April 2022 – Page 7 – Capital Outlook

Green Enterprise Partners With Florida A&M University for 4/20 – ‘Pharm to Table’ Cannabis Education Event

April 13, 2022

An educational on-campus community town hall where Florida A&M University (FAMU) Medical Marijuana Education and Research Initiative (MMERI) and Green Enterprise will partner to provide education, information, and purposeful research around Florida’s regulated cannabis industry. Green Enterprise, operated and produced by Digital Venture Partners and Black Enterprise, and FAMU have

Scott leads FAMU track team at Pepsi Relays

April 13, 2022

Jaylyn Scott Special to the Outlook GAINESVILLE, Fla. — FAMU hurdler Jaylyn Scott was one of the top performers for the Rattlers at the Pepsi Florida Relays last weekend in Gainesville. He finished sixth overall in a field of 38 participants in the 400-meter hurdles. His time of 50.84 seconds

Jones earns second career All-America honor

April 13, 2022

Morgan Jones averaged 13.8 points and 5.7 rebounds this past season for the Seminoles.Photo courtesy FSU athletics By Stephen Stone Seminoles.com Senior guard Morgan Jones has been selected as a Women’s Basketball Coaches Association Honorable Mention All-American. It is her second consecutive season of earning the honor. A native of

Registration underway for multi-sport Sunshine State Games

April 13, 2022

Taekwondo is one of 25 sports that will be contested in the Sunshine State Games.Photo courtesy Florida Sports Foundation Special to the Outlook With a current roster of 25 sports, this year’s Sunshine State Games offers the most opportunities for amateur athletes in three years. More than 7,000 athletes competed

FAMU hosts nearly every NFL team for Pro Day

April 13, 2022

Markquese Bell (left) was the one player that most NFL scouts wanted to see perform on Pro Day.Photo by Mega Ace Media By Vaughn WilsonSpecial to the Outlook If you didn’t look around, you might not have noticed that Bragg Memorial Stadium, home of FAMU football, is under phase two

We’re not letting anybody steal our joy

April 13, 2022

Ben Jealous A congressional meeting room might be the last place people would expect to find joy. But joy was in the air on the opening day of the confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. Joy was in my heart and in the hearts of so

What’s really happening in our local politics and what’s at stake for our future

April 13, 2022

Nick Maddox On March 11, the Democrat ran a story about texts to commissioners, during our meeting to consider funding infrastructure improvements to Doak Campbell stadium. I’m proud of my vote to support this project. The reasons why far exceed the word limits for opinion pieces and much has been

Against the grain II

April 13, 2022

Akbar and McNeil hit a home run with community meeting on violence Vaughn Wilson The Tallahassee Branch of the NAACP hosted a community meeting on Mar. 30 at Jack McLean Park. The meeting was to address the rising violence in Tallahassee, specifically on the Southside. Leon County Sheriff Walt McNeil

Rowland appointed to James E. Scott Academy board

April 13, 2022

Sheri Rowland Special to the Outlook Sheri Rowland, Vice President of Student Affairs at Tallahassee Community College, has been appointed to the James E. Scott Academy Board of Directors for the National Association of Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education. As one of two board members representing the community college

Capital City Bank appoints Bradley to lead diversity initiatives

April 13, 2022

Sharon Bradley Special to the Outlook Sharon Bradley has been named to its senior management team in the new role of chief diversity officer, Capital City Bank recently announced. As the community bank’s first CDO, Bradley’s primary responsibility is ensuring diversity, equity and inclusion are at the forefront of its