February 2019 – Page 2 – Capital Outlook

Determination leads FAMU alum to major role on movies

February 6, 2019

By Lyric Porter Outlook writer His work has produced seven Grammy awards. He’s produced music for several movies. Amir Windom is definitely big-time in the entertainment industry. All that might have eluded him if it weren’t for his determination to be the best music producer. Windom, who graduated from FAMU

Supreme Court OK of military ban shakes up local LGBTQ community

February 6, 2019

By Maya Williams Outlook writer Charlie Charles, sergeant with the Army National Guard, has big plans for her life. At 32 she wants to make the military a career. She also wants to undergo a gender change. Therein lays a conundrum for the woman who has already spent eight years

Combat Night reaches 100th card milestone

February 1, 2019

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer When Mitch Chamale and Josh Samman sat down to draw up the first draft of their dream of creating a mixed martial arts promotion company, they didn’t have much to work with. Most of their first card was written on a napkin under

FAMU sets honor for two basketball legends

February 1, 2019

Special the Outlook FAMU announced recently that two Rattler Basketball greats – Waite Bellamy and Cathy Robinson– will have their jerseys honored in the ceiling of the Lawson Center on Feb. 23, during the doubleheader with Bethune-Cookman University. “We are excited about honoring both of the greatest scorers in FAMU

Shame and shade in Birmingham: In praise of Angela Davis

February 1, 2019

By Julianne Malveaux Trice Edney News Wire If anyone deserves a civil rights award, Angela Davis certainly does. The activist and scholar has been on the front lines of the civil rights movement all of her life. She has been especially active in prison reform matters, but she has also

Governor DeSantis: A historic dynamic beginning

February 1, 2019

By Rev. R.B. Holmes Jr. President and Publisher Governor DeSantis must be applauded, commended and appreciated for the impressive actions that he took in his first few days as our 46th Governor. The Governor took unprecedented steps to make Florida a better state. He gave a moving and inspiring inaugural

Lewis consistent with humanitarian acts

February 1, 2019

Youth of the Year By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer At the end of one of her recent shifts at a restaurant where she works part-time, Imani Lewis saw something that grabbed her attention. Her humanitarian nature wouldn’t let her ignore it. One of her single-parent

City officials seek neighborhoods’ support for bringing change to Southside

February 1, 2019

A meeting of the minds By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer City officials came to give Southside residents an update on plans to improve neighborhoods in the area. They got an earful during a lively meeting billed as Tallahassee in Progress at Walker/Ford Center. An estimated 200 people turned

Restoration of voting rights begins for ex-felons

February 1, 2019

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer A little more than a month after Florida voters overwhelmingly passed Amendment 4, several ex-felons showed up at Leon County Supervisor of Elections office to have their rights restored. A steady flow of mostly men showed up early Tuesday morning

Richardson’s sets standard for raising family on Southside

February 1, 2019

Family of the Year By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer Common as it might seem, the morning rush to the bathroom used to be more than a simple routine for City Commissioner Curtis Richardson and his wife, Leon County judge Nina Ashenafi-Richardson.. For the couple and their two daughters,