National News – Capital Outlook

Democrats Take the House, Win Sweeping Power in Congress

November 7, 2018

Gillum loses governor’s race in Florida, Abrams awaiting final ballots in Georgia By Frederick H. Lowe Democrats took over the U.S. House of Representatives in Tuesday’s midterm elections, which will boost the power and influence of representatives Maxine Waters, John Lewis, and Elijah Cummings. Under the new order, Waters, a

Inside a Trump rally: What are Black Trump supporters thinking?

November 7, 2018

We went. We saw. We asked. By Lee Eric Smith, Tri-State Defender Memphis By now, no one should be surprised that Kanye West is a fan of President Donald Trump. It’s been months since he first posted a selfie wearing a “Make America Great Again” cap, so the surprise should

Private Facility Offers Clues for Rethinking Stubborn Challenges in U.S. Incarceration

October 29, 2018

Part 2 of 2-part Series: By Hazel Trice Edney Trice Edney News Wire The NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund has described the U. S. government’s use of for-profit private prisons as “an embarrassing and degrading stain on our democracy”. The organization contends “the maintenance and treatment of those who

An inmate hopes this prison program will give him the tools for a new life: Part 1 of 2-part series

October 22, 2018

By Hazel Trice Edney Special to the Outlook Elvin Colton (Not his real name) is a 32-year-old ninth-grade dropout and recovering drug addict in prison for the fourth time. But later this year when he goes home to his children and family, he believes he will have spent his final

CBCF Conference: Health, ‘The Dream’ & impeachment

September 27, 2018

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia An estimated 10,000 people filled the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Northwest Washington, D.C., over five days to hear vital issues facing African Americans and other minorities at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Annual Legislative Conference. Organizers left no stone unturned

Camille Cosby appears at judicial conduct review board

September 27, 2018

By Stacy M. Brown Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Camille Cosby has filed an official complaint about her husband’s judge to the Judicial Conduct Review Board of Pennsylvania. One week before iconic comedian Bill Cosby faces sentencing in his assault case and just a week after defense attorneys filed a motion asking

Plan launched to rename Richmond’s Boulevard for tennis great Arthur Ashe Jr.

August 29, 2018

By Jeremy Lazarus The Trice Edney News Wire A new effort is underway to rename Richmond, Virginia’s Boulevard in honor of Richmond-born humanitarian and tennis great Arthur Ashe Jr. Richmond City Councilwoman Kim B. Gray said she plans to introduce legislation in September to change the street’s name to

South Carolina Rep. Jim Clyburn says that Democrats that want to win in November must advertise in the Black Press

August 29, 2018

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Contributor While there’s at least a perceived growing number of Democrats who say they want to replace California Rep. Nancy Pelosi as the Democratic leader in the House of Representatives, South Carolina Rep. Jim Clyburn has emerged as a favorite among his peers to

Congressman Ron Dellums –warrior and statesman -dies at 82

August 15, 2018

By Hazel Trice Edney Trice Edney News Wire Former Democratic Congressman and Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums is being remembered this week as a warrior for justice, a statesman, and an advocate for the poor. “The contributions that Congressman Dellums made to our East Bay community, the nation, and

Ethiopian leader sparks euphoria during a whirlwind U. S. trip

August 15, 2018

Special to the Outlook Trice Edney News Wire It’s been called “Abiy-mania” – an impulse to reach out and hug the young new Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Abiy Ahmed, who brought an end to his country’s two-decade-long war with Eritrea and other sweeping changes in the Horn of Africa.