February 2022 – Page 4 – Capital Outlook

What brings me hope

February 24, 2022

The resiliency of African Americans and those of the African Diaspora Anne Bailey, Ph.D. and Rosalind Tompkins, Ph.D. in Portland, Jamaica.Photo submitted By Rosalind TompkinsSpecial to the Outlook I am currently reading “The Weeping Time: Memory and the Largest Slave Auction in American History,” by Anne Caroline Bailey, published by

Advocacy Day gives formerly incarcerated citizens a platform

February 24, 2022

Neil Volz (left) and Desmond Meade (right) listen to Tanaine Jenkins tell of the difficulties she faces trying to restore her life after incarceration.Photo by St. Clair Murraine By St. Clair Murraine Outlook Staff Writer Standing in front of the Capitol building with hundreds of people listening, Tanaine Jenkins told

U. S. ambassador: Race issues make others think U.S. is ‘weak’

February 24, 2022

Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield By Richard Prince Special to the Trice EdneyNews Wire from Journal-isms In an echo of the Cold War and earlier eras, when adversaries capitalized on racial issues in the United States, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, said that when she is abroad, “We

Maine man indicted for hate crime offenses relating to arson of predominately Black church

February 24, 2022

Martin Luther King Jr. Community Presbyterian Church was one of the Black churches targeted.NNPA file photo By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire SeniorNational Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia A federal grand jury earlier this month, indicted Dushko Vulchev, 45, of Houlton, Maine, on four counts of damage to religious property involving fire and one count

Top three reasons to invest in Reproductive Justice during Black History Month

February 24, 2022

Marcela Howell By Marcela HowellSpecial to NNPA Reproductive Justice is grounded in human rights and Black feminist theory that centers the intersectional impact of race, gender and class on the ability to live free from oppression. RJ is all about individuals having both the right and the ability to create

Johnson’s portrait in exhibit of prominent state lawyers

February 24, 2022

Winifred Acosta (left) and Arnell Bryant Willis of the Florida Bar stand with former Florida legislator Tony Hill (right) at the exhibit of James Weldon Johnson’s portrait.Photo by St. Clair Murraine By St. Clair MurraineOutlook Staff Writer When former Florida legislator Tony Hill called Arnell Bryant Willis, diversity initiative manager

Pastor of the Year

February 24, 2022

Jones finds her niche with weekly food distributions Volunteers pack boxes of food for distribution.Photo by St. Clair Murraine Pastor Elouise Jones By St. Clair MurraineOutlook Staff Writer A few times each week automobiles line about a one-mile stretch from the intersection of Geddie Road and Highway 90 west. Not

Opponents of proposed voting changes rally at Capitol

February 24, 2022

Mutaqee Akbar, is president of the local NAACP, which organized last Thursday’s voting rights rally.Photo by St. Clair Murraine By St. Clair MurraineOutlook Staff Writer While lawmakers in the Florida legislature continue pushing to change voting laws that opponents say are intended to deter Blacks from the poll, speakers at