August 2020 – Page 3 – Capital Outlook

A new generation of protest holds great promise for America

August 19, 2020

By Jesse Jackson Trice Edney News Wire The inspiring rise of a new generation protesting against racial injustice is driving a new era of change in America, like the generation that emerged 60 years ago to build the civil rights movement of that time. July 16, 1960 is marked in my

NAACP sues U.S. education secretary over COVID-19 school money

August 19, 2020

By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia The coronavirus pandemic has focused the nation’s attention on the essential role public schools play in families and communities’ lives. The NAACP said the pandemic also exposed severe racial inequalities that continue to plague the country’s education system and disadvantaged students of color.

New York’s attorney general alleges widespread corruption at the NRA

August 19, 2020

By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia New York Attorney General Letitia James has launched what many may perceive as a proverbial David v. Goliath battle, filing a suit that seeks to dissolve the powerful National Rifle Association (NRA). In a news conference held last Thursday, James announced the

Appeals court to reconsider Epstein victims case

August 19, 2020

By Dara KamNews Service of Florida In a major victory for victims of notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, an Atlanta-based appeals court agreed to revisit a decision in a lawsuit alleging that federal prosecutors violated victims’ rights by hatching a secret non-prosecution deal without getting the input of women who

Floridians continue pulling plug on traditional phones

August 19, 2020

By Jim TurnerNews Service of Florida Cell phones are seemingly never out of reach. Meanwhile, people rely more and more on internet technology. And the result is the same each year: Florida residents and businesses continue to ditch traditional wireline phone service as they look to other ways to make

Civil rights veterans argue against Florida voting law

August 19, 2020

By Dara KamNews Service of Florida In the latest twist in a legal battle over voting rights in Florida, three dozen former Department of Justice attorneys are asking a federal appeals court to side with plaintiffs in a case that could determine whether hundreds of thousands of felons can cast

DeSantis mulls definition of ‘essential’ workers

August 19, 2020

By Jim TurnerNews Service of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis suggested last Friday a further broadening of what constitutes an “essential” worker as he continues efforts to revive the coronavirus-staggered economy. However, bars will have to wait for bigger declines in coronavirus case numbers before they can start pouring drinks for

Voting by mail popular in pandemic, but no ‘panacea’

August 19, 2020

By Dara KamNews Service of Florida Floridians are flooding elections supervisors with requests for mail-in ballots as they seek a safer way to cast ballots amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but some experts warn that absentee voting is not a panacea. Research shows that Black, Hispanic and young voters are more

Semrau, Wyckoff join Coaches 4 Change

August 19, 2020

By Stephen StoneSeminoles.com Florida State Women’s Basketball coaches Sue Semrau and Brooke Wyckoff will be partnering with Coaches 4 Change (C4C), an organization founded by college basketball coaches who are dedicated to helping their student-athletes, their campus and their communities. The upstart organization was created following the recent civil unrest

Natasha Howard and Seattle Storm have WNBA spotlight

August 19, 2020

Seminoles.com Florida State women’s basketball fans will have plenty of opportunities remaining to watch Seminole legend Natasha Howard on national television this season. With the sports world slowly returning under new norms due to COVID-19, Howard’s Seattle Storm opened up the WNBA national telecast schedule last July 25 when it