November 2022 – Page 2 – Capital Outlook

Black wombs matter: See ‘Aftershock’

November 18, 2022

Julianne Malveaux Did you know that Black women are three or four times more likely to die from childbirth complications than White women? Congresswoman Robin Kelly (D-IL), who heads the Congressional Black Caucus Health Brain trust, says the data are direr depending on where a mother lives. In Illinois, Black

Attorney John Morgan to deliver commencement speech at FAMU

November 18, 2022

John Morgan By Andrew J. Skerritt FAMU Office of Communications FAMU has announced that attorney John Morgan, founder of the nationally-known Morgan & Morgan law firm and supporter of major voter initiatives, will be the fall commencement speaker. The event will be held at 6 p.m. on Dec. 9 at

What brings me hope

November 18, 2022

Spending time in nature A walk through nature could bring peace, joy, and hope.Rosalind Tompkins/photo submitted By Rosalind TompkinsSpecial to the Outlook As I went on my daily walk the other day and looked out at the trees beginning to change colors, I was reminded of a poem that I

Russia transfers Griner to dreaded penal colony

November 18, 2022

WNBA star Brittney Griner was arrested by Russian authorities in February.Photo submitted by NNPA By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire SeniorNational Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia Russian authorities have transferred Brittney Griner to the country’s dreaded penal colony. While the move was expected, she and her family had hoped it would have been avoided. Attorneys

New York to pay $25 million to two men falsely convicted of killing Malcolm X

November 18, 2022

Muhammad Aziz (left) Khalil Islam were wrongfully convicted of killing Malcolm X in 1965 and spent over 20 years behind bars after being wrongfully convicted. By Lauren Victoria BurkeNNPA Newswire Contributor Muhammad Aziz and Khalil Islam were wrongfully convicted in 1965 of killing Malcolm X and spent over 20 years

Caban, O’Keefe bring youth and experience to county commission

November 18, 2022

Christian CabanDavid O’Keefe By St. Clair MurraineOutlook Staff Writer Most of this year the names Christian Caban and David O’Keefe have been talked about in a loud chatter concerning who out of a dozen candidates could take Districts 2 and 5 on the County Commission. The dust cleared on Election

Work begins to form task force to tackle gun violence

November 18, 2022

TPD Chief Lawrence Revell (left) and Rev. RB Holmes took questions from the audience.Photo by St. Clair Murraine Rudy Ferguson, pastor at New Birth Tabernacle of Praise, appealed for community engagement.Photo by St. Clair MurraineA cross section of Tallahassee residents showed up to Monday’s task force meeting.Photo by St. Clair

Communities Need Primary Care to Thrive

November 16, 2022

Elana SchraderAnthony Speights By Dr. Elana Schrader, SVP Health Care Services and President, GuideWell Health, and Dr. Anthony C. Speights Senior Associate Dean for Interdisciplinary Medical Sciences and Director for the Bridge to Clinical Medicine Master’s Program, Florida State College of Medicine The pandemic changed many things in medicine, like

NCAA’s decision will cost FSU’s Miller 16 basketball games

November 4, 2022

Baba Miller Chuck WalshSeminoles.com Florida State University received notification last Friday that its final appeal of the reinstatement of men’s basketball student-athlete Baba Miller has been denied by the NCAA Committee on Student-Athlete Reinstatement. As a result of the denial and based on the initial terms of his reinstatement, Miller

Florida State takes on Miami in quest for pivotal win

November 4, 2022

Running back Trey Benson looks for a hole in the Yellow Jackets’ defense for some of his 111 yards on 18 carries.Photo courtesy Seminoles.com Seminoles.com Florida State gets an opportunity to separate itself from last year’s five-win season the next time the Seminoles hit the football field. Getting that enviable