National News – Capital Outlook

Judge O’Neill’s impartiality questioned in Bill Cosby hearing

April 11, 2018

NNPA NEWSWIRE SPECIAL REPORTING: The Bill Cosby Trial By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Contributor NORRISTOWN—Two days of hearings in the Bill Cosby retrial got off to a rough start, as the judge chastised defense attorneys for the way they’ve filed paperwork with the court. Judge Steven O’Neill, who

Linda Brown, plaintiff in Landmark School desegregation case, has died

April 11, 2018

By Frederick H. Lowe Trice Edney Newswire Linda Brown, the named plaintiff in the 1954 landmark civil rights case “Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka” in which the U.S. Supreme Court ordered the nation’s public schools to desegregate, has died. Ms. Brown died Sunday, March 25, in Topeka,

Stephon Clark remembered by loved ones as activists call for justice

April 11, 2018

By Genoa Barrow Trice Edney News Wire SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Having come together to mourn Stephon Clark, the 22-year-old Black father killed by Sacramento police officers on March 18, many funeral goers voiced the common refrain, “that could have been my son.” Veteran activist Rev. Al Sharpton echoed the sentiment

Clark autopsy reveals he was shot in the back six times

April 11, 2018

Sacramento Observer Staff Report SACRAMENTO, Calif.– The eight bullets that struck unarmed Stephon Clark hit him in the back or side, and none came from the front, clearly refuting the contention by police that Clark was moving toward them when they gunned him down. Those are the findings of an

Historic Madam C.J. Walker building to get $15.3M restoration

April 3, 2018

By Erick Johnson Chicago Crusader/NNPA Member It was once the headquarters of one of America’s first Black women millionaires. Today, the Madam Walker Theatre Center, a cherished relic from a bygone era of Indianapolis Black culture, is getting a major makeover. The 90-year-old downtown landmark that housed her empire is

Black cop involved in deadly shooting of unarmed Stephon Clark

April 3, 2018

But it’s not that unusual; Black cops are more likely to shoot to death other Blacks By Frederick H. Lowe Trice Edney News Wire A Black Sacramento, Calif., police officer and his partner shot to death a 22-year-old unarmed African-American man whose killing has sparked protests, more unanswered questions about

The Black community and American energy policy

March 27, 2018

By Freddie Allen Editor-In-Chief, NNPA Newswire —Due to shifting demographics in the U.S., it’s increasingly important for Blacks to take the lead in shaping America’s energy policies. —The American Association of Blacks in Energy is a Black think tank focused on energy policies, emerging technologies, and environmental issues. —President

U. S. Secretary of State Tillerson fired, cutting short long-awaited Africa visit

March 27, 2018

Sepcial to the Outlook from Trice Edney News Wire An extended visit to Africa this month by the U.S. Secretary of State to mend fences after the President’s crude description of African and Caribbean countries was cut short this week by the dismissal of the embattled Secretary Rex

New EPI study shows no Black progress in 50 years

March 20, 2018

By Lauren Victoria Burke NNPA Newswire Contributor Late last year, “The Washington Post” wrote that African Americans were the only group that showed no economic improvement since 2000. They based their conclusions on Census data. This year, there was even more sobering news in a report by the Economic

Black administrators in child welfare: We can no longer ignore that our Black children are dying, too

March 20, 2018

By Sharon L. McDaniel and Leonard Burton Trice Edney News Wire It’s happened again—another mass school shooting in America. The images of horror-struck teens at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. continue to grip our thoughts, weeks after the Valentine’s Day murders. And the toll: 17 killed,