June 2021 – Page 4 – Capital Outlook

White supremacy in action

June 18, 2021

A. Peter Bailey Anyone who is shocked or surprised by what the states of Texas and Mississippi are currently doing to suppress Black voting must have little, if any, knowledge of the history of the two former Confederate States in America. Otherwise, they would know that on Feb. 2, 1861

Power and pride to the people

June 18, 2021

Ben Jealous Happy Pride month to Black LGBTQ readers and to all of us who love LGBTQ people! June has become the traditional month for Pride celebrations in honor of the gay and transgender people, including Black and brown gay liberation and transgender rights activists like Marsha P. Johnson and

Migraine is a health disparity for people of color

June 18, 2021

Jaime M. Sanders Migraine is a neurological disease that affects 60 million Americans and is the second-leading cause of disability worldwide. It is an underestimated, under-diagnosed, and undertreated disease despite its heavy burden. However, communities of color, which have been historically, socially, and economically disenfranchised from research studies and treatment

COVID-19 student retention measure signed

June 18, 2021

Sen. Lori Berman NSF Staff Report Parents of public-school students in kindergarten through fifth grade will be able to request that children be retained in their current grade levels for the 2021-2022 school year under a bill signed into law by Gov. Ron DeSantis. Lawmakers approved the issue during the

Education board backs controversial history guidelines

June 18, 2021

Controversial guidelines approved by the State Board of Education won’t include teaching about slavery and lynching of Blacks.Photo special to the Outlook By Jim SaundersNews Service of Florida Backing Gov. Ron DeSantis’ campaign against critical race theory, the State Board of Education approved a rule that places controversial guidelines on

Immigration fight to be heard in September

June 18, 2021

Ashley Moody NSF Staff Report A federal appeals court will hear arguments in September in Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody’s challenge to immigration-enforcement moves by the Biden administration. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has scheduled arguments the week of Sept. 20 in Miami, according to court documents. Moody

Money flows in governor’s race

June 18, 2021

Charlie Crist By Jim SaundersNews Service of Florida Democrat Charlie Crist brought in more than $1.5 million in the first month of his campaign to return to the governor’s mansion. But he will have a long way to go to become competitive financially with Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis. DeSantis’ political

Emhoff touts vaccinations in Tallahassee

June 18, 2021

Second GentlemanDouglas Emhoff NSF Staff Report With President Joe Biden trying to get 70 percent of the nation’s adult population vaccinated against COVID-19 by July 4, Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff last Thursday visited a Tallahassee medical clinic to try to boost the efforts. Emhoff held a roundtable discussion at Neighborhood

Tallahassee judge could face 60-day suspension

June 18, 2021

Judge Barbara Hobbs NSF Staff Report A Tallahassee-area circuit judge should face a 60-day suspension without pay after she acted as an attorney for her son following his arrest in a shooting incident, a disciplinary panel recommended last Friday to the Florida Supreme Court. A hearing panel of the Florida

BOT approves $2,000 merit pay for FAMU employees

June 18, 2021

Dr. Larry Robinson By Andrew SkerrittFAMU Office of Communications The Florida A&M University Board of Trustees approved a plan to provide a $2,000 merit, one-time lump sum payment to faculty, administrators and staff. The payment will be available for Education and General (E&G) funded faculty, Administrative and Professional (A&P), University