November 2017 – Page 3 – Capital Outlook

Consolidation: Let the conversation begin!

November 14, 2017

By R.B Holmes Jr. President and Publisher It is high time to begin the conversation about consolidating our beloved city, Tallahassee, Florida. I believe that if we are to be a vital, vibrant and visionary city of this 21st century, then the bold vision to consolidate the city and county

Nov. 13 town hall seeks solutions to crime

November 14, 2017

By Dorothy Inman-Johnson Special to the Outlook In 2016, the total crime rate for Florida dropped by 4.4 percent while crime increased 6.8 percent per 100,000 residents in Tallahassee/ Leon County, according to 2016 crime data released by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) earlier this year. Leon County

Former Florida High star Cam Brown fought cancer to the end

November 14, 2017

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer Cam Brown clearly wasn’t thinking about being stopped by the rare form of cancer that had cost him his left leg. He held fast to his dream of playing college football for Western Carolina. Plans were in the works too for

Henrilus emerges as backfield threat for Rattlers

November 14, 2017

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer It was supposed to be a senior showcase in the final home game for the FAMU football team, but it took a freshman running back to give the Rattlers the one bright spot in a game that they led before fading in

FAMU’s departing AD Overton plans to work to very last day on the job

November 14, 2017

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer Milton Overton, who became FAMU’s athletic director two years ago, won’t be in lame duck mode over the remaining weeks before he takes a similar position at Kennesaw State. He is still selling tickets for next week’s Florida Classic. While

Has perjury replaced truth in the Trump administration?

November 14, 2017

By Roger Caldwell Special to the Outlook As Americans, we would like to believe that truth reigns supreme, and our leaders operate with integrity and honesty. But in 2017, under the leadership of President Donald Trump, things are different, and truth has been replaced with perjury and lies. Lawyers,

Black students in the nation’s capital deserve better

November 14, 2017

By Lynette Monroe Program Assistant, NNPA ESSA Media Campaign In my role as the program assistant for the National Newspaper Publishers Association’s (NNPA) Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Public Awareness Campaign, I closely followed the proposal process for the District of Columbia’s ESSA plan. I have to admit,

Forget Me Not Walk brings hundreds to Cascades Park

November 14, 2017

By Cedrell Mitchell Outlook writer All of the signs were there that something was changing about her mother, but Bonnie Fowler just wasn’t sure what. “It was gradual (transition) but we started noticing strange things like she would wear five dresses or one day she was trying to

Debra Dabney Austin: An education pioneer

November 14, 2017

Person of the Week By Dorothy Inman-Johnson Special to the Outlook Tallahassee residents who have been around since the 1980s will remember Dr. Debra Austin and her husband, Ken Austin, as one of Tallahassee’s young power couples. They were junior high sweethearts and have been married for 39

Girls Rule molding future leaders

November 14, 2017

By Daria Laycock Outlook writer Dianne Williams-Cox’s reputation precedes her. She ran for Florida House of Representatives. She was Region 1 Chair of the Democratic Women’s Club of Florida. And, there is more besides politics. Her neighbors call her an advocate for community accountability, voter participation and