July 2017 – Capital Outlook

FBI probe of CRA spins like a thriller

July 25, 2017

UNDER SCRUTINY By St. Clair Murraine Outlook writer Amidst a cloud of uncertainty from an on-going FBI investigation, some members of the Community Redevelopment Agency tried to reassure residents of Tallahassee’s Southside that they’re not out of the loop for improvements. They promise infrastructure changes that should encourage investors

FSU, FAMU and TCC join force to help curb city crime

July 25, 2017

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer Tallahassee Police Department and Leon County Sheriff have been making an added push lately to tackle criminal activities in the city and county after a recent FDLE report ranked crime in the area as highest in the state. The two law

Elizabeth Ricci nationally known Immigration Attorney

July 25, 2017

By Dorothy Inman-Johnson Special to the Outlook Elizabeth Ricci was born in Brooklyn, New York, of Italian descent. She has been married for 15 years to Neil Rambana, a Tallahassee attorney, who is originally from Jamaica. They have two daughters, and are partners in their nationwide, full service,

Pastor: Church opens book store to promote literacy

July 25, 2017

By Jakeira Gilbert Outlook writer The grand opening of Philadelphia Bookstore in late June was only the first step of a greater vision that Pastor Terry Price had in store for the Frenchtown community. The next stage of having the bookstore in the Frenchtown area is to

Harvard Study: Steep declines in Black home ownership in major cities

July 25, 2017

39 million families challenged with housing costs… By Charlene Crowell Trice Edney News Wire For the 12th consecutive year, America’s national homeownership rate has declined, according to Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies (JCHS)’ annual report, State of the Nation’s Housing 2017. This year’s report also found these declines

Scholarship and police training fund will keep Philando Castile’s name alive

July 25, 2017

By Frederick H. Lowe Trice Edney News Wire Police have shot and killed at least 175 Black men so far, this year, but it’s probably safe to say that none of them have been honored like Philando Castile, who was gunned down by a cop last July in Falcon

More than 100 federal agencies fail to report hate crimes to the FBI’s national database

July 25, 2017

By A.C. Thompson and Ken Schwencke Trice Edney News Wire In violation of a longstanding legal mandate, scores of federal law enforcement agencies are failing to submit statistics to the FBI’s national hate crimes database, ProPublica has learned. The lack of participation by federal law enforcement represents a

Bullying intervention for educational institutions

July 25, 2017

By Ronald Holmes Special to the Outlook Whether it is schoolyard bullying, cyber bullying, workplace bullying or hazing, they all have the same psychological and physical effect on individuals such as stress, illness and death. Astoundingly, 160,000 students are absent from school and 1.2 drop out of school

Former Rattler Johnson finds football home in Jacksonville

July 25, 2017

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer Questions began to mount in Terry Johnson’s mind about his future in professional football. Just two years removed from FAMU in 2015, he found himself jumping from the Canadian Football League to a series of mini stops with arena league teams. The

Lincoln club boxer wants to prove he is in right sport

July 25, 2017

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer There is no changing Eggy Bocicot’s mind when it comes to boxing. Tyrese Williams, his trainer at the Lincoln Neighborhood Center, can attest to that. During a sprint drill, Bocicot showed speed that had Williams suggesting that he goes back to football. Bocicot