Sorority installs new officers

Sorority installs new officers

April 23, 2024

Chi Upsilon Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority recently installed new officers. They included Dionne Minor, seated left, secretary; Christa Harris, sergeant-at-arms; Tanise Jackson, vice-president; Marcelete Thompson-Young, hostess; Marilyn Henderson Hudson, president.Photo submitted As part of its 19th year of service to the community, the Chi Upsilon Omega Chapter

Home health care services bill moving in Legislature

Home health care services bill moving in Legislature

April 23, 2024

Rep. Gallop Franklin Special to the Outlook A bill that would increase the number of health care professionals prescribing home health care in Florida is making its way through the Legislature. The bill CS/CS/HB 935 unanimously passed the House Health and Human Services Committee last Thursday. The bill would pave

From slavery to present, our history is worth cherishing

From slavery to present, our history is worth cherishing

April 23, 2024

Berthony Napoleon By Berthony NapoleonFounder/CEOFive and Two Solutions Group, Inc. I accepted the task as a privilege and honor.  This came about after a briefing, that encompassed pre-slavery to present day, provided to the Task Force on the “Five and Two Solutions’ New World African (NWA) Studies, A Primer to

Free jobs courses are popular choice at TCC

Free jobs courses are popular choice at TCC

April 23, 2024

John Parker, a program manager, explains some of what TCC offers students in electrical classes.Photo by St. Clair Murraine NinaFe Giron-Awong is Director of Special Projects and Innovations at TCC.Photo by St. Clair Murraine By St. Clair MurraineOutlook Staff Writer Getting the word out about free construction training wasn’t that

A fight to vote

A fight to vote

April 23, 2024

Crowd shows up to support unrestrictive voting right act Jasmine Burney Clark, left, founder of Equal Ground Action Fund, chats with a parent and child at a voting rights rally.Photo by St. Clair Murraine Rep. Lavon Bracy-Davis offered encouragement to a large crowd at the Capitol.Photo by St. Clair Murraine

TCC announces Cherry Hall Alexander African American History Calendar honorees

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

Leon County property appraiser extends office hours as deadline approaches

Leon County property appraiser extends office hours as deadline approaches

February 9, 2024

Akin Akinyemi Special to the Outlook As the annual March 1 property tax exemption filing deadline approaches, Leon County Property Appraiser Akin Akinyemi has announced extended office hours and community filing opportunities during the month of February. Leon County property owners who occupy their home as their permanent residence as

City’s newly refurbished Riley House Museum reopens with “African Americans in Tallahassee: The Antebellum period”

City’s newly refurbished Riley House Museum reopens with “African Americans in Tallahassee: The Antebellum period”

February 9, 2024

Exhibition premieres in conjunction with Tallahassee’sbicentennial celebration Clothing made by Blacks is among the artifacts on display at the Riley House.Photo submitted The current exhibit at Riley House is the first of a four-part series that chronicles the history of Blacks in the Capital City from the Antebellum Period to

IB designation changing image of Hartsfield

IB designation changing image of Hartsfield

February 9, 2024

Fayon JonesRhonda Blackwell-Flanagan Leon County School Superintendant Rocky Hanna, center, was in attendance with Joe Williams, Ph.D., and school board member Rosanne Wood. By St. Clair MurraineOutlook Staff Writer Just a few minutes past the start time for an “IB announcement fiesta,” Chelsea Barnes stepped to the microphone and delivered

‘Freedom Schools’ key to primary goal of teaching African American history

‘Freedom Schools’ key to primary goal of teaching African American history

February 9, 2024

Rev. Dr. Robert M. Spooney EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the third in a series about the work of the Remembering Our Past…Redefining Our Present…Reaffirming Our Future: “The Teaching Our Own History” Task Force. By Rev. Dr. Robert M. SpooneySpecial to the Outlook The decision in 2023 by the Florida Department