Gaps in teacher effectiveness hurt young, minority students

June 16, 2016

By Freddie Allen NNPA News Wire Senior Correspondent   Minority and low-income students are less likely to have consistent access to effective teachers between preschool and the third grade than students from high-income households, according to a new report by the Center for American Progress (CAP), a Washington, D.C-based think

“Roots” remake targets younger audience

June 16, 2016

By Freddie Allen  Special to the Outlook from NNPA News Wire  Tony Award winner Anika Noni Rose admitted that she questioned why Mark Wolper, the son of the producer of the groundbreaking 1977 miniseries “Roots,” would ever consider returning to that story.   The original miniseries, based on Alex Haley’

Huge archives of famed African photographers recall groundbreaking work

June 16, 2016

Special to the Outlook from Trice Edney News Wire  The vast archives of two remarkable photographers from West Africa who passed this year will ensure that authentic images of African life will be their legacy to future generations. The images radically depart from the clichés of colonialism. Malick Sidibé, whose

Tallahassee fight could determine whether Toney tries for another world title

Tallahassee fight could determine whether Toney tries for another world title

June 8, 2016

  By St. Clair Murraine Outlook writer   James Toney is laying the foundation for a full-fledge career as a boxing promoter, but in the meantime he wants to become the oldest man to win the heavyweight world championship. How far he goes in his quest at age 47 will

Republicans file suit to rescind rights restoration to 206,000 Virginians

June 7, 2016

      By Jeremy Lazarus Trice Edney News Wire Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe is facing a court fight over his April 22 order restoring voting rights to 206,000 felons who have completed their sentences, including about 40,000 people convicted of violent offenses.   In a case filed Monday, Republican

Study: Blacks receive less medication for pain

Study: Blacks receive less medication for pain

June 7, 2016

[subtitle] Physicians believe Blacks have thicker skin and can endure more pain [/subtitle]   By Frederick H. Lowe Trice Edney News Wire My mother, Ruth Belle Lowe, would soon die from cancer. I stayed in her hospital room in Tacoma, WA, my family’s hometown.   She screamed in pain throughout

Seminoles secure fourth straight trip to softball Super Regional

May 31, 2016

  Courtesy Seminoles.com Battling through all seven innings for the third consecutive day, the Seminoles scored two runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to earn a 2-1 come-from-behind victory over South Carolina (38-23) to punch their ticket to the 2016 NCAA Super Regionals.   No. 7-ranked Florida State

All-star game gives players last chance to shine on court

All-star game gives players last chance to shine on court

May 25, 2016

  By St. Clair Murraine Richards High School point guard Maurice Howard could have easily sat in the stands, resting on the laurels of being one of four Raiders to score more than 1,000 career point.   But he simply couldn’t pass up the opportunity to play one more game

Former boxer Burns turns matchmaker for local fight card

May 17, 2016

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer Shiney Burns hasn’t faced a conundrum like has during the past few weeks. Not as a fighter or a trainer.   Burns has embarked on a career as a matchmaker. He’ll see how good he is at matching two fighters, especially when it

New leadership for Chi Upsilon Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated

January 26, 2016

  By Dianne Williams-Cox Special to the Outlook The Chi Upsilon Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, installed new officers for years 2016-17. Leading this group of community servants is President Marilyn Henderson Hudson, a Tallahassee native and a graduate of Florida A&M University. Initiated into the Beta