January 2021 – Capital Outlook

HOF induction solidifies Hubbard’s FAMU legacy

January 29, 2021

Rudy Hubbard took the FAMU football team on an amazing run during his tenure as head coach.Photo special to the Outlook By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer For several years after Rudy Hubbard left FAMU as head football coach, his name would surface around the time that the

Florida State adds four more transfers for spring semester

January 29, 2021

The four transfers that coach Mike Norvell added to his roster come with plenty of experience.Photo special to the Outlook Special to the Outlook Florida State has added four additional transfers to its 2021 roster. Three of them will join the Seminoles’ defensive unite while the other is a running

Aaron was a winner on and off the diamond

January 29, 2021

Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth’s home run record in Fulton County Stadium on Aug. 8, 1974.Photo Major League Baseball By Vaughn Wilson Special to the Outlook The outpouring of love for Henry “Hank” Aaron in his passing was as much about the gentleman he was off the diamond as it

Lead us to unity: A plea to America’s Christian churches

January 29, 2021

Keith Magee From last Monday’s national Martin Luther King Day and, last Wednesday’s inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, our country remains woefully divided. On Jan. 6, even as they hid from the mob laying siege to the Capitol, the chasms between our lawmakers reflected those

Against the Grain II

January 29, 2021

What Biden did not get to experience on his big day Vaughn Wilson The date was Jan. 20, 2009. As a hired photographer by Florida A&M, I accompanied the Marching 100 as they performed in the inaugural parade for Barack Obama, the 44th President of the United States. Upon arriving

Transformation

January 29, 2021

A statewide task force and I are dedicated to getting people of color vaccinated Rev. RB Holmes, Jr. We must work together as African Americans and other minorities to combat this deadly coronavirus crisis. We are appalled that over 400,000 Americans have died from this virus. Additionally, Black and brown

Senate releases sweeping school choice proposal

January 29, 2021

Sen. Manny Diaz has introduced a measure that could bring sweeping change to school choice.Photo special to the Outlook By Ryan Dailey News Service of Florida Republican legislative leaders are lauding a sweeping school-choice measure, while Senate Democrats have vowed to “fight like hell” against the proposal. The legislation, filed

Economic department officials push for incentives

January 29, 2021

Jamal Sowell By Jim Turner News Service of Florida U.S. Space Command headquarters going to Alabama is the latest evidence of Florida’s self-inflicted wounds from cutting back on business incentives, members of the Florida Economic Development Council argued. The council maintains that Florida put itself at a competitive disadvantage in

Ex-CEO of charter school firm fights conviction

January 29, 2021

Marcus May By Jim Saunders News Service of Florida A state appeals court this week heard arguments in a challenge to the conviction of a former charter-school management company CEO who was sentenced to 20 years in prison for racketeering and fraud involving schools in various parts of Florida. Marcus

Jobless rate inches down in Florida

January 29, 2021

Florida Department of Economic Opportunity announced in its latest report that unemployment is dropping.Photo special to the Outlook By Jim Turner News Service of Florida Florida’s jobless rate dipped 0.2 percentage points in December amid what state officials said is growing economic confidence as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. The state