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How strong is our economy?

June 20, 2019

By Julianne Malveaux Trice Edney News Wire The April unemployment rate, at 3.6 percent, is at its lowest rate since December 1969. Payroll employment increased by more than 250,000, outperforming expectations and reversing the disappointing job creation numbers of last month. First quarter growth was reported at 3.2 percent, a

GOP, not Russia, is greater threat to free elections

June 20, 2019

By Jesse Jackson Trice Edney News Wire We all have heard about WikiLeaks and Russian interference in the 2016 election. The report of Special Counsel Robert Mueller has once more put that on the front pages. Too often lost in the furor, however, is the far more damaging TrikiLeaks

The Republicans keep making those moves

June 20, 2019

ANALYSIS By Juan Peñalosa Special to the Outlook The end of this year’s legislative session is one of the most shameful in our history. From Jim Crow-era voting laws, to placing children of color in harm’s way — undermining the rights of people of color was a

Rules favor them – not us!

May 7, 2019

By E. Faye Williams, esq. Trice Edney News Wire The much anticipated and long-awaited Mueller Report has been handled in an unbelievable way. We first received four pages of a 22-month study that told us nothing truthfully. Attorney General William Barr led us to believe everybody had been “picking on

The sound of silence: Judges stay mum on politics

May 7, 2019

By Layne Smith Special to the Outlook Q. Judge Smith, why don’t judges comment on political issues and how do judges manage heavy caseloads? Thank you, Alvin. A. Alvin, you’ve asked two excellent questions. Our state constitution deliberately divides the powers of government among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches.

Hate crime surge continues with racially motivated burning of Black churches

May 7, 2019

By Marc H. Morial Trice Edney News Wire “A lot of people want to make it a hate thing. Well, we don’t represent hate. We represent love. Togetherness. Peace. Long suffering. Hope. That’s what we’re here today to say, not just to our community, but to our country. Be

Republic or democracy? Future lawyer wants to know what’s best

February 12, 2019

ASK JUDGE SMITH By Layne Smith Special to the Outlook Q: Judge Smith, I’m in middle school and want to be a lawyer when I grow up. Which do you think is better, a republic or a democracy? Sue A: Sue, you have the perfect name for a lawyer! All kidding

Shame and shade in Birmingham: In praise of Angela Davis

February 1, 2019

By Julianne Malveaux Trice Edney News Wire If anyone deserves a civil rights award, Angela Davis certainly does. The activist and scholar has been on the front lines of the civil rights movement all of her life. She has been especially active in prison reform matters, but she has also

Governor DeSantis: A historic dynamic beginning

February 1, 2019

By Rev. R.B. Holmes Jr. President and Publisher Governor DeSantis must be applauded, commended and appreciated for the impressive actions that he took in his first few days as our 46th Governor. The Governor took unprecedented steps to make Florida a better state. He gave a moving and inspiring inaugural

Doubting Thomas and the Pledge of Allegiance

February 1, 2019

ASK JUDGE SMITH By Layne Smith Special to the Outlook Q: Judge Smith, after watching the U.S. Supreme Court confirmation hearings, I’m curious why each state, regardless of its population, has two U.S. Senators? In a democracy, does that not give smaller states an unfair advantage? Thank you, Thomas. A: Thomas,