September 2017 – Page 2 – Capital Outlook

Annie Mae Johnson finds her passion in feeding the needy

September 14, 2017

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer The voice in Annie Mae Johnson’s head told her to go buy fish to feed people in need. At first the 84-year-old retiree hedged. When she heard it a second time, she took heed. But she found that the

Father-figure role a big part of Hamilton’s coaching

September 14, 2017

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer Leonard Hamilton was right there when Corey Williams got the phone call with an offer to become head basketball coach at Stetson University almost five years ago. Hamilton reacted like most proud fathers would, overwhelmed with emotions. Neither man could

DeVos Calls for changes during education gathering

September 14, 2017

By Jim Saunders The News Service of Florida U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos gathered with about a dozen leaders of Florida business, higher-education and advocacy organizations to talk about reshaping the education system to offer more choices and to better prepare students for jobs. DeVos, during a

FAMU’s Kennion reunites with grandfather on fan day

September 7, 2017

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer Getting a phone call from his grandson when he was a player at Auburn University didn’t surprise Emmitt Alexander. It was customary for Raashed Kennion to check in. But Alexander wasn’t expecting the call from his grandson saying he wants

Hundreds feared dead in Sierra Leone mudslide linked to climate change

September 7, 2017

Special to the Outlook A fast-moving wall of mud, loosened by heavy overnight rains, has buried over 300 Sierra Leoneans, many of them sleeping children, during a torrential downpour early Monday. The deluge was foreseen by climate change experts. Videos posted by local residents show an angry flood

An open letter to the Florida Cabinet and State Legislature

September 7, 2017

By Commissioner Bill Proctor Leon County, District One Special to the Outlook On the front lawn of the Old Capitol are two demeaning monuments which insult many African Americans and the native citizens of Florida. On behalf of my constituents of good will and conscience, I respectfully request the

The Klan and Neo-Nazis are American terrorists

September 7, 2017

By Dorothy Inman-Johnson Special to the Outlook The resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan, Neo-Nazi organizations, and other White supremacy groups is no surprise in light of the hateful, divisive rhetoric of our U.S. President. Since the Klan was founded in 1866 as an unofficial arm of White segregationist government

Letter to the Editor

September 7, 2017

By Zechariah Leighton Special to the Outlook Interventions can be the difference between life and death for a drug addict or an alcoholic. Not every person in need of rehab is going to initially jump at the chance to get clean and handle the issues that drove them to addiction.

Steve Bannon is out at the White House, NAACP applauds exit

September 7, 2017

By Frederick H. Lowe Trice Edney News Wire Stephen K. Bannon, who some Black leaders called a White supremacist while lobbying against his appointment to the White House staff, has lost his job as President Donald Trump’s chief strategist. President Trump told senior aides that he planned to

Lumumba becomes youngest Mayor of Jackson, Miss.

September 7, 2017

By Othor Cain The Mississippi Link/NNPA Member Chokwe Antar Lumumba became the youngest mayor in the history of Jackson, Miss., when he was sworn-in last month in front of a standing room-only crowd at Jackson’s Convention Center Complex. Lumumba, 34, defeated the business-friendly incumbent Mayor Tony Yarber after