January 2022 – Page 4 – Capital Outlook

Soul Santa appearance dates set

January 6, 2022

Soul Santa is on a mission to bring holiday cheer to Tallahassee children and will return to the LeVerne Payne and Walker-Ford community centers on Dec. 18 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Each child up to age 10 will receive a special gift.Each of this year’s events will be

HCA gives scholarships to benefit FAMU students in health-care studies

January 6, 2022

Vivica Jackson, a student in the School of Allied Health Sciences, gave a demonstration in the Simulation Lab.Photo by St. Clair Murraine FAMU President Larry Robinson talked about the benefits of a funding initiative between the university and HCA.Photo by St. Clair Murraine By St. Clair MurraineOutlook Staff Writer As

Advocates share their message beyond World AIDS Day

January 6, 2022

Joe WardSharon Joseph By St. Clair MurraineOutlook Staff Writer A lot of conversation and focus were put on AIDS for one day last week, but throughout North Florida awareness of the viral condition that reached an epidemic level during the 1980’s is an everyday occurrence for advocates in the Big

St. Thomas University honors Crump with naming of Center for Social Justice

January 6, 2022

Attorney Ben Crump (center) said lawyers “can be the social engineers” for justice.NNPA photo By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire SeniorNational Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia Renowned civil rights Attorney Benjamin Crump and St. Thomas University College of Law announced an initiative to prepare new and diverse lawyers to lead the fight against injustice. The

Exoneration of Aziz and Islam is no surprise

January 6, 2022

A. Peter Bailey Serious Malcolmites, including myself, were neither surprised nor shocked by the exonerations of Muhammad Abdul Aziz (known in 1965 as Norman 3X Butler) and Khalil Islam (known as Thomas 15X Johnson) as assassins of Brother Malcolm X on Feb. 21, 1965. Though both were reportedly ardent supporters

Concert disasters like Astroworld have occurred far too often

January 6, 2022

Stacy M. Brown Promoters billed the event as the “World Series” of festivals, but the night ended with the dreadful shock of death filling the venue. No, that’s not a reference to Travis Scott’s Astroworld Festival, which left nine people dead and several others wounded after the large crowd swarmed

Legacy of Black pastors continues to shine in the Ahmaud Arbery trial

January 6, 2022

David W. Marshall The first Gallup poll which measured church membership in 1937, resulted in 73 percent of adult Americans confirming they had some type of religious affiliation. While membership remained around 70 percent during the next six decades, those who claimed to have a church affiliation fell below 50

What is Ronald Holmes’ latest book?

January 6, 2022

Special to the Outlook Just in time for the Holidays, Ronald Holmes’ latest book titled, “A Business Communications & Grammar Book for High School and College Students” provides readers with solutions to common grammar mistakes. Further, the book provides practical examples of how to effectively write a resumé, letter of

FAMU sets giving initiative to support campaign for building Humphries statue

January 6, 2022

FAMU started a fund-raising initiative this past Tuesday. Donations can be made by sending a text to FAMURISING to 41444.FAMU photo submitted By Andrew J. SkerrittFAMU Office of Communications Florida A&M University started this week hoping to cap off a strong fundraising fall with a successful Giving Tuesday. The focus

Southside cleanup

January 6, 2022

Retired couple turns morning walk into a litter pick up project Kim Smith (left) and his friend of 30 years, Catherine Jean make a litter drop off in a dumpster outside of the Southside CVS pharmacy.Photo by St. Clair Murraine Kim Smith (left) and Catherine Jean have been picking up