the Positive Change Foundation. “Over the past three years, we

President Obama: Low Black voter turnout would be ‘personal insult’

October 5, 2016

By Hazel Trice Edney Trice Edney News Wire President Obama had barely begun his remarks before shouts of “I love you!” came from the audience, tributes upon his final speech to the Congressional Black Caucus Annual Phoenix Awards Dinner. He returned the words, but did not linger. He quickly moved

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October 5, 2016

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer One theme resounded during an evening of celebrating the 60th anniversary of the bus boycott in Tallahassee: Young people need to be more engaged in the fight against civil injustices. Just like the college students who were the driving force behind the bus

Jazz and Blues festival rocks to a grand finish

October 5, 2016

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer Gray skies lingered following a two-hour downpour that sent a steadily building crowd scampering from the amphitheater at Cascades Park for shelter Sunday afternoon. But not all of them stayed away on the final day of the Florida