August 2020 – Page 7 – Capital Outlook

Judge says police not shielded by victims’ rights law

August 4, 2020

By Jim SaundersNews Service of Florida Weighing issues of open government and victims’ rights, a Leon County circuit judge last Friday rejected an attempt to shield the identities of police officers who were involved in use-of-force incidents. The ruling by Judge Charles Dodson came in a closely watched case about

Kansas City mayor faces racism lynching after issuing COVID-19 mask mandate

August 4, 2020

By Lauren Victoria BurkeNNPA Newswire Correspondent Kansas City, Missouri Mayor Quinton Lucas says he has been the target of racism and falsely photoshopped tweets showing him holding a T-shirt saying “F*** the Police.” The accurate photos were displayed by Lucas side by side in a social media post. Lucas, 35,

Biden surrogates tout ‘plan for America’

August 4, 2020

By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia President Donald Trump’s failure to control the coronavirus pandemic has worsened a long list of challenges facing American families, according to presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden. Among those challenges are caregivers, parents struggling to find childcare, and those in nursing homes, Biden

U.S. Postal Service to review stamp honoring Supremes Florence Ballard

August 4, 2020

By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia Supremes legend Mary Wilson is on a crusade that she hopes will end with the United States Postal Service commemorating her late bandmate and close friend Florence Ballard on a Forever Stamp. “I get so emotional when I speak about Flo,” said Wilson,

‘Candid Camera’ and quantitative Froot Loops

August 4, 2020

Judge Layne Smith Q. Judge Smith, how can there be probable cause to arrest someone if no one witnessed the alleged crime? – Gerri A. Probable cause to arrest depends on facts and reasonable inferences. It can be based on circumstantial evidence, admissions against interest or eyewitness testimony. Judges sign

Adding fuel to the fire of our pandemics

August 4, 2020

Dr. Julianne Malveux Nero, the Roman Emperor who legendarily fiddled while Rome burned is a symbol for an irresponsible, ineffective, and callous leader who shows indifference to people in crisis. The great Rome fire took place in the first century AD. The fiddle wasn’t invented until the eleventh century, so

John Lewis, a founding father of American democracy

August 4, 2020

Jesse Jackson When John Lewis left us, editorials and columns paid tribute to his leadership, his courage, his moral example. The praise was well deserved. A broader context helps understand his true contribution. John Lewis was born one of 10 children of a sharecropper in Troy, Ala. He should be

FAMU to begin field resurfacing at softball complex

August 4, 2020

Special to the Outlook The next time that FAMU’s softball team plays at home the Rattler will be on a brand-new state-of-the-art field. The university’s athletic department announced last Friday that the upgrade will take place before the 2021 season. FAMU’s has won 13 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference championships. The new

Smith leads seven Rattlers named to Phil Steele MEAC preseason teams

August 4, 2020

Special to the Outlook Florida A&M University football placed seven student-athletes on Phil Steele’s 2020 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Preseason teams announced last Friday. Xavier Smith (wide receiver/AP), Keenan Forbes (offensive lineman), Markquese Bell (defensive back), Chris Faddoul (punter) and Christian Mastramico (long snapper) were tabbed to the first team, while