April 2022 – Page 5 – Capital Outlook

Quit playin’

April 27, 2022

A respectable attitude Vincent L. Hall It just irks me and rattles me to my bones to watch Black people major in the minors and minor in the majors. We have enough negative stereotypes as it is. But this “attitude” thing just kills me. On social media, in person, or

State tries to thwart challenge to contribution limit

April 27, 2022

Judge Allen Winsor By Jim SaundersNews Service of Florida Florida is trying to fend off a challenge to a new law limiting out-of-state contributions to political committees proposing ballot initiatives, saying the restriction could help curb attempts by outsiders to change the state Constitution. But groups that convinced a federal

Court backs college in COVID-19 shutdown case

April 27, 2022

An appeals court said Miami Dade College was shielded by sovereign immunity in a COVID-19 case.Photo Stock-Adobe By Jim SaundersNews Service of Florida In one of numerous cases stemming from campus shutdowns during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, an appeals court rejected a potential class-action lawsuit against Miami

Feds, state fight over immigration policies

April 27, 2022

Protestors have been fighting against Florida’s immigration policies for some time.Photo Inc.com By Jim SaundersNews Service of Florida As Gov. Ron DeSantis and Attorney General Ashley Moody assail federal immigration policies, the Biden administration is asking a judge to toss out a lawsuit filed by the state over the release

Concert series to feature teenage trumpeter

April 27, 2022

Julian E. White ll will perform on April 22 with Javacya Elite Chamber Orchestra.Photo submitted Special to the Outlook The Arts-In-The-Heart Concert Series will continue on April 22, featuring Julian E. White ll with the Javacya Elite Chamber Orchestra. He is the son of retired FAMU Music Department Chairman Dr.

Oak Ridge Elementary students display skills at science fair

April 27, 2022

Students at Oak Ridge Elementary School participated in a recent science fair.Photo submitted Teacher Angel McMillian (left), Leon County School Board chairman Darryl Jones and Jasmine Smith, principal at Oak RidgePhoto submitted By Darryl JonesSpecial to the Outlook School activities have looked different in a lot of ways in the

World Trade Organization predicts food riots in poor countries due to war in Ukraine

April 27, 2022

Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, head of the World Trade Organizer, is warning that skyrocketing global food prices as a result of the war in Ukraine could trigger food riots from people going hungry in poor countries.TriceEdny Photo submitted By Lisa VivesGlobal Information Network World Trade Organization Director General Okonjo-Iweala urged food-producing

National Urban League releases state of Black America report with troubling findings

April 27, 2022

This year’s edition of The State of Black America exposes the four main tactics employed in the plot: gerrymandering, voter suppression, misinformation, and intimidation.NNPA photo submitted By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia National Urban League President & CEO Marc Morial said factions of state and federal lawmakers, working

Students sue Walden University, alleging scheme to defraud Black women

April 27, 2022

A suit filed against Walden University alleges the school ran a scheme to lure Black and female students into its Doctor of Business Administration program.NNPA photo submitted By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire SeniorNational Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia According to an explosive lawsuit and news report, Walden University, a popular online and for-profit institution,

Mental health patients find a voice in art therapy

April 27, 2022

More than 100 pieces of artwork were on display at Apalachee Center.Photo submitted April Fitzpatrick is the art therapist at the Apalachee Center.Photo submitted Anita Martin By St. Clair MurraineOutlook Staff Writer Responding to a question about how art therapy helps patients at Apalachee Center wasn’t hard for Anita Martin,