January 2024 – Page 11 – Capital Outlook

Florida: Where the war on racism begins

January 16, 2024

Attorney Mutaqee AkbarAttorney Ben CrumpRev. RB HolmesRev. Al Sharpton By Dante MorrisonSpecial to the Outlook For the Rev. Al Sharpton, it was his third trip to Florida’s capitol city within eight months. This time he spoke from the pulpit of Bethel Missionary Baptist Church. The landmark church bears the civil

Religion

January 16, 2024

What is the power of living on ‘yet’ faith? Ronald Holmes, Ph.D. By Ronald W. Holmes, Ph.D.Special to the Outlook The word “yet” refers to something that will or may happen in the foreseeable future. In Wednesday Night Bible Study at First Timothy Baptist Church on November 8, the critical

Lawmakers delve into school regulations

January 16, 2024

Sen. Corey Simon says proposed changes are designed to make sure time and money aren’t wasted.Photo submitted By Ryan DaileyNews Service of Florida Florida lawmakers are looking at ways to take some regulations off the books for public schools. The Senate Education Pre-K-12 Committee and the House Education Quality Subcommittee

Sociology class change spurs debate

January 16, 2024

Education Commissioner Manny Diaz Jr. suggested that a history course would replace Principles of Sociology from the social sciences category.Photo submitted By Ryan DaileyNews Service of Florida State higher-education officials moved toward making changes to “general education core courses” at state universities, including a change involving a sociology course that

Coach Tommy Tuberville

January 16, 2024

David W. Marshall He prefers to be called “coach” despite being the senior U.S. Senator for Alabama. Even on his official Senate website, he is called “Coach Tommy Tuberville.” Tommy Tuberville spent most of his professional career as a college football coach with stints at the University of Mississippi, Auburn

Biden beware, young folks don’t care

January 16, 2024

Julianne Malveaux There is no question how I will vote in a contest between President Joe Biden and the toxic prior President. Biden wins every time. But I’m just me, I’m not the pollsters, the young’uns, the rural votes, and the disaffected. Listing Biden’s accomplishments and comparing them to those

Our need to be tough and resilient

January 16, 2024

A. Peter Bailey Back in 2008, I wrote a column that included the following guidance from journalist-historian-author-master teacher Lerone Bennett, Jr.: “Given the way we are forced to live in this society, the miracle is not that so many families are broken, but that so many are still together. That

FSU empowers, honor first-generation students and others with two new avenues of support

January 16, 2024

DeOnte Brown Special to the Outlook Florida State University has announced new investments to help provide additional support for first-generation students and others who have historically encountered extra financial barriers to education, such as Federal Pell Grant recipients. The two initiatives rolled out this fall: An expansion of the invitation-only

Chin and Price are newest deans at FAMU

January 16, 2024

Andrew ChinSarah Price Special to the Outlook Florida A&M University has announced the appointment of experienced deans to lead two of the university’s colleges and schools. Sarah Price, Ph.D., will serve as dean of the College of Education, and Andrew Chin will serve as dean of the School of Architecture

New polling shows RFK Jr. leading Biden and Trump among younger voters in key swing states

January 16, 2024

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire SeniorNational Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia Amid growing sentiment about a potential rematch between President Joe Biden and Donald Trump, a recent poll has unveiled a formidable third candidate in Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Kennedy has gained significant traction among voters under 45 in crucial