April 2020 – Page 2 – Capital Outlook

Black sheriff overcomes bigotry

April 28, 2020

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia It’s been just over one year that Gregory Tony became the first Black sheriff in the history of Broward County, Florida. And, as one might expect, Tony’s job is made all the more difficult because even in the 21st century, it’s

Immigration crackdown expands following ‘sanctuary city’ ban

April 28, 2020

By Ana Ceballos News Service of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ push to crack down on illegal immigration is slowly expanding the footprint of federal immigration authorities in parts of Florida’s criminal justice system. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, known as ICE, now has formal agreements with 49 Florida sheriffs. Probation

True grit and prayer will see us through tough times

April 28, 2020

Judge Layne Smith Let’s begin by acknowledging the obvious — God has blessed this nation. The United States is an agricultural paradise. We feed ourselves and are the “bread basket” of the world. Our nation is also rich in natural resources. We possess water, oil, natural gas, coal, sunshine, wind

Who gets the ventilators?

April 28, 2020

Julianne Malveaux The “big and bad” United States is seeing its world dominance recede. We are being vanquished both by a virus and by the ignorance of the “Commander in Chief.” We now know that there are not enough tests to detect the coronavirus, nor enough ventilators to treat all

Refreshing the voter rolls

April 28, 2020

Dr. E. Faye Williams With the COVID-19 tragedy, our community has lost so many of our voters who’ve succumbed to the virus. As we grieve their losses, I thought about the untold number of brothers and sisters we’ve lost as voters when they were arbitrarily removed from voter rolls and

Tallahassee Challenger caught in USTA tournament cancellations

April 28, 2020

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer Forestmeadows Tennis Complex has been quiet for several weeks now since recreation facilities around the city have been shut down due to COVID-19 pandemic. Not being able to play tennis at Forestmeadows is a huge blow to organizers of the Tallahassee Challenger, a

Hamilton named to Achieving Coach Excellence honor roll

April 28, 2020

By Chuck Walsh Seminoles.com Leonard Hamilton, the 2020 ACC Coach of the Year, has been named to the College Basketball Coaching Honor Roll by Achieving Coaching Excellence. The Coaching Honor Roll recognizes leaders in women’s and men’s college basketball that have demonstrated ideals of coaching excellence that include on and

Players scoff at Major League Baseball’s plans to return to action

April 28, 2020

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Major League Baseball is batting around plans to start its 2020 season next month despite the struggle by health officials to blunt the spread of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. The ambitious plan, which reportedly may have the

The Christian Response to the Coronavirus

April 28, 2020

By Reverend Dr. RB Holmes, Pastor Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Tuesday, April 28, 2020 You are destiny’s child; you are a person of destiny and you were born to be great. When I use the word great, I have in mind becoming all that God has called you to be

The Christian Response to the Coronavirus

April 27, 2020

By Reverend Dr. RB Holmes, Pastor Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Monday, April 27, 2020 I strongly believe that God has given each of us a God-sized dream and destiny. God created us in “…in His own image.” (Genesis 1:27) God has a glorious purpose for your life and my life.