February 2022 – Capital Outlook

TCC unveils baseball field house remake

February 24, 2022

A donation by Wayne and Betty Edwards enabled the TCC baseball team to have a renovated field house.Photo submitted by TCC TCC Sports Information Tallahassee Community College recently unveiled the Wayne and Betty Edwards Family Baseball Field House. The event was attended by TCC Foundation President’s Circle members, former TCC

PGA pro Demarkis Cooper inspiring passion with effort to make golf more inclusive

February 24, 2022

Demarkis Cooper (right), who aspired for a career in football, is now teaching golf fundamentals to young people.PGA photo submitted By Anthony WitradoPGA of America As a preteen, Demarkis Cooper had dreams of being a quarterback. Maybe, one day, being the face of a franchise, or even the face of

Rattlers sign highest-ranked class in program history

February 24, 2022

This year coach Willie Simmons’ recruiting class was ranked seventh in FCS.Photo by Vaughn Wilson FAMU Sports Information When the Florida A&M football team begins spring practice on Feb. 26, a couple of this year’s signees – specifically transfers – are expected to be on the field. All total, coach

Holding on to their faith: Strengthening Black families living with dementia

February 24, 2022

Robert and Kim Reid, watched 10-minute, online church service tailored for people living with dementia and their caregivers. It’s been a way to keep families like them connected to a faith community.Photo courtesy Robert Reid With her Faith Village Research Lab, Fayron Epps, Ph.D., an Emory University nurse-scientist, is conducting

New legislative districts head to Supreme Court

February 24, 2022

Rep. Al Lawson By Jim TurnerNews Service of Florida New legislative lines in the once-a-decade redistricting process are headed to the Florida Supreme Court, while a new congressional map remains on hold. The Senate voted unanimously last Thursday to approve a plan (SJR 100) that sets new boundaries for the

Analysis

February 24, 2022

What brings me hope: Passing hope on to others Desmond Meade By Rosalind Y. Lewis TompkinsSpecial to the Outlook My heart broke into pieces when I heard about the recent suicides of 30-year-old, Cheslie Kryst, former Miss USA and Regina King’s 26-year-old son Ian Alexander, Jr. As we prayed for

House plan could cut student grants

February 24, 2022

Bob Boyd By Ryan DaileyNews Service of Florida Calling the plan “punitive,” leaders of Florida’s private colleges and universities are crying foul about a House proposal that could link the amount of money students get from a state-backed grant program to their schools’ performance. The House plan is included in

To be equal

February 24, 2022

Senate leader McConnell twists the factsin revealing comment on Black voting rates Marc H. Morial “Granted, this is not the bigotry of torches and hoods. No, this rhetorical decoupling of ‘African’ and ‘American,’ of Black people from normal human functions, represents ‘only’ the bigotry of the implicit assumption, the things

Black history real and imagined

February 24, 2022

Julianne Malveaux How should we commemorate Black History Month? Should corporations, universities, and nonprofit organizations bring in speakers, beat drums, and eat soul food? Should folks take out ads in the media lifting up Black accomplishments? Should there be moments of silence, should folks lift up the special folks in

Against the Grain II

February 24, 2022

The Matrix is real, and it’s called social media Vaughn Wilson In 1999 Lana and Lilly Wachowski unleashed a movie that was so different that it caused a stir. The Matrix, which starred Keanu Reeves and Laurence Fishburne, was a delve into altered reality. Today, the living version of The