May 2023 – Capital Outlook

Bus tour gives conference participants up close look at Black history

May 31, 2023

By St. Clair MurraineOutlook Staff Writer Every one of the stops along the way holds some significance to Black history in Tallahassee that was explained during the Heritage Connecting the Dots Tour. Some of the back stories that were told last Friday morning touched on Black people’s contribution to the

TCC alum Davis among FAMU’s All-SWAC selections

May 31, 2023

Former TCC standout Jania Davis had an impressive season with the FAMU softball team.Photo courtesy FAMU athletics Special to the Outlook TCC alum Jania Davis received first-team All-SWAC honors after a stellar regular season for the FAMU Rattlers. Davis hit .328 and stole 14 bases as a center fielder for

Clemson edges Seminoles to win ACC men’s track title

May 31, 2023

Alexandra WebsterAmir Willis Seminoles.com RALEIGH, N.C. — The ACC Outdoor Track & Field Championships came down to the final race to determine both the men’s and women’s champions. Clemson won the men’s championship with 92 points to FSU’s 91. Duke won the ACC on the women’s side with 145.5 points.

Golf professionals mentor student-athletes at PGA WORKS Collegiate Championship

May 31, 2023

Jacob Uyesato shot a 217 to lead the top individual performers on FAMU’s team.Photo courtesy FAMU athletics By Jesse DodsonSpecial to NNPA Newswire A special week has descended upon Birmingham, Ala., as over 200 collegiate golfers and 29 teams from Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic-serving institutions and other minority-serving institutions

What brings me hope

May 31, 2023

Understanding the goals of hope Marilyn Todman (left) and Rosalind Tompkins with HOPEE Award at Hope Immersion Retreat in Atlanta, Ga.Photo submitted By Rosalind TompkinsSpecial to the Outlook “How do you process hope when the outcome makes you feel hopeless?” That was a question posed by one of the participants

Community partnership provides dental care to students on school campus

May 31, 2023

Supporters of Sabal Palm Elementary School presented an appreciation award to Dr. Temple Robinson, CEO at Bond Community Health Center.Photo by Jessica Lumpkin A dental clinic was set up at Sabal Palm Elementary School as part of a partnership with Bond Community Health Center.Photo by Jessica Lumpkin Special to the

Cummings launches campaign for second term

May 31, 2023

Leon County Commissioner Carolyn Cummings has a constant presence in the community, as she did last year during a get out and vote event.Photo by St. Clair Murraine Special to the Outlook Carolyn D. Cummings, a local attorney and an at-large Leon County Commissioner, announced that she will seek re-election

Purging the voice and will of the people

May 31, 2023

David W. Marshall Whether you’re a Republican, Democrat, or Independent, President Joe Biden needs to be re-elected regardless of whether you like him. During the 2020 presidential election, many people voted for Biden simply because he was not Donald Trump. The upcoming election in 2024 looks to be a rematch

Haitian awareness is the spirit of rebellion

May 31, 2023

Julianne Malveaux My maternal grandfather was Haitian. I didn’t know him well – he died when I was about 6. I don’t remember whether he smoked a pipe or a cigar, but I remember the smell of smoke clinging to him on the few occasions I sat in his lap.

Republicans offer posturing, not policy

May 31, 2023

Jesse Jackson America pays its debts. It is a basic pledge. Millions of Americans who hold savings bonds or put their hard-earned money into federal treasury bonds need not worry. The bonds are good; the interest will be paid. The reason the dollar is the currency used by countries across