March 2017 – Page 2 – Capital Outlook

Retirement doesn’t mean Greg Grady is done

March 21, 2017

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer Coaching a high school basketball team isn’t out of the question as far as what’s in Greg Grady’s future after retirement. Grady didn’t sound anything like a man who has given 33 years of his life as an administrator at four community

Health in America: Trumpcare vs. Obamacare

March 21, 2017

By Dorothy Inman-Johnson Special to the Outlook One of President Obama’s major achievements was the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in late 2009 that went into effect in 2010. Except for Medicaid for the poor and Medicare for the elderly, passed in the late 1960s, no President

Beck leaves legacy of high standard for FAMU nursing students

March 21, 2017

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer Segregation stared Jacqueline Beck in the face every day she showed up at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Never mind that she was the head nurse in the early 1960s; Beck’s work space was on the side of the H-shaped

Spring festival features food, fun

March 21, 2017

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer About a dozen resource agencies or foundations had their services on display Saturday afternoon. Just nearby, people took advantage of free hamburgers and hotdogs. And, tucked in another area were tables of free food for the taking. Bags were filled

Dance troupe strikes right chord with African rhythm

March 21, 2017

By Lyric Mattair Outlook writer Walk into the building that houses the African Caribbean Dance Theatre on any of the two days that the troupe rehearses and it’s definitely an electrifying experience. The sound of drums are deafening. Dancers twirl their hips, stomp their feet, clap their hands. All

Harlem Globetrotters bring their magic to Tallahassee

March 14, 2017

By Vaughn Wilson Special to the Outlook The Harlem Globetrotters have traveled the world performing for audiences for 91 years and have entertained over 144 million fans. But they show no signs of slowing down, obvious by their recent performance in Tallahassee. The popularity of the basketball team is

Preparing for Red Hills takes years ahead of competition

March 14, 2017

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer With a few minor exceptions like color, size and classification of competition, spectators won’t notice a lot of difference between the entries in the Red Hills Horse Trials at Elinor Klapp-Phipps Park this weekend. Perhaps one of the biggest similarities that

Tallahassee Links graduates another Beautillion class

March 14, 2017

By Ashia Glover Outlook Writer Under the dim lights in the conference room at the University Center, 22 teenage high school boys were celebrated Sunday night for attaining Beautillion status after weeks of mentoring through the Tallahassee Chapter of the Links Incorporated. The ceremony, a confirmation of their

Why do African American men marry outside of their race?

March 14, 2017

By Ronald W. Holmes, Ph.D. Special to the Outlook The 2016 film Loving reveals the story of Richard and Mildred Loving who were the plaintiffs in the 1967 United States Supreme Court decision (Loving v. Virginia). The decision of the court invalidated U.S. state laws prohibiting interracial marriage. Richard,

HBCU presidents and one-note Betsy

March 14, 2017

By Julianne Malveaux Trice Edney News Wire Eighty HBCU Presidents did a “fly in” to the White House in a meeting organized by Trump whisperer Omarosa, South Carolina Senator Tim Scott (R-SC), and others. There was a White House meeting, a meeting at the Library of Congress, and more buzz