April 2024 – Page 11 – Capital Outlook

Walton turns side hustle into a thriving business

April 23, 2024

About 115 businesses were set up inside The Moon for the Black Business Expo.Photo by St. Clair Murraine By St. Clair Murraine Outlook Staff Writer Reka Walton found herself with a bit of a conundrum after COVID-19 started to let up – go back to her job as an administrative

Accuracy matters

April 23, 2024

Task force members deliver ‘Teaching Our Own History’ curriculum to governor, DOE Dana Thompson Dorsey, Ph.D. delivers a copy of the “Teaching Our Own History” curriculum to Peggy Aune, Vice Chancellor of Strategic Improvement for the Department of Education.Photo by St. Clair Murraine Gov. Ron DeSantis’ deputy chief of staff

Latson selected to Naismith Player of the Year Midseason Team

April 23, 2024

Ta’Niya Latson is ranked fourth in the league with 22.2 points per game in ACC games.FSU athletics By Stephen StoneSeminoles.com Florida State women’s basketball sophomore guard Ta’Niya Latson is one of 30 players selected nationwide to the 2024 Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy Player of the Year Midseason Team, announced by the

Watkins finding success at free-throw line

April 23, 2024

Junior forward Jamir Watkins scored 15 point for FSU against Duke and set a block-shot record in the game.Photo by Wayne A Dunwoody By Chuck Walsh Seminoles.com A perfect 11 of 11 against Wake Forest. A near-perfect 11 of 12 against Virginia. A perfect six of six in the second

Rattlers beat defending champion for indoor track title

April 23, 2024

Members of the FAMU track and field team celebrate their SWAC title win.Photo courtesy FAMU athletics Garfield Ellenwood II By St. Clair MurraineOutlook Staff Writer FAMU’s track and field coach Garfield Ellenwood II had a hunch about how his team would do in the SWAC Indoor Track and Field Championship.

The Foundations of Black History Month

April 23, 2024

Julianne Malveaux Did you know that Black History Month was once Negro History Week? The first Negro History Week was established on Feb. 7, 1926, by Carter G. Woodson, the second African American to get a Ph.D. in history after WEB DuBois earned his in 1895. Woodson said that most

Those concerned about Biden’s age should be equally concerned about Trump’s

April 23, 2024

David W. Marshall Respect has to be earned. So far, many within the Democratic Party feel Vice President Kamala Harris has not earned that respect. More than a dozen Democratic leaders in key states were candid about their assessment of Harris. The vice president’s tenure has been underwhelming, they said,

Against the Grain II

April 23, 2024

Is it time to stop the tradition of championship parades Vaughn Wilson Winning a national or world championship is a source of ultimate pride. To have defeated the highest level of competition is a badge of honor coveted by star athletes. In many professional sports and some college sports, the

Judge rejects part of elections law challenge

April 23, 2024

Voting registration organizations has support from the NAACP in their challenge of a 2023 election law.Photo special to the Outlook By Jim SaundersNews Service of Florida A federal judge rejected part of a challenge to a 2023 Florida elections law that prevents people with certain felony convictions from “collecting or

What brings me hope

April 23, 2024

Spreading and receiving infinite hope Words spoken by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. have been inspiring.Shutterstock photo By Rosalind TompkinsSpecial to the Outlook “We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.” Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. I was thinking about that quote the other day and the part