TCC sends seven to next level of college basketball

August 16, 2016

    By St. Clair Murraine Outlook writer Don’t think for a moment that coach Mark White is still lamenting over his Tallahassee Community College men’s basketball team falling short in the state JUCO championship tournament. Of course, that would have been the icing on the cake for him in

After the horrow, we must build one America

After the horrow, we must build one America

July 26, 2016

  By Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. George Curry Media “It is more dangerous to be Black in America. You’re substantially more likely to be in a situation where police don’t respect you.” The speaker was not Barack Obama; it was former Republican House Speaker Newt Gingrich. Even a conservative firebrand

Republican convention: Heavy police presence apparently pays off in Cleveland

Republican convention: Heavy police presence apparently pays off in Cleveland

July 21, 2016

  By Briahnna Brown Trice Edney News Wire    CLEVELAND- Nearly everywhere you look in downtown Cleveland during the Republican National Convention, there are cops – tall cops, short cops, fat cops, buff cops, young cops and old cops.   There are beat cops, cops on horses, cops in riot

Rickards’ Loriston emerges as top receivers coach

July 19, 2016

  By Robyn Murrell Outlook Writer Playing college football was a childhood dream for Petrus Loriston, but he didn’t get there without attempting one of the toughest decisions a die-hard Miami Hurricane fan could make.   His first opportunity was a chance to play at Florida State. But before he

Scott’s net worth drops

Scott’s net worth drops

July 12, 2016

  By Jim Turner The News Service of Florida Gov. Rick Scott’s net worth dropped nearly 19 percent — mainly due to a reduction in the value of his investments in a blind trust — during the first year of his second term, according to reports filed this week.  

Why Warren should be Hillary’s VP

July 5, 2016

    By Jesse Jackson Trice Edney News Wire Hillary Clinton, the presumptive Democratic Party nominee for president, is now sorting out her pick for her running mate and potential vice president. She’s launched the “search,” the traditional and often irritating public surfacing of various possibilities, paying respect to different

New women’s football team sets up reunion between former teammates

June 28, 2016

By Robyn Murrell Outlook Writer Chelsya Leroy and Tori Georg are reviving a sisterhood – oddly in a sport that not too many women play.   Leroy, a 36 year-old, mother, plays linebacker. Georg is a 30-year-old student with plenty of experience at playing the defensive line. They hadn’t played

Zika was in Haiti before exploding in Brazil

Zika was in Haiti before exploding in Brazil

June 16, 2016

By Evan Barton “There is a possibility that this virus had been moving around the Caribbean before it hit the right combination of conditions in Brazil and took off,” says Glenn Morris. PHOTO: Alex Proimos/Flickr Special to the Trice Edney News Wire from NorthStarNewsToday.com (TriceEdneyWire.com) – The Zika virus was

Study: Blacks receive less medication for pain

Study: Blacks receive less medication for pain

June 16, 2016

By Frederick H. Lowe Special to the Outlook from Trice Edney News Wire    My mother, Ruth Belle Lowe, would soon die from cancer. I stayed in her hospital room in Tacoma, Washington, my family’s hometown.   She screamed in pain throughout the night. An orderly came and fluffed her pillows

Two reasons dementia risk is higher for African-Americans

June 16, 2016

By Andy Henion Special to the Outlook from Trice Edney News Wire African-Americans face a much higher risk-2.52 times greater-than Caucasian Americans of developing cognitive impairment, including dementia, later in life. A new study uncovers several reasons why.   Much of that racial disparity can be explained by childhood disadvantages,