By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer Leon County commissioner Bill Proctor lived up to his promise and didn’t attend a Monday retreat with his peers. Proctor refused to be a part of the all-day meeting because of the venue’s ties to slavery. The meeting took place at Goodwood
[subtitle] Prosecutor will retry cop [/subtitle] By Frederick H. Lowe Trice Endey Newswire The prosecutor of a former police officer who killed a fleeing Black man by shooting him in the back in a murder that was captured on cell phone video and shown around the world said she
By Frederick H. Lowe Trice Edney News Wire On Dec. 1, 1955, 61 years ago, Rosa Parks took a seat on a bus and rode into history. That was when Parks, a seamstress in Montgomery, Ala., refused to give up her seat on a bus to a White
By James Foster Outlook writer Tanunokuro Bonnie moved to Tallahassee with his children, hoping to provide a better life despite the uncertainty he faced. They are enduring, though, with the help of Project Embrace. Through the support organization, Bonnie’s children have been able to enjoy a Thanksgiving feast,
By James Foster Outlook writer By the time Doris Maloy ends her current term as Leon County tax collector, she would have given 20 years of her life to public service. She plans to give more as long as voters continue to return her to office. She’s doing her part,
By Julianne Malveaux Trice Edney Newswire When Donald Trump was running for President, he specifically targeted the “White working class”, telling them that he’d prevent their jobs from leaving the country, that he’d bring back manufacturing jobs, and that he’d revive the oil and steel industries. He hasn’t taken office
By James Clingman Trice Edney Newswire “Negroes … sometimes choose their own leaders but unfortunately they are too often the wrong kind. Negroes do not readily follow persons with constructive programs. Almost any sort of exciting appeal or trivial matter presented to them may receive immediate attention … and liberal
By Roger Caldwell Special to the Outlook The first prerequisite to be considered for a cabinet or a high level position in Trump’s administration, you must be against everything President Obama stands for. This may seem obnoxious, but Trump has decided that he knows how to run the government, with
By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer The pressure was mounting in the closing seconds Sunday night and the FSU home crowd was deafening inside the Civic Center. None of it bothered freshman Jonathan Isaac, though. Twice he went to the free-throw line during the final 14 seconds, nailing
By Pastor E.A. Deckard NNPA “The first step toward creating an improved future is developing the ability to envision it. VISION will ignite the fire of passion that fuels our commitment to do WHATEVER IT TAKES to achieve excellence. Only VISION allows us to transform dreams of greatness into the
