National News – Capital Outlook

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.

Eleven ways for children of color to leave the screens for green

August 15, 2018

FREE guide helps expose city kids to nature Special to the Outlook Trice Edney News Wire CHEVY CHASE, Md. – Because Americans are spending an alarming amount of time in front of screens, the Audubon Naturalist Society offers families a little digital instruction book on how to help children get

Deadline nears for public comment on 2020 Census controversies

August 15, 2018

By Khalil Abdullah Trice Edney News Wire Before the public comment period on the 2020 Census closes at 11:59 pm on Aug. 7, civil rights organizations continue to amplify the clarion call to Americans to denounce the inclusion of a “citizenship question” on the final census form – a

Cops involved in Eric Garner’s death to face internal police department charges

August 7, 2018

By Frederick H. Lowe Trice Edney News Wire Daniel Pantaleo, a New York City cop, who choked to death Eric Garner on camera for selling untaxable-loose cigarettes as Kizzy Adonis, his supervisor, a Black woman New York City police sergeant, who stood and watched and did nothing to intervene,

Nine members of one family drown in boating accident

August 7, 2018

Boat captain told them they didn’t need to wear life jackets By Frederick H. Lowe Trice Edney News Wire Nine members of a Black family drowned when their tour boat sank on Table Rock Lake on July 19 in Branson, Missouri, in 70 miles per hour winds and high waves.

All eyes on U.S. Supreme Court: Fiery nomination battle expected

July 24, 2018

By Barringtonn M. Salmon Trice Edney News Wire President Donald Trump has announced his choice for the next U. S. Supreme Court justice. He is U. S. Circuit Judge Brett Kavanaugh of Washington, D.C., a nominee who has already drawn fire from Democratic leader Chuck Schumer and the NAACP. “Brett

Unemployment rate increased for Black men

July 24, 2018

By Frederick H. Lowe Trice Edney News Wire The nation’s unemployment rate rose slightly in June so did the jobless rate for Black men 20 years old and older, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has reported. Nonfarm businesses added 213,000 jobs but the unemployment rate last month was 4