September 2020 – Capital Outlook

Williams-Cox calls for calm amidst protests

September 23, 2020

By St. Clair MurraineOutlook staff writer When City Commissioner Dianne Williams-Cox finally spoke during last Wednesday’s marathon meeting, she pleaded with her peers to help ensure that Tallahassee doesn’t become the next hotspot for fatal protests. Williams-Cox’s comments came four days after law enforcement officers showed up in riot gear

Searching for a cure

September 23, 2020

By Cilicia AndersonOutlook writer When Kristen Ellington severely injured her ankle eight years ago, she was determined to find an alternative to surgery that would have left her unable to walk for months. Injuries such as the one she had, are all too common among athletes such as footballers and

Census-takers rushing to complete house calls by end of month

September 23, 2020

By St. Clair MurraineOutlook staff writer With the end of September quickly approaching for wrapping up a once-a-decade count of households, the Census Bureau is stepping up its door-knocking effort. A large portion of the Big Bend, including Tallahassee, is among the areas where thousands of census-takers have been calling

U.S. News & World Report ranks FAMU best public HBCU again

September 23, 2020

FAMU Office of Communications Florida A&M University is again the highest-ranked public historically Black college and university, according to U.S News & World Report 2021 Best Colleges ranking of top public universities. FAMU ranked 117 among Top Public Universities, up from No. 123 a year ago. North Carolina A&T

FSU to launch search for Thrasher’s replacement

September 23, 2020

News Service of Florida Florida State University is launching a national search to replace President John Thrasher, who advised the school’s Board of Trustees “the time is right to begin planning for FSU’s future.” In a message also posted on the university’s website last Friday, Thrasher, 76, didn’t use the

‘Not Forgotten,’ 26 missing children recovered in U.S. Marshal operation

September 23, 2020

By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Senior National Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia In 2018, the National Newspaper Publishers Association launched a series on the plight of missing children of color – focusing primarily on missing Black girls. The series, which continues with regular updates, included the development of partnerships with several organizations that focus on

Chairwoman Maxine Waters sounds alarm on coming wave of evictions

September 23, 2020

By Lauren Victoria BurkeNNPA Newswire Contributor Rep. Maxine Waters, a California Democrat who is Chairwoman of the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services, is sounding the alarm on what she says will be an eviction crisis in the U.S. after the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic, which hit the U.S. in

Lawlessness and disorder: America’s mistreatment of its Black citizens

September 23, 2020

Dr. Julianne Malveaux When a 17-year-old White boy walks down the streets of Kenosha, Wisconsin, with a loaded automatic weapon, he is cheered and thanked by the police and offered a water bottle. No matter that he’d killed two people and wounded another. His attorney says it was self-defense, and

Americans pay price as Trump fails to lead

September 23, 2020

Jesse Jackson Donald Trump’s ignorance and incompetence have cost American lives in the pandemic. Now his failure of leadership will add to the misery of millions of Americans force onto unemployment, the hunger of children at risk, the homelessness of families facing eviction. At a time when bold action is

Black riders matter

September 23, 2020

Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) is the nation’s oldest and largest trade association of Black-owned newspapers and media companies. Our NNPA member publishers hire employees, but we also hire a large number of independent contractors across America to accomplish the work and success of the