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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
