March 2021 – Page 5 – Capital Outlook

Court focuses on ‘Holy Spirit’ remark in Brown appeal

March 3, 2021

Corrine Brown By Jim SaundersNews Service of Florida A federal appeals court appeared divided as it heard arguments about whether to overturn the conviction of former Florida Congresswoman Corrine Brown, who contends that a juror was improperly removed from her 2017 trial because he said the “Holy Spirit” told him

FSU to resume in-person instruction and graduation ceremonies

March 3, 2021

FSU president John Thrasher will be the commencement speaker at 11 graduation ceremonies.Photo special to the Outlook Ryan DaileyNews Service of Florida In a sign that Florida’s higher-education institutions are preparing for a return to normalcy, two of the state’s largest universities are announcing changes that bring people back to

Ask Judge Smith

March 3, 2021

Ruby, the dancer and the dog J. Layne Smith Judge J. Layne Smith revisits the case in John F. Kennedy’s assassination. Here is the final part of his series: Consider the dramatic events that unfolded in less than 48 hours! On Friday, Nov. 22, 1963, Lee Harvey Oswald murdered President

You are just a worthless Black prisoner, and we don’t care about you

March 3, 2021

Dr. Edward Holifield The message that the White power structure in Leon County is sending to people incarcerated in the Leon County Detention Facility is clear. Your lives simply don’t matter. If you die from COVID-19, good riddance. It will save the public the expense involved in taking care of

Charter schools have contributed to education equality and saved lives

March 3, 2021

Angela Sailor For African Americans, learning and knowledge has been —and continues to be — the drumline of survival and success. Enslaved Black families knew this. It’s why they risked severe punishment by breaking laws that forbid them learning how to read and write. The opening of Black colleges and

Against the Grain II

March 3, 2021

Has it really come to this with Simone Biles Vaughn Wilson Arguably the most dominant gymnast and one of the most dominant athletes of all times is now the victim of the judges apparently changing the rules. The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) updated their ranking system to account for Biles’

Indiana family’s experience with rare epilepsy may help other African-Americans

March 3, 2021

Mason Hadley is among millions of African-American children dealing with a rare form of Epilepsy.Photo submitted By Shambria DavisTriceEdneyWire.com Much more than a quarter of a million African-Americans across the U. S. have been diagnosed with epilepsy. For these families, it means the ability to give wisdom to other families

CDC: Life expectancy of Black men has dropped by three years

March 3, 2021

Overall, African Americans are hospitalized at three times the rate of white Americans.Photo courtesy iStockphoto / NNPA) By Lauren Victoria BurkeNNPA Newswire Correspondent Black Americans have lost three years in life expectancy over the last two years according to estimates by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The decline

Study suggests drinking caffeinated coffee may reduce heart failure

March 3, 2021

In the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study, the risk of heart failure did not change between 0 to 1 cup per day of coffee. However, it was about 30 percent lower in people who drank at least two cups a day.Photo courtesy iStockphoto / NNPA By Stacy M. BrownNNPA NewswireSenior

Gina Grant continues to soar

March 3, 2021

Gina Grant continues to soar By Marva J. SneedBlogTalkRadio.com/Cheryl’s World On From Marva with Love, we are celebrating Black Entrepreneurs for Black History Month. Gina Grant is the Founder and CEO of Women That Soar, a Dallas-based media and content development company. Her focus is all about empowering and inspiring