September 2021 – Page 4 – Capital Outlook

Against the Grain II

September 10, 2021

The Gulf of Mexico is a powder keg for hurricanes Vaughn Wilson Living in the southern region of the United States of America has its advantages. The warm year-round temperatures provides for quality seafood, access to outdoor entertainment and a refuge from snow. Many U.S. residents choose to move down

TCC recognized as first Purple Heart Capital College in the country

September 10, 2021

TCC President Jim Murdaugh displays a plaque honoring TCC as the nation’s first Purple Heart Capital College. Alongside Murdaugh are (from left) retired Army Col. Washington Sanchez, retired USMC Lt. Col., Charles “Rick” Stanford and TCC’s Veterans Success Center Coordinator Danny James.Photo submitted by TCC Special to the Outlook Tallahassee

FAMU Marching 100 and Concert Choir to Perform as part of 2021 NFL Kickoff Festivities in Tampa

September 10, 2021

Fifty members of the FAMU Marching 100 (above) will perform with the concert choir (below) during the NFL Kickoff event Thursday.Photos submitted by FAMU By Andrew J. SkerrittFAMU Office of Communications The Florida A&M University Marching 100 Band and the FAMU Concert Choir are scheduled to perform during the pre-game

DaBaby meets with leading Black HIV advocates

September 10, 2021

After comments by Jonathan “DaBaby” Kirk that was considered to be harmful, several HIV organizations called for a meeting with the rapper.Photo by Azhern123 via wikimedia commons By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire SeniorNational Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia Black leaders from nine HIV organizations across the U.S. announced they held a virtual, private meeting

New Smithsonian exhibit shows racism against Emmett Till continues today

September 10, 2021

Emmett Till By Hamil R. HarrisTriceEdneyWire.com In the middle of the night, 14-year old Emmett Till was snatched from his great uncle’s home in Drew, Mississippi. Then an angry White mob beat, tortured and then shot Till before they used wire to connect a fan blade to his head to

FEMA changing rules that deprived African Americans of crucial aid

September 10, 2021

Land owners in several Southern states are discovering they don’t have deeds to property they’ve lived on for decades.Photo submitted/NNPA By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire SeniorNational Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia Historically, the Federal Emergency Management Agency – or FEMA – relied on deeds to prove that land belonged to disaster victims before it

Job openings spur workforce concerns

September 10, 2021

Kimberly Moore By St. Clair MurraineOutlook Staff Writer Signs around town that bellow the urgency for filling vacant job positions could be the result of people looking for something more. Individuals want more control of the hours they work, benefits and independence. Those, said Kimberly Moore, Vice President for Workforce

Community Carpentry aims to build career opportunity

September 10, 2021

Robert De Jesus (on ladder) helps David Van Williams work on a tiny house.Photo by St. Clair Murraine David Van Williams explains details about the Community Carpentry program.Photo by St. Clair Murraine By St. Clair MurraineOutlook staff writer David Van Williams is an advocate for getting a college education, but

A view from the chamber

September 10, 2021

Infrastructure pivotal to Southside growth Antonio JeffersonChristic Henry Katrina TuggersonSue Dick By St. Clair MurraineOutlook staff writer Pointing to a once rag-tag looking Gaines Street that has become an economic driver in Tallahassee, the head of the city’s biggest chamber of commerce said the same could be done for the

Maclay Park hosts first Junior Rangers Jamboree

September 8, 2021

Photos by St. Clair Murraine Stephanie McDonald (left) and Anna Kellner organized last weekend’s Junior Rangers Jamboree at Maclay Garden State Park. Some of the outdoors gear used outdoors by Native Americans in Florida. For as long as Maclay Garden State Park has been a part of the Tallahassee landscape,