September 2017 – Page 4 – Capital Outlook

Motivations of Blacks and Jews on Trump team

September 7, 2017

By Dorothy Inman-Johnson Special to the Outlook Though there are not many, it is hard to understand why Blacks and Jews remain on Trump’s team as he proclaims his support for maintaining Confederate monuments, while enabling Klan and Neo-Nazi supporters to spew hate directed at minorities and Jews, and

Florida Gov. Rick Scott reappoints Patricia Smith to the Faith-Based and Community-Based Advisory Council

September 7, 2017

Special to the Outlook Earlier this month, Governor Rick Scott announced the reappointment of Patricia Smith to the Florida Faith-Based and Community-Based Advisory Council. “I am pleased that Pat Smith, was reappointed. She will represent the Council well and contribute much to the good of the community,” said Zack

Sidney Watts: A commitment to excellent service

September 7, 2017

By Dorothy Inman-Johnson Special to the Outlook Sidney Watts is President/ CEO of Parallel Synergistic Consulting, Inc. who has made his mark as a very successful businessman while remaining personally involved in helping his customers to be successful. Sidney is a native of Fort Walton Beach, Florida and has

CBC Chairman talks HBCUs, impeachment and #RootOutRacism

September 7, 2017

By Lauren Victoria Burke NNPA Newswire Contributor During a conference call with reporters, Rep. Cedric Richmond (D-La.), the chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), pledged to revisit the debate around impeachment when Congress returns after Labor Day and announced a new campaign to #RootOutRacism in the White

Cosby hires Michael Jackson’s former lawyer

September 7, 2017

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Contributor Bill Cosby has hired former Michael Jackson attorney Tom Mesereau to lead his defense team going into the retrial of the comedian’s sexual assault case. Mesereau, who will be joined by Kathleen Bliss of Nevada and Sam Silver of Pennsylvania,

Members of clergy suggest vocational training as step to reducing crime

September 5, 2017

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer Vocational programs that help young people prepare for a career could be one of the most effective tools to help reduce the high crime rate in Tallahassee. That was the consensus in a recent sampling of members of the city’s clergy. They also

Robinson takes charge of fixing FAMU housing flap

September 5, 2017

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer Just outside the room where FAMU’s interim president Larry Robinson was giving an update on an unexpected housing dilemma that left more than 100 freshmen displaced, work crews moved at warp speed Friday to get living spaces ready for the students. The