February 2020 – Page 2 – Capital Outlook

Plantation politics in minority broadcasting

February 25, 2020

Pluria Marshall Jr. When I tell you that you can count the number of African American commercial TV station owners in the U.S. on one hand, I mean it literally. There are only five – and I’m one of them. Less than 1percent of the nation’s 1,400-plus commercial television stations

Republicans have coronated Trump as king

February 25, 2020

Dr. Barbara Reynolds So now with the Republican-controlled Senate’s rush to acquit President Donald Trump in this rigged impeachment trial, he will soon be free to continue using foreign countries or any other illegal acts to ensure his re-election in 2020. What the Republicans have done is to coronate Trump

FAMU creates new fund-raising arm

February 25, 2020

Special to the Outlook Florida A&M University Department of Athletics recently announced that it has launched the Rattler Athletic Fund as its latest arm for fund-raising. The move is aimed at increasing visibility of the university’s athletics fund-raising effort to broaden participation in athletics to wider range of investors. The

Norvell holds Noles to new standard at ‘tour of duty’

February 25, 2020

By Tim Linafelt Senior writer/Seminoles.com Mike Norvell isn’t yet thinking about depth charts, play calls or anything else related to how the Florida State football team might look when spring practice starts on March 7. To say nothing of the season opener on Sept. 5. As he darted from station

Twelve stitches can’t stop Walker from leading Noles

February 25, 2020

By Tim Linafelt Senior writer/Seminoles.com Sometime soon, M.J. Walker is going to find that his lower lip is awfully sore. For now, though, he’s all smiles. Even if that smile is a little swollen. Despite missing about 20 minutes of game time to get 12 stitches in that lip, Walker

Black News Channel set to deliver 24-hour broadcast from Tallahassee

February 23, 2020

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer A little more than six hours after the Black News Channel went live on the air Monday, former Tallahassee Mayor John Marks was still brimming with excitement. Finally the 24-hour channel that will focus primarily on telling stories from the Black perspective is

Students start call for bridge or tunnel after crosswalk fatality

February 23, 2020

By Cilicia Anderson Outlook writer Noelle Enright had seen so many close calls at one of the most dangerous crosswalks on West Tennessee Street that she wasn’t surprised to hear that 19-year-old Natalie Nickchen’s walk turned fatal. That was vexing enough for Enright to begin a call for change that

A survivor’s story

February 23, 2020

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer He has lived the life – not the lavish kind but one that involved a lot of moving around and enduring hardship. Tryton Swigart-Johnson is a product of the foster-care system, living in Washington state and West Palm Beach before moving to Tallahassee

Diversity takes center stage at annual festival

February 23, 2020

By Oldens Lafortune Outlook writer Looking at a group of her friends, Hannah Olson saw something unique each of them. Their diversity was undeniable. “I’ve been so enriched by seeing their culture in my life, that I wanted to share that with everyone else,” Olson said. Olson was in the

DeSantis touts program to help inmates leaving prison

February 23, 2020

News Service of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced last Friday the creation of a direct-support organization to help inmates find jobs after they complete their sentences. The organization, called the Florida Foundation for Correctional Excellence, will work with businesses and nonprofit groups to raise money for workforce training and re-entry