January 2020 – Capital Outlook

Sharpton joins in protest for increased teachers’ pay

January 28, 2020

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer Reminding Florida politicians that a recent rally led by Florida Education Association was big enough to get the nation’s attention, Rev. Al Sharpton decried the salary that the state pays its teachers. Most of the 15,000 public school personnel were at the Capitol

Plans for renovation of Kleman Plaza underway

January 28, 2020

By Oldens Lafortune Outlook writer Big changes are coming to Kleman Plaza. Potentially Proposals for changes were presented at a meeting last Thursday morning with the intention of making Kleman Plaza more appealing and functional. Some of the changes include adding retail stores, renovating a small park that fronts the

Blue Print Panel Committee set to assist TPD

January 28, 2020

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer The first of two committees that are expected to make crime-fighting recommendations to new Tallahassee police chief Lawrence Revell was formed last Thursday at a meeting where the panel’s focus was outlined. Rev. RB Holmes, minister at Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, announced that

Family inspired

January 28, 2020

By Cici Anderson Outlook writer Andrew Lewis IV was a typical 11-year-old growing up in Tampa with a strong sense of wanting to know. When his cousin, Kiendra Nelson, took him to the shoe stores he was as inquisitive as ever. So much so that he developed a passion for

Organizers hope youth rally brings change in crime

January 28, 2020

By Oldens Lafortune Outlook writer By the end of last year, Tallahassee had seen almost 75 shootings, some taking lives. At about the same time, FAMU head football coach Willie Simmons and his team was putting the finishing touches on a successful season. Although it was a season unlike any

Crump delivers stirring speech during book signing

January 28, 2020

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer Civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump showed up at Bethel Missionary Baptist Church for a book signing. He ended up giving his audience a history lesson and an update on issues that Black people face daily. The seldom mentioned concerns and some of the

Five U. S. tech giants linked to ‘cruel and brutal use of children’ in Congo mines

January 28, 2020

By TriceEdneyWire.com/GIN Do kids work in coal mines? In 1910, an estimated 2 million American children under the age of 15 were working in factories and mines for low wages and long shifts. Photographs by Lewis Hine of New York revealed the depraved exploitation of children, some as young as

Citizenship amendment cleared for November ballot

January 28, 2020

By Jim Saunders News Service of Florida Floridians will cast ballots in November on a proposed constitutional amendment that would change wording in the state Constitution about the citizenship of voters. The state Supreme Court on last Thursday unanimously approved placing the amendment, sponsored by the political committee Florida Citizen

The following people have been named as Deputy Chiefs by Chief Lawrence Revell

January 28, 2020

Deputy Chief Jason Laursen Jason Laursen is originally from the Tampa Bay area but has called Tallahassee his home since 1993. He is a graduate of Tallahassee Community College and Florida State University and is married with two children. Laursen has been with the Tallahassee Police Department since 1998. During

We must celebrate Dr. King as a warrior, not a dreamer

January 28, 2020

A. Peter Bailey At the risk of being considered repetitious, I am once again asking–not begging–Black folks to cease reducing the great historical legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to “I have a Dream.” Anyone who is still doing so, which includes most Black folks in this country, should