August 2023 – Page 9 – Capital Outlook

Secure your gun

August 4, 2023

Urban League launches campaign to stop rise in stolen guns Curtis Taylor (center), president of Tallahassee Urban League, announced an initiative to stop stolen guns from vehicles.Photo by St. Clair Murraine By St. Clair MurraineOutlook Staff Writer Elected officials and law enforcement officers joined the Tallahassee Urban League to deliver

Thomas Jefferson and Clarence Thomas, a paradox of liberty

August 3, 2023

David W. Marshall The National Museum of African American History and Culture opened its permanent home in 2016 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Among the museum’s many exhibitions is one that explored slavery and enslaved people in America through the lens of Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello plantation. The exhibit,

Supreme justices are making decisions that take a lot from Blacks

August 3, 2023

Boise Kimber After witnessing atrocities such as George Floyd, a Black man, slowly killed by police in front of dozens of people and cameras; a person traveling to a Black neighborhood in Buffalo to livestream a massacre of Blacks at a grocery store; and witnessing a Black woman Breonna Taylor

Against the grain II

August 3, 2023

FAMU showed excellence for mankind in its COVID-19 response Vaughn Wilson FAMU’s official closure of its COVID-19 testing and vaccinations site just ahead of the end of the Federal Public Health Emergency in May marked the end of a three-year stretch of dedicated performance. By April of 2020, tens

FSU Museum of Fine Arts presents acclaimed exhibit ‘Women at War’

August 2, 2023

An exhibit of “Women at War” is now on display at Florida State University Museum of Fine Arts.Photo by Ivan Peñafiel. Special to the Outlook Florida State University’s Museum of Fine Arts debuts an acclaimed exhibition that provides a paramount glimpse into the experience of Ukrainian women during wartime. The

Publix job workshop attracts huge turnout of young people

August 2, 2023

Participants in a Publix job workshop Monday included high school students and recent graduates.Photo by St. Clair Murraine Debbie Savage facilitated a Publix job workshop on Monday.Photo by St. Clair Murraine By St. Clair MurraineOutlook Staff Writer Jayden Gavin, a rising junior at Godby High School, came early to seek

Young boys find a path to brotherhood at Respect Yourself Camp

August 2, 2023

Boys in the Respect Yourself Summer Camp respond to a question from co-director Sharard Saddler.Photo by St. Clair Murraine Boys in the Respect Yourself Summer Camp participate in a Q&A session on Black history.Photo by St. Clair Murraine Dianne Woods is an instructor who works with first and second grade

‘We need food …’

August 2, 2023

Griffin Heights residents make their case for a grocery store Cam Whitlock of the architectural firm ALW, explained details about a grocery store plan for Griffin Heights.Photo by St. Clair Murraine Rodney Landers, chairman of the Community Action Team in Griffin Heights, put his ideas on a comment card.Photo by

FSU’s Miller helps Spain win world title

August 2, 2023

Baba Miller said winning the FIBA Under-19 World Championship an “unbelievable feeling.”Photo special to the Outlook Special to the Outlook DEBRECEN, Hungary – Baba Miller, a player on the Florida State men’s basketball team, scored 11 points and pulled down five rebounds as a starter to lead Spain to a

Pillow resigns head coaching post at FAMU

August 2, 2023

Shalon Pillow (left) guided Dylan Horton to become one of the top scorers in the SWAC.Photo courtesy FAMU athletics Special to the Outlook Shalon Pillow has resigned as head coach of the women’s basketball program at FAMU, the university announced. Pillow’s last day is Aug. 1, ending her tenure at FAMU