February 2021 – Page 3 – Capital Outlook

Black investors take note: Reddit rebellion rescues GameStop stock

February 19, 2021

The development over a surging GameStop stock has left the most seasoned traders puzzled.Photo special to the Outlook By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia The story of 10-year-old Jaydyn Carr and his mother, Nina Carr, is just one example of the impact of Wall Street’s ongoing GameStop rally.

Study: More than a million will die over the next decade because of the price of prescription drugs

February 19, 2021

Dr. Unnia Pettus is among those determined to beat cancer and heart disease with help from others.Photo special to the Outlook By Hazel Trice EdneyTriceEdneyWire.com As millions of people around the world relaxed after the Christmas break and began planning for the new year, Rev. Dr. Unnia Pettus was awaiting

Celebrating Black history

February 19, 2021

The St. Augustine Four is a vital part of Black history After four students started a sit-in protest at a Woolworth’s lunch counter in St. Augustine, they and several other teenagers were arrested and taken to jail.Photo special to the Outlook By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia St.

Questions raised on federal school money

February 19, 2021

Randy Fine, Subcommittee Chairman.Photo special to the Outlook By Ryan DaileyNews Service of Florida A Florida House panel looking at public-school funding is asking the state Department of Education for answers on how federal CARES Act money is being spent, and if those expenditures are tied to COVID-19 recovery. About

Jobless claims plummet as travel concerns remain

February 19, 2021

Leisure and hospitality, including traveling, have been among the hardest hit jobs.Photo special to the Outlook By Jim TurnerNews Service of Florida Florida has posted its lowest weekly total of first-time unemployment claims since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, despite mounting issues confronting the travel industry. The U.S. Department

Ask Judge Smith

February 19, 2021

Oswald, opportunity and Jack Ruby J. Layne Smith Judge J. Layne Smith revisits the case in John F. Kennedy’s assassination. Here is Part 7 his series: Within two hours of JFK’s assassination, the police had arrested Lee Harvey Oswald and moved him to the Dallas Police Station. Arrogant and cocky,

What if woman didn’t talk?

February 19, 2021

Julianne Malveaux Patriarchy baffles me as much as White supremacy does. How do the men, birthed by women, consider us inferior? When we raise our voices, we are irrational or hysterical. When we are emphatic, we are hostile. According to former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, we talk too much

Against the Grain II

February 19, 2021

It’s time to honor Dr. Humphries with a statue Vaughn R. Wilson For over 133 years, a statue of Robert E. Lee stood in plain sight in New Orleans. It was a tribute to a hero of the land and the principals for which he stood. He represented a time

FAMU alum promoted to rear admiral/assistant U.S. Surgeon General

February 19, 2021

Cedric Guyton By Andrew Skerritt FAMU Office of Communications FAMU alumnus, Rear Admiral Cedric Guyton was promoted to assistant surgeon general in the U.S. Public Health Service. Prior to his promotion to Rear Admiral., Guyton served in the role of deputy director, Division of Commissioned Corps Services. As the deputy

Myles becomes first African American to be named director of NOAA Air Resources Lab

February 19, 2021

LaToya Myles By Andrew SkerrittFAMU Office of Communications Less than two decades after she graduated from FAMU, LaToya Myles was appointed director of the Atmospheric Turbulence and Diffusion Division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Air Resources Laboratory in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Myles, the first woman and the first