July 2021 – Page 3 – Capital Outlook

DeSantis urges Cuban military to overthrow government

July 30, 2021

Gov. Ron DeSantis By Jim TurnerNews Service of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis told young members of Cuba’s military to “live in the history books” by overthrowing their nation’s communist leadership, as he pushed President Joe Biden to bring Wi-Fi access back to people protesting on the island nation. DeSantis, appearing

Ask Judge Smith

July 30, 2021

Jurisdiction and venue have sway over court powers J. Layne Smith Q. Judge Smith, what does personal jurisdiction mean? Robert A. Personal jurisdiction is a court’s authority over you. If you reside in Florida, the Sunshine State has personal jurisdiction over you. Indeed, you expect to bring and defend lawsuits

This anthem does not speak for me

July 30, 2021

Julianne Malveaux Frances Scott Key, author of the Star-Spangled Banner, our “National Anthem” was a died-in-the-wool racist. He opined that “Negroes” were a “distinct and inferior race.” He was a slaveholder from a family of slaveholders who influenced the odious seventh President Andrew Jackson to appoint Roger Taney, the author

Against the Grain II

July 30, 2021

Where do all these guns come from? Vaughn Wilson The question that often comes to mind when we hear of gun violence is how these firearms actually end up in the hands of perpetrators. The obvious actually is not so. The first inclination of most would be that the guns

Groups ramp up effort to block anti-protest law

July 30, 2021

Judge Mark Walker NSF Staff Report Plaintiffs challenging a new Florida law aimed at cracking down on disruptive protests are asking a federal judge to block portions of the statute from being enforced, arguing that the statute includes a “guilt-by-association” provision allowing police to “round up” peaceful demonstrators who haven’t

Black Archives exhibit celebrates Humphries

July 30, 2021

Visitors to the Black Achieves on FAMU campus will see items from the Fred Humphries Collection in an exhibit that celebrates the former president.Photo submitted by FAMU By Jazmine Runyon FAMU Office of Communications The Florida A&M University Meek-Eaton Black Archives has created a memorial exhibit to celebrate former President

Art of the Box adds color to city, county public spaces

July 30, 2021

Artists Stephanie Roche (left) and Charlotte Spinks (right) listen as county commissioners Kristin Dozier and Rick Minor speak at a press conference last week.Photo by St. Clair Murraine Joy Green’s painting of “Happy Kitties,” was unveiled last Wednesday at LeRoy Collins Library downtown.Photo by St. Clair Murraine By St. Clair

TruSo, a Black-owned social networking app set to launch

July 30, 2021

Backers of the Black-owned social network app, TruSo, include Kareem Grimes, Miki Barber, Sway Calloway and Terrell Owens.Photo submitted By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia A new app could end the so-called “Black Twitter” experience and allow African Americans their own social media platform. Backed by celebrities Sway

Biden calls Republican voting rights laws ‘21st century Jim Crow assault’

July 30, 2021

Since Donald Trump’s defeat, at least 17 states have enacted new laws to make it harder for Americans to vote.ACLU photo By Hazel Trice EdneyTriceEdneyWire.com President Joseph Biden is pleading for help to end the continuing rhetoric that former President Donald Trump won the 2020 election. Trump has continued to

City, county commissioners see homelessness first-hand, approve funding

July 30, 2021

County Commissioner Rick Minor (left), Mayor John Dailey (center) and City Commissioner Jeremy Matlow listen to speakers during the public comment segment of last week’s workshop on homelessness.Photo by St. Clair Murraine Several cities around the country are responding to homelessness by building tent communities.UNsplash photo By St. Clair Murraine