May 2020 – Page 3 – Capital Outlook

Flowers family living a dream with opening of ice cream shop

May 19, 2020

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer For a long time, Scott Flowers and his family wanted to open an ice cream shop. So much so that it became one of the running jokes in the family. “We may retire but we would retire in an ice cream store because

FAMU secures $26.3 million in additional Federal Stimulus Funding

May 19, 2020

By Andrew Skerritt FAMU Office of Communications Florida A&M University will receive an additional $26.3 million in federal stimulus funding set aside to assist historically Black colleges and universities to help offset losses related to the COVID-19 pandemic. “We are extremely appreciative of the work of Congressman Al Lawson and

As America partially reopens, many are caught in the middle of the political

May 19, 2020

By Hamil R. Harris TriceEdneyWire.com In Greenbelt, Maryland Thomas Robinson can only wait for the day when the barbershop where he cuts hair can re-open. In Dayton Ohio, Michelle Trigg, doesn’t know when hair salon, beauty supply outlet and restaurant will open. And in Los Angeles, actress Geri Allen can

Universities weigh options for fall semester

May 19, 2020

By Ana Ceballos News Service of Florida Days before the coronavirus pandemic shut down the University of Florida campus in March, Kaelyn Cassidy knew she wanted to take some hands-on classes in the fall semester, so she went ahead and registered for them. “The pandemic had started, but it was

What do you have to lose? Your health or your Job

May 19, 2020

Julianne Malveaux A little less than four years ago, the president tried to get Black votes with the question, “What do you have to lose.” The coronavirus offers a bleak answer. Donald Trump was notified of the danger of the pandemic in January, but didn’t begin to address the issue

Let prisoners go during COVID-19 pandemic

May 19, 2020

Jesse Jackson Across the United States and across the world, prisoners are among the most vulnerable to the coronavirus. Overcrowded facilities, shortages of food and medicine, and totally inadequate testing expose prisoners who are disproportionately poor and afflicted with prior conditions that render them vulnerable to the disease. Prisoners increasingly

Shooting death in Georgia of Ahmaud Arbery is defined as a ‘modern day lynching’

May 19, 2020

Lauren Victoria Burke Months after the U.S. House passed a new anti-lynching law, which has been held up by the Republican led U.S. Senate, and a day after investigative journalist Ida B. Wells was posthumously awarded a Pulitzer Prize — a lynching story dated Feb. 23, 2020 is in the

FAMU starts major football facility renovations, fund-raising campaign

May 19, 2020

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer Since his arrival as FAMU’s athletic director last fall, Kortne Gosha has been relentless in his efforts to bring about change. His mission is to change the face of football as it’s known around Bragg Stadium and the Galimore Field House. A little

Printiss named FCSAA’s top female XC scholar-athlete

May 19, 2020

By TCC athletics Tallahassee Community College’s Genevieve Printiss has been named the inaugural recipient of the Florida College System Activities Association’s Larry Monts Scholar-Athlete Award for women’s cross country. The award, presented to the top scholar-athlete in both men’s and women’s cross country, is named for Monts, who was a

With degree in hand, Kerr has big plans for year ahead at FSU

May 19, 2020

Special to the Outlook As of two weeks ago, Armani Kerr had officially completed his bachelor’s degree in finance from the Florida State College of Business – the culmination of countless late nights, early mornings and a few days spent wondering if all his hard work would pay off. It