November 2019 – Page 5 – Capital Outlook

FAMU implements next step in budget plan to sustain athletics

November 12, 2019

Special to the Outlook While administrators have already put in place a hiring freeze, FAMU announced last week that it will eliminate men’s tennis and men’s cross country programs as a cost-saving measure. The change will take effect next June. FAMU athletic department have been facing a financial deficit for

Stanley completes rewriting FAMU records in win over DSU

November 12, 2019

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer About 30 minutes after Ryan Stanley had completed his assault on passing and scoring records set by Quinn Gray, the senior quarterback was asked where the game ball was last Saturday night. “That is a good question,” Stanley said. “That is a good

A public feud

November 5, 2019

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer City Commissioner Jeremy Matlow isn’t doing any damage control and city manager Reese Goad is just hoping the two could maintain a cordial working relationship. The chink in the relationship between the two city leaders occurred last week when Matlow gave Goad a

Ready4Work founder: Appreciation banquet is ‘unique’

November 5, 2019

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer Each year since the inception of the Ready4Work re-entry program in 2016, the Bethel Empowerment Foundation has staged a community appreciation banquet. A cross-section of the stakeholders in Ready4Work always showed up for the event that honors upstanding individuals in the community. In

Unrest at the African Union follows the firing of popular ambassador

November 5, 2019

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia A speech denouncing France’s colonization of Africa and her continued efforts to unite Africa and the African Diaspora has cost Arikana Chihombori-Quao, the African Union’s Ambassador to the United States, her job. The African Union has given her until Nov. 1 to

NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal partners with HBCU’s Miles College for campus venture

November 5, 2019

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia A new partnership between NBA great Shaquille O’Neal and Miles College will help bring a Papa John’s Pizzeria to every Historically Black College and University Campus in the nation. “Historically Black Colleges and Universities have paved the way for African Americans and

Amazon’s police power sounding alarms among Blacks and communities of color

November 5, 2019

By Hazel Trice Edney TriceEdneyWire.com It’s no secret that Amazon has been promoting DIY (Do It Yourself) surveillance products to consumers, such as its very own smart doorbell, Ring. But what Amazon shoppers and most everyday Americans are just starting to find out is that the real target customers for

DeSantis backs letting college athletes cash in

November 5, 2019

By Jim Turner News Service of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who captained his university’s baseball team, backed California-style legislation last Thursday that would allow Florida college athletes to cash in on their names and images. DeSantis told reporters he supports the direction of bills filed for the 2020 legislative session

Senate removes Broward Sheriff from office

November 5, 2019

By Dara Kam News Service of Florida Heeding the pleas of parents whose children were slaughtered in the state’s worst school shooting, the Florida Senate delivered a major victory last Wednesday to Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis by removing embattled Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel from office. DeSantis, as a candidate

Divvying up Medicaid patients could spark debate

November 5, 2019

By Christine Sexton News Service of Florida An algorithm that dictates assignment of many Medicaid patients to health plans could cause another high-stakes tussle among plans that have received an estimated $90 billion worth of contracts to manage care in Florida’s Medicaid program. The state Agency for Health Care Administration