February 2024 – Capital Outlook

Hurdler clocking impressive finishes for FAMU

February 9, 2024

High jumper Darien Lawrence had a jump of 6 feet, 7 inches that left him one spot from making the podium in fourth place.Photo courtesy FAMU athletics Special to the Outlook COLUMBIA, S.C. – If there is an athlete on the FAMU track and field team that it can be

FSU’s Korbmacher sets best time at Grand Prix

February 9, 2024

Andre Korbmacher was the only collegiate athlete who competed in the 60-meter hurdles at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix on Sunday.Photo courtesy FSU athletics Seminoles.com BOSTON – Florida State men’s track and field hurdler Andre Korbmacher finished seventh in the 60-meter hurdles at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix

Gainey’s return leading to Seminoles’ court success

February 9, 2024

Jaylan Gainey is back to enjoying basketball after a right knee injury kept him out of the game for more than a year.Photo courtesy FSU athletics By Chuck WalshSeminoles.com LOUISVILLE, Ky. – It all seems so natural for Florida State’s Jaylan Gainey. He’s back on the court with his teammates. He’s

TCC announces Cherry Hall Alexander African American History Calendar honorees

February 9, 2024

Each of the Cherry Hall Alexander African American History Calendar honorees is making a difference in their communities.Courtesy TCC Darius Baker, second left, is program director of Hallelujah 95.3.Photo submitted Special to the Outlook Fourteen individuals were recognized with a reception that honored them for being selected as the faces

Three Black soldiers killed during drone attack in Jordan

February 9, 2024

Soldiers killed in Jordan are William Jerome Rivers, left, Kennedy Ladon Sanders and Breonna Alexsondria Moffett.Photo submitted By Blackmanstreet.TodaySpecial to Trice Edney News Wire All three soldiers who killed during a drone attack in Jordan were from Georgia. The soldiers are Sgt. William Jerome Rivers of Carrollton, Ga., Spc. Kennedy

Journalism scholars receive prestigious PGA TOUR/NNPA Scholarship

February 9, 2024

Victoria Gisel Montanet, second left, and Jasmine Hall, second right, were celebrated by NNPA members and representatives of the PGA.Photo submitted By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia In a celebration of resilience and determination, Victoria Gisel Montanet and Jasmine Hall, two outstanding journalism majors, were each awarded the

Harriot ignites thought-provoking conversations on Black America’s unfiltered history at EWU

February 9, 2024

Michael Harriot delivered an impactful speech recently at Edward Waters University.Photo by Cilicia Anderson Special to the OutlookEWU Office of Communications Michael Harriot’s message was brutally unfiltered. Speaking before a diverse audience in the Milne Auditorium at Edward Waters University, Harriot vehemently shared his perspective on the history of Black

Plaintiffs seek to speed up redistricting case

February 9, 2024

Al Lawson NSF Staff Report Civil rights groups and other plaintiffs asked the Florida Supreme Court to speed up a congressional redistricting case to try to resolve it in time for the 2024 elections. The Supreme Court said last week it will take up the case but set a schedule

Miscarriage is not a crime, medically necessary abortion should not be either

February 9, 2024

Julianne Malveaux Brittany Watts wasn’t seeking an abortion. At 21 weeks, she sought medical care at nearby Mercy Health-St. Joseph’s Hospital in Warren, Ohio. A doctor told Watts that her water had broken prematurely, that her fetus was dead, and that she had to have labor induced. Then, doctors entered

Social justice is the fight for human dignity

February 9, 2024

David W. Marshall It didn’t take long for Pope Francis to get under Donald Trump’s skin. During his flight back to Rome after a visit to Mexico, the pope said during an interview: “A person who thinks only about building walls, wherever they may be, and not bridges, is not