March 2015 – Page 3 – Capital Outlook

County’s Budget Game Provides “Eye-Opener” for Residents

March 24, 2015

By Kathryn N. Jones Outlook Writer With a new fiscal year on the horizon, Leon County hosted its 10th session of the Citizen Engagement series on budget, where a custom-made game was created to show residents just how the process works for the county. The Monopoly-like game was meant

Lawmakers Eye Reduction in Group Care for Foster Kids

March 24, 2015

By Margie Menzel The News Service of Florida As lawmakers continue efforts to shore up the front lines of Florida’s child-protection system, they are also eyeing the back end — that is, what happens to children who have been removed from

Knight Named Black History Excellence in Education Award Winner

March 24, 2015

By Navael Fontus Outlook Writer “Every teacher should get an award just for simply being a teacher.” Those were the humble words spoken by Francine Knight, the recipient of the 2015 Florida Black History Excellence in Education Award. Knight has been a teacher for 29 years in Wakulla

Blacks Now Finishing High School at Record Levels

March 24, 2015

By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – After 30 years of little to no progress, Black youth are completing high school at the highest rates in history. This is the finding in a new issue brief titled, “Young Black America Part One: High School Completion Rates are at their

African Children Spread Joy of God’s Love to Freedom Church

March 17, 2015

By James Celeste Outlook Writer Energy, enthusiasm and excitement were all felt around the room as Mwangaza African Children’s Choir endeavored to make the members of Tallahassee’s Freedom Church to feel the presence of God. The loud rumbles of drums, children singing and dancing were a taste

New Birth Dedicated to Improving Griffin Heights

March 17, 2015

By Christal Searcy Outlook Writer New Birth Tabernacle of Praise is a church that is not only promoting God but being Christ-like by being a platform for improvement in the Griffin Heights neighborhood. Capital Outlook and Live Communications has recognized New Birth Tabernacle of Praise as the

Second In A Series: The Divine Knowledge and Reverence for the Real Jesus: The Incarnation

March 17, 2015

By Brother Ray Mobley (Deacon In Training/Bethel Missionary Baptist Church) In John Chapter 1, it teaches us that: In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. This is important as we look at incarnation. Through him all things were

Mississippi Judge Delivers Epic Sentencing Speech to Three White Racist Killers

March 17, 2015

By Zenitha Prince Special to the Outlook from Trice Edney News Wire The stirring words of U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves, read during the Feb. 10 sentencing of three men involved in the hate crime murder of James Craig Anderson, a 48-year-old Black man, in a Mississippi

Report: Incarceration Shows Little to No Effect on Crime

March 17, 2015

By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – In the last two decades mass incarceration, a system that has a disproportionate negative impact on the Black community, has had little to no effect on crime, according to a new report. The United States accounts for about

Democrats Still Searching for Winning Formula

March 17, 2015

By Julianne Malveaux Trice Edney News Wire Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel just got spanked. Despite a campaign war chest of more than $15 million and the support of President Barack Obama, the former Congressman and White House chief of staff could not avoid a run-off in the non-partisan