October 2020 – Capital Outlook

Leaders present proposals to city, county for helping Black-owned businesses

October 30, 2020

By St. Clair MurraineOutlook staff writer Black businesses need the help of city and county governments so that they could realize equity essential to their development and survival. That message was presented by representatives of two local business organizations in a list of proposals that was hand-delivered in front of

Chiropractor takes inclusive approach to helping community

October 30, 2020

By Cilicia AndersonOutlook writer Kristin Tartaglia had been there at least once before. So naturally she understood the many hormonal and physical changes that women can experience the impact on posture and comfort during pregnancy. By the time that Tartaglia was preparing to deliver her second baby boy, she knew

TPD swears in a diverse pool of new officers

October 30, 2020

By St. Clair MurraineOutlook staff writer When Tallahassee Police Department swore in a group of new officers, Chief Lawrence Revell reminded them that part of their role will be to help fix a community-law enforcement relationship that has been on the rocks lately. During most of the summer, Revell heard

COVID-19 inspire masks production at Southside church

October 30, 2020

By St. Clair MurraineOutlook staff writer Darice Richard and Adrienne Stephenson always do what most walking partners do — talk with every step they take. During one of their summertime walks, the impact of the coronavirus was very much on their minds. They struck up a conversation about whether children

CDC green lights evictions despite continued pandemic

October 30, 2020

By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia Landlords can resume eviction proceedings after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued clarifications to a previous executive order from President Donald Trump. The CDC’s memo released last week noted that its order “isn’t intended to prevent landlords from starting eviction

New poll shows Black women are fired up for change and ready to cast their vote

October 30, 2020

By Glynda C. CarrTriceEdneyWire.com With Nov. 3 less than two week away, Black women voters hold a huge stake in this year’s election. With the first Black woman vying for the vice-presidency, a recent poll of 506 likely 2020 Black women voters conducted from Sept. 30-Oct. 4 by Higher Heights

Black Leaders Collaborative spearheads successful initiatives for 20for20 Campaign

October 30, 2020

MIAMI, FL — In preparation for Election Day in the midst of the 2020 campaign, Black Leaders Collaborative has spearheaded several successful initiatives for the 20for20 Campaign. The goal of the 20for20 Campaign is to encourage the 2 million registered Black voters in the state of Florida to make a

Flagged voter list to include felons with court debts

October 30, 2020

By Dara KamNews Service of Florida Florida elections officials told local supervisors of elections that convicted felons with outstanding court-ordered debts will be included in lists of flagged voters who should potentially be removed from the rolls. The move came more than a year after the passage of a controversial

Minimum wage fight expected to be close

October 30, 2020

By Jim TurnerNews Service of Florida Voting yes on Amendment 2 to boost Florida’s minimum wage will either give 2.5 million workers a pay raise or result in 158,000 jobs disappearing over the next few years. The proposed incremental increase to $15 an hour will greatly reduce the number of

Campaign’s “deterrence” strategy should motivate every Black American to vote in defiance

October 30, 2020

Marc H. Morial Marc H. Morial “Yet the harsh fact is that in many places in this country men and women are kept from voting simply because they are Negroes. Every device of which human ingenuity is capable has been used to deny this right. The Negro citizen may go