July 2022 – Page 4 – Capital Outlook

TCC settles on Corona as new women’s basketball coach

July 8, 2022

Mercedes Corona (left) becomes the seventh head women’s basketball coach at TCC.Photo submitted by TCC Special to the Outlook Tallahassee Community College seems to finally have its new women’s head basketball coach, following the unexpected resignation of its previous choice. TCC recently announced that Mercedes Corona has been hired as

Ask Judge Smith

July 8, 2022

Open-handed greetings and deciding the right side to drive J. Layne Smith I talk to students about what judges do and the rule of law. Sometimes, we talk about American history and their questions can range from whimsical to probing. Q. Judge Smith, why do the people in England drive

Trump’s lies destroyed lives

July 8, 2022

Ben Jealous “Do you know how it feels to have the president of the United States target you?” Those are the words of Ruby Freeman, a Black woman and election worker in Georgia during the 2020 election. She and her daughter Wandrea “Shaye” Moss were falsely accused by Rudy Giuliani

Black women will suffer the harshest consequences after the overturn of Roe

July 8, 2022

Glynda C. Carr The Supreme Court has dealt a devastating blow to reproductive rights. With its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson, five Republican-appointed Justices on the U.S. Supreme Court swept away half a century of progress and eviscerated women’s rights and equality. After last month’s leaked opinion, we knew this

Taxable property values in Leon County shows largest increase in a decade

July 8, 2022

Akin Akinyemi Special to the Outlook Leon County Property Appraiser Akin Akinyemi announced that the preliminary 2022 tax roll has been submitted to the Florida Department of Revenue and local taxing authorities. According to the preliminary tax rolls, taxable property values in Leon County have increased approximately 9.33 percent from

SalterMitchell PR named a top 100 women-led business in Florida

July 8, 2022

April Salter SalterMitchell PR was recently named a Top 100 Women-led Business in Florida by The Commonwealth Institute of Florida. During the organization’s annual luncheon on June 14 in Miami, SalterMitchell founder and CEO April Salter was honored as one of the state’s top 100 women business leaders. “I am

Tallahassee Links donates books to Head Start program

July 8, 2022

Tallahassee Chapter of The Links, Incorporated donated more than 150 books to the Capital Area Community Action Agency’s Head Start program.Photo submitted Special to the Outlook The Tallahassee Chapter of The Links, Incorporated is helping to close the literacy gap in the community, donating more than 150 books to the

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson sworn-in as first Black woman on U.S. Supreme Court

July 8, 2022

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire SeniorNational Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson officially joined the U.S. Supreme Court, marking a historic first for an African American woman. After receiving the required two oaths – Chief Justice John Roberts administered the constitutional oath last Thursday, and outgoing

R. Kelly sentenced to 30 years in federal prison

July 8, 2022

R. Kelly By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire SeniorNational Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia He famously sang, “I can believe I can fly,” and many of his devoted fans believed him. But last Wednesday, a federal judge clipped the wings of music superstar R. Kelly, sentencing him to 30 years in prison for racketeering and

American Petroleum Institute lays out solutions to rising gas prices

July 8, 2022

Gas prices have been soaring across the country and there doesn’t seem to be any letting up for the summer months.NNPA photo submitted By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire SeniorNational Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia The average price for a gallon of gasoline has hit record numbers in Los Angeles and Philadelphia. Last week prices