National News – Capital Outlook

Prison overdoses not tracked amid contraband problems

October 22, 2019

By Ana Ceballos News Service of Florida Florida’s prison system, the third largest in the nation, has long faced issues with contraband drugs, yet the state agency that grapples with the problems does not track the number of inmates treated for overdoses. Department of Corrections officials say they deem the

Prosecutors’ emails show race and politics motivated case against Bill Cosby

October 22, 2019

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia This is the second of a two-part exclusive with Bill Cosby’s appellate lawyer, Jennifer Bonjean Disturbing emails that revealed the prosecution of Bill Cosby was a politically motivated, and unethical witch hunt could play a key role in Cosby’s attempt to clear

What matters 2020 – Issues that impact minority communities

October 22, 2019

By Jeffrey L. Boney NNPA Newswire Contributor Every vote counts and elections have consequences! The 2020 presidential elections will definitely have consequences and it will be important that every vote is counted and accounted for. Everyone and everything in this country is impacted by someone in a position of political

New appellate lawyer for Bill Cosby ready for battle

October 15, 2019

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondant @StacyBrownMedia This is the first of a two-part exclusive with Bill Cosby’s appellate lawyer, Jennifer Bonjean While Bill Cosby is being held inside a small, 9-feet-by-5-feet steel prison cell in Collegeville, Penn., where he awaits a decision from the state Superior Court on

Groundbreaking actress Diahann Carroll died at 84

October 15, 2019

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent @ StacyBrownMedia Diahann Carroll, the trailblazing actress and first Black woman to star in a non-servant role in a television series has died. She died last Friday at age 84. Carroll starred as nurse Julia Baker in “Julia,” the hit NBC show that

Exonerated Five member: Know your rights when questioned by police

October 8, 2019

By Ronald E. Carrington Trice Edney News Wire As the credits rolled, the audience of more than 200 people fell silent with astonishment and anger after viewing “The Central Park Five,” a documentary by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and David McMahon about the 1989 case in which four African-American teens

Debt collectors target Blacks, consumers of color, and people making less than $50K

October 8, 2019

By Ronald E. Carrington Trice Edney News Wire A new survey asked likely voters across the country what they thought of a proposed debt collection rule. The response was strong and broad opposition. Proposed earlier this year by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Kathleen Kraninger, the rule would authorize

The Trump Effect — Is this administration a present danger to the Black psyche?

October 8, 2019

By Gregg Reese NNPA Newswire Contributor “Today, more than 150 years after the end of the Civil War, America is again divided, by geography, party, ideology, economics and race.” —From “Is America Heading For Another Civil War?” By Austin Sarat on July 30, 2019. The debate over the merits of

Civil Rights icon Angela Davis inducted into National Women’s Hall of Fame

October 1, 2019

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire @StacyBrownMedia Civil rights icon Angela Davis has earned induction into the National Women’s Hall of Fame. The activist, educator, and former Black Panther earned the honors because of her dedicated work during the civil rights movement. Davis’ has continued fighting to secure equal rights

How millennials are expanding the gaming industry

October 1, 2019

By Destiny Royston NNPA News Wire / Special to The New Tri-State Defender The gaming industry is expanding, and millennials are the driving force. What used to be considered a waste of time and quarters is now a full-blown industry. There is a such a thing as a professional gamer