June 2020 – Capital Outlook

Residents turn out to start plan for Tallahassee police reform

June 30, 2020

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer Although he didn’t have to, Brian Wyatt stood in front a sparse audience at the Enrichment Center and pronounced himself a Black man. “I’m scared for myself,” Wyatt said. “I’m scared for my children.” Later on in a highly emotional presentation, he questioned

Black leaders call firefighter’s post ‘unacceptable,’ ‘offensive’

June 30, 2020

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer A recent racist social media post by a White Tallahassee firefighter was labeled “unacceptable” and “offensive” by some Black leaders who expressed appreciation for the expeditious manner in which Fire Chief Jerome Gaines handled it. Troy Marks, who posted the troubling image to

Desloge gets first challenge in more than a decade for county district 4 seat

June 30, 2020

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer For as long as Leon County Commissioner Bryan Desloge has been in office, he’s gone unopposed for the last three elections to retain the District 4 seat. Not this year, though. And, his opposition, Brian Welch, sounds formidable when he talks about taking

FAMU Board of Trustees approves college name change

June 30, 2020

By Andrew Skerritt FAMU Office of Communications On the heels of a global pandemic when public health has taken center stage, the FAMU Institute of Public Health’s name has been added to the College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. The rebranded FAMU College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Institute of

FAMU icon Marquess dies at 100

June 30, 2020

Special to the Outlook Dr. Carriemae Garnes Marquess was born in Boston MA on January 13, 1920, the younger of two daughters, to John Henry and Wilhelmina Bates Garnes. She entered eternal rest on June 14, 2020 at home in Tallahassee. Marquess completed her early education in the public schools

DeSantis eyes bars, restaurants but staying the course

June 30, 2020

By Christine Sexton News Service of Florida Confronted by yet another record day of new coronavirus infections, Gov. Ron DeSantis said the state would begin cracking down on restaurants and bars that don’t follow guidelines limiting the number of people inside the establishments but stood by his decision not to

Florida ‘dreamers’ hail high court ruling

June 30, 2020

By Ana Ceballos News Service of Florida A split U.S. Supreme Court ruling last Thursday that upheld federal protections for young undocumented immigrants reverberated throughout Florida, a state that roughly 32,000 “Dreamers” call home. The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, known as DACA, shields undocumented immigrants who were brought

Joe Biden takes firm stand against police murder of George Floyd

June 30, 2020

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia After going out to personally meet with demonstrators in Delaware, presumptive Democratic Presidential Nominee Joe Biden has taken a firm stand against the police killing of George Floyd and the overall plight of African Americans who’ve been targeted, brutalized and killed

USF CEO Lois Johnson offers win-win solutions for lenders and borrowers

June 30, 2020

As the novel coronavirus continues to wreak havoc on the health of Americans, one of its toxic side effects is also threatening the financial health of home owners all over the country. At one of his daily press briefings, President Donald Trump suggested that a 90-day forbearance should be made

Vanessa Williams is making a difference with thousands of Black mayors

June 30, 2020

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Vanessa R. Williams has earned the description of the “glue that holds 650 African American mayors together.” In a lengthy conversation with Black Press USA, it was easy to see why. “I came into this organization as a new executive director,