January 2021 – Page 2 – Capital Outlook

Robinson ‘optimistic about the future’ at FAMU

January 29, 2021

Larry Robinson By Andrew Skerritt FAMU Office of Communications During his annual State of the University address, FAMU President Larry Robinson lauded the efforts of students, faculty, staff and administrators in helping the state’s only public HBCU navigate through one of the most difficult years in its history. “So

‘A sorority of pain’ Jacob Blake, Breonna Taylor families push for new laws

January 29, 2021

Jacob Blake Sr. sits with NNPA member publication, the Chicago Defender’s Interim Managing editor, Danielle Sanders, for an interview last October.Photo special to the Outlook By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Jacob Blake Sr. will never forget the long and anxious drive from Charlotte, North Carolina, to

$900 Billion federal stimulus: What’s in it, what’s not, what remains

January 29, 2021

Millions of Americans, who have been out of work since the pandemic hit, are waiting for another round of stimulus funding.Photo special to the Outlook By Charlene Crowell TriceEdneyWire.com Although a New Year has begun, many American consumers and small businesses continue to feel a financial hangover from the challenges

The rise of Vice President Kamala Harris

January 29, 2021

The rise of Vice President Kamala Harris began in California.Photo special to the Outlook By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Vice President Kamala Harris will be the most influential vice president of the 49 that country has had, declared a proud Howard University President Wayne A.I.

Churches join in push for vaccinations

January 29, 2021

Black clergy and community leaders are doing their part to get African Americans vaccinated Zenobia Scurry (left) gets a vaccine ticket from a worker outside of the Lane Wiley Senior Center in Jacksonville. Bob Self/Florida Times-Union/TNS Editor’s note: This story is republished with permission from the Florida Courier. By Daphne Taylor

Family of the Year

January 29, 2021

Gerald, Judy Mandrell keep old-school values Pastors Gerald and Judy Mandrell are into their 39th year of marriage.Photo by St. Clair Murraine By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer After pastors Judy and Gerald Mandrell got to know a family made up of 10 children and both parents, they realized

Former Eagle Antwan Jones inducted into SHS Hall of Fame

January 21, 2021

Antwan Jones TCC Sports Information Office In October, the Bulldog community of Live Oak’s Suwannee High School honored five new inductees into the school’s hall of fame. Among the Class of 2020 inductees was former Tallahassee Community College men’s basketball standout Antwan Jones. Growing up in Live Oak, just over

Sports resume at TCC; fan protocol in place

January 21, 2021

The TCC men’s and women’s basketball team will be the first teams to resume competition for the Eagles since last March. Photo courtesy of Greg Rowland Special to the Outlook Almost a year after the coronavirus outbreak suspended athletic activities across the country, team sports are being revived at Tallahassee Community

Noles earn 10 wins to start indoor track season

January 21, 2021

FSU track coach Bob Braman was impressed with the team’s season opener last weekend.Photo special to the Outlook By Kelsey Wicinski Seminoles.com COLUMBIA, S.C. – The Florida State track and field team opened its indoor season at the Gamecock Opener last Saturday at the University of South Carolina in Columbia.

House budget chief warns of cuts

January 21, 2021

Appropriations Chairman Jay Trumbull told his committee not to expect federal funds to replace anticipated budget cuts caused by the pandemic.Photo courtesy News Service of Florida By Jim Turner News Service of Florida With the coronavirus pandemic significantly reducing state tax revenues, the House appropriations chairman told his committee to