March 2015 – Page 2 – Capital Outlook

Parents: Children will have it Harder than they Did

March 31, 2015

By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent A majority of American parents believe their children will face a harsher coming-of-age than they did, according to a new survey – and no one feels this more acutely than Black parents. In a recent NBC News State of Parenting Poll, 63 percent of parents

FAMU Wind Symphony Invited to Carnegie Hall

March 31, 2015

Specal to the Outlook Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University’s (FAMU) Wind Symphony is scheduled to make a ground-breaking performance at the legendary Carnegie Hall on March 29. The Wind Symphony is invited to perform a 30-minute set at 8:30 p.m. at the Stern Auditorium – Perelman Stage. The group, believed

Two Officers Shot in ‘Ambush’ Outside Ferguson PD

March 24, 2015

By Jim Salter Associated Press FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Two officers were shot in front of the Ferguson Police Department early Thursday while demonstrators were gathered across the street — an attack the county police chief described as “an ambush” that could easily have killed both men. The shots were

SAE Trustees: ‘Horrible Cancer’ Entered University of Oklahoma Chapter

March 24, 2015

Special to the Outlook NORMAN, Okla. (CBS News) – Leaders and alumni of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity at the University of Oklahoma acknowledged on Wednesday the racist chant at the center of a firestorm was not new to the chapter. In a statement released Wednesday evening, the OU

Leon County Schools Celebrate Youth Art Month

March 24, 2015

By Vasty Paul Outlook Writer Leon County Schools held its elementary art exhibit last week at the LeRoy Collins Leon County Public Library in recognition of March being Youth Art Month. The library was filled with colorful banners of schools’ names heralding students’ artwork. The schools on display

Bethel Baptist Hosts Minority Business Emphasis Weekend

March 24, 2015

By Linda T. Fortenberry, Ph.D. Special to the Outlook Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, Rev. R.B. Holmes, pastor, hosted a Minority Business Symposium and Worship Service March 14-15, at the church in downtown Tallahassee. The theme for the weekend event was “A Call and Commitment for Community and Church

Selma’s Lesson — The Struggle Continues

March 24, 2015

By Jesse Jackson Trice Edney News Wire President Barack Obama marked the 50th anniversary of Selma by celebrating the ordinary heroes who sacrificed so much to make America better. Noting that nearly 100 members of Congress were in the audience, he urged them to return to Washington to strengthen

March 24, 2015

By Julianne Malveaux Trice Edney News Wire Congressman Jeff Denham (R-CA) couldn’t bring his French bulldog, Lily, on an Amtrak train. So when Amtrak funding came up for a vote, he inserted a provision that required one car on an Amtrak train to be designated a “pet car”. Pet owners

And the First Shall Be Last

March 24, 2015

By Dr. E. Faye Williams Trice Edney News Wire So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen. (Matthew 20:16 – KJV) As a student of The Bible, I’ve engaged in and observed numerous discussions related to the meaning of this biblical

Funeral Services for Another Unarmed Black Teen Killed by Police

March 24, 2015

More than 1,000 people attended the funeral on Saturday of Tony Terrell Robinson Jr. By Frederick H. Lowe Special to the Outlook from Trice Edney News Tony Terrell Robinson Jr., 19, was shot in the head, torso and right upper arm by Madison, Wis. police officer, Matt Kenny, who had