May 2022 – Page 2 – Capital Outlook

Appeals court puts redistricting decision on hold

May 27, 2022

Rep. Al Lawson By Jim SaundersNews Service of Florida An appeals court reinstated a stay against a circuit judge’s decision that blocked a congressional redistricting plan pushed through the Legislature by Gov. Ron DeSantis, pointing to a “high likelihood” that the judge erred. The 1st District Court of Appeal, in

Overflow: Self-care helps you focus

May 27, 2022

Dr. Asha Fields Brewer By Asha Fields BrewerSpecial to the Outlook Several years ago, I taught a wellness workshop entitled, “Self-Care in 5 Minutes.” The goal of this workshop was to dispel the myth that self-care, (1) Takes a lot of time and (2) Costs a lot of money. Instead,

Crowd turns out for Emancipation Proclamation reenactment

May 27, 2022

A crowd waited in Lewis Park for reenactment of emancipation ceremony.Photo by St. Clair Murraine Brian Bibeau (right) reenacted Gen. Edward McCook’s reading of the Emancipation Proclamation.Photo by St. Clair Murraine Larry Rivers, Ph.D, delivered a rousing speech at Knott House on Emancipation Day.Photo by St. Clair Murraine By St.

If the Supreme Court ends abortion rights, Black women will be most wounded

May 27, 2022

Kendra CottonDr. Avis Jones-DeWeeverBrittany “Britt” White By Barrington M. SalmonTriceEdneyWire.com As the implications of the impending death of Roe v Wade sinks in after a Supreme Court draft opinion was leaked, one of the clearest and undeniable consequences of this unprecedented move by the conservative court majority is the impact

Calm after the racist storm, Buffalo shootings cease following massacre

May 27, 2022

Approximately 90 people were shot in Buffalo in 2022, thirty of those victims, including 10 at Tops Supermarket, died.NNPA photo submitted By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire SeniorNational Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia Eight days before the self-avowed White supremacist Payton Gendron’s mass shooting in Buffalo, detectives laid out a hoard of weaponry that they

History of education spotlighted during Soul of Southside bus tour

May 27, 2022

Bond Elementary was one of the schools that had displays shown during the “freedom to learn” bus tour.Photo by St. Clair Murraine A threat of thunderstorms last Saturday afternoon forced Soul of Southside organizers to relocate from Lake Anita.Photo by St. Clair Murraine By St. Clair MurraineOutlook Staff Writer A

Mental health fair focuses on essential dimensions of wellness

May 27, 2022

Moderator Nicole Everett, FAMU professor Fran Close and Jay Reeve (Ph.D), Chief Executive Officer at Apalachee Center, were among the speakers at last week’s Mental Health and Wellness Fair.Photo by St. Clair Murraine By St. Clair MurraineOutlook Staff Writer During a recent trip to Calhoun County, Kevin Warren saw young

Republican Congressman changes vote, court to be named for state’s first Black Justice Hatchett

May 27, 2022

Justice Joseph Hatchett By St. Clair MurraineOutlook Staff Writer A bill to name the federal courthouse in Tallahassee for the state’s first Black Supreme Court Justice, Joseph Hatchett, has gotten through Congress after Florida’s District 2 representative Neal Dunn reversed his vote. A group of Republicans blocked passage on the

TCC finds new women’s basketball head coach in Lees

May 25, 2022

Addie Lees Special to the Outlook Addie Lees didn’t get much of a cooling out period after being named the new head coach of the women’s basketball program at Tallahassee Community College. Lees began working immediately, according to a news release from TCC announcing her hire. She becomes the seventh

Tigers win second HBCU national title

May 25, 2022

Edward Waters’ baseball team celebrated the HBCU national title win after its last NAIA game before going to the Division II level in the SIAC.Photo submitted Special to the Outlook MONTGOMERY, Ala. –-For the first time since 2011 and the second time in program history, Edward Waters captured the HBCU