March 2020 – Capital Outlook

The Christian Response to the Coronavirus

March 31, 2020

By Reverend Dr. RB Holmes, Pastor Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Tuesday, March 31, 2020 Praise God! Today is the last day in March, 2020. The impact of COVIC-19 on our daily lives has truly been in the spiritual realm. “March Madness!” The outbreak of the coronavirus has and is testing

Candidates have to motivate millennial voters to improve election turnout

March 31, 2020

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer While research has shown that Blacks generally turnout in large numbers on election day, millennials still lag behind when it comes to getting to the polls. However, there is a consensus that the 18-37 age group will turn out if they’re motivated by

Students and seniors being fed during pandemic

March 31, 2020

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer It would seem that with all the experience Second Harvest has distributing food to the needy that it could handle providing food for school children while the coronavirus is keeping them out of the classroom. However, serving 10,000 breakfast and lunches would be

Ten big issues from the 2020 legislative session

March 31, 2020

Christine Sexton and Jim Saunders News Service of Florida Florida lawmakers finished the 2020 legislative session last Thursday by passing a $93.2 billion budget for the fiscal year that starts July 1. The Republican-dominated Legislature dealt with a wide range of issues during the session and grappled with uncertainty because of

Look Up!

March 31, 2020

Dr. Asha Fields Brewer Psalm 121:1-2, ESV, encourages, “I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.” We are advised throughout the Book of Psalms to look up when we are in despair, but

Credit denials limit wealth-building for Black consumers and businesses

March 31, 2020

By Charlene Crowell TriceEdneyWire.com For much of Black America, access to fair and responsible credit has been an elusive promise. Whether as consumers seeking the pride of homeownership or businesses seeking to begin or expand, securing credit remains an age-old, arduous and often frustrating pursuit – despite a slew of

Only time will tell whether opportunity zones live up to their promise

March 31, 2020

By Christopher G. Cox Publisher/managing editor, realesavvy.com The potential for Opportunity Zones to reinvigorate thousands of communities throughout the United States is regularly praised by civic leaders and politicians, including President Donald Trump during his State of the Union Address. While Opportunity Zones clearly hold significant promise for attracting investment

DeSantis to delay Supreme Court selections

March 31, 2020

By Dara Kam News Service of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said last Thursday his focus on the novel coronavirus has kept him from getting homework done to meet a Monday deadline for choosing two new Florida Supreme Court justices. “I have not had time to really read all the opinions

Life sentence rejected in juvenile’s murder of abuser

March 31, 2020

By Jim Saunders News Service of Florida A state appeals court last Friday ordered resentencing for a woman who faced life in prison for a murder she committed at age 17 against a man she said sexually abused her for years. Pointing to the “unique circumstances” of the case and

Primary election overhaul set for November ballot

March 31, 2020

By Jim Saunders News Service of Florida Rejecting arguments by the Republican and Democratic parties and Attorney General Ashley Moody, the Florida Supreme Court last Thursday cleared the way for voters to decide whether to overhaul the state’s primary-election system. Justices, in a 4-1 decision, approved a proposed constitutional amendment