February 2023 – Page 3 – Capital Outlook

Rattlers score wins in tune up for SWAC meet

February 16, 2023

Lauryn Hall ran a leg on the FAMU women’s 4×400 team.Photo by Kyrease Desseau Special to the Outlook The FAMU track and field team made good of its last competitive tune before the Southwestern Athletic Conference Championship, winning eight events. In all, the Rattlers had 23 total medalist performances at

TCC softball team is built on experience

February 16, 2023

Coach Patti Townsend TCC sports information The start of a new calendar year also signals the start of a new softball season. After practicing throughout the fall, the players have little time to get settled in their new classes before their first regular season games. Two weekends ago, the Eagles

Riley makes list of finalists for NFL Hall of Fame

February 16, 2023

Ken Riley was recently elected to the Cincinnati Bengals’ inaugural Ring of Honor in 2021.Photo submitted Special to the Outlook CANTON, Ohio –– FAMU and Cincinnati Bengals legend Ken Riley has been named a Pro Football Hall of Fame finalist after retiring 40 years ago. Riley epitomized Rattler greatness. He

Study finds six-figure earners also living paycheck-to-paycheck

February 16, 2023

Consumers have been hit hard by inflation and economic uncertainty in 2022, according to “The Paycheck-to-Paycheck Report: 2022 Year in Review.”Photo submitted By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire SeniorNational Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia In 2022, the economy proved as volatile as ever, with less disposable income and greater unpredictability. According to the Bureau of

What brings me hope

February 16, 2023

Bringing freedom to others starts with committing to solutions Pastor Judy Mandrell recently received a key to the city.Photo submitted I had a wonderful hope chat with Dr. Judy Mandrell, founder of Dream Builders Greatness Center, on my latest “Think Hope Podcast” and at the end of the discussion about

Divisions set in concrete and pavement

February 16, 2023

Ben Jealous The racial divisions that have split our country for centuries don’t just live in people’s hearts and heads. Some of them exist in concrete and pavement running right through certain neighborhoods. They are structural racism in the most tangible sense. In Milwaukee last month, local activists told me

Black officers upholding our Black heritage

February 16, 2023

David W. Marshall “I would like to make it crystal clear, I do not regret what I did. I am not sorry. I have not shed a tear for the innocent people I killed.” Those were the harsh words from Dylann Roof written in a journal six weeks after killing

Against the grain II

February 16, 2023

James and Ferguson have endured to find their calling Vaughn Wilson Two of the most unlikely candidates in one era of their lives have found their rhythm. Overseer Gregory James and the Rev. Rudy Ferguson both had lives that were going down paths over three decades ago that in most

Local high school leaders participate in the Links Beautillion

February 16, 2023

Treyvious L. CopelandJermaine Edwards Brantley GibsonMiles Davis Johnson Special to the Outlook The Tallahassee Chapter of The Links, Incorporated has launched its 13th Annual Leadership Development, Mentoring, Character Education Program and Links Beautillion. The Links Beautillion features a multi-faceted curriculum-based program that will culminate on March 5 with a black-tie

FAMU recruiters attract hundreds of students at Black College Expo

February 16, 2023

FAMU recruiters at the Black College Expo included Athletic Director/VP Tiffani-Dawn Sykes (left), NAA President Curtis Johnson, actress and FAMU alum T’Keyah Crystal Keymah, SGA President Zachary C. Bell, President Larry Robinson and his wife Sharon.Photo submitted By Andrew J. SkerrittFAMU Office of Communications The Black College Expo in Los