March 2015 – Page 5 – Capital Outlook

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

March 10, 2015

By Bro. Byron Menchion Deacon-In Training/Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Introduction As I studied and meditated on this topic, I got a much better appreciation for the Incarnation. Previously, I boxed it into the Christmas Story context. While it is a miracle in and of itself, admittedly, for years I

How can school districts provide equitable learning environments for all students?

March 10, 2015

By Ronald W. Holmes, Ph.D. Vice President/ Education Editor More than 400,000 teaching vacancies for both public and private schools will need to be filled by the year 2018. Considering the alarming number of uncertified or unlicensed teachers nationwide, the critical question to be asked is: How can

Bethel Missionary Baptist Holds Africare Ministry Heritage Day: “A Century of Black Life, History and Culture”

March 10, 2015

By Linda T. Fortenberry, Ph.D. Special to the Outlook The Africare Ministry of Bethel Missionary Baptist Church commemorated Heritage Day on Feb. 22. This year’s Annual Heritage Day program’s theme embraced the 2015 national theme for Black History Month: “A Century of Black Life, History and Culture.” The

Myth That There are More Black Men in Prison Than College is Debunked

March 10, 2015

Special to the Ourlook from Trice Edney News Wire In a 2013 column for The Root, Howard University professor and Congressional Black Caucus Foundational analyst Ivory A. Toldson said that the myth about there being more Black men in prison than in college is “the

Daymond Named Interim Administrator of Miracle Hill

March 10, 2015

By James Celeste Outlook Writer Tommy Daymond started with Miracle Hill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center more than two decades ago as an intern. Today, due to a decision made by the facility’s board of directors, Daymond serves as the interim administrator of the center that has

Lawmakers to Consider Expunging Juvenile Records

March 10, 2015

By Margie Menzel The News Service of Florida As Florida’s legislative session got underway this week, some lawmakers are calling for measures to help teens move on after paying their dues in the juvenile-justice system. Sen. Aaron Bean, R-Fernandina Beach, joined children’s advocates on Thursday in Jacksonville, saying he would

First Lady Michelle Obama Honor Women in Civil Rights

March 10, 2015

By David Hudson Special to the Outlook from Trice Edney News Wire /the White House In 1957, Carlotta Walls, a 14-year-old African-American girl living in Little Rock, Arkansas, elected to attend Little Rock Central High School. One of the nine students who desegregated the school, Carlotta was subjected

AP: Trayvon Martin’s Mother Says Killer Got Away with Murder

March 10, 2015

By Jennifer Kay Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — The mother of Trayvon Martin says she’s disappointed that federal prosecutors decided not to charge a neighborhood watch volunteer with a hate crime for killing her son three years ago. Speaking with The Associated Press on Wednesday before the third anniversary

DuBois and Trotter: My Civil Rights Heroes

March 5, 2015

By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist In the interest of full disclosure, I have been a W.E.B. DuBois fanatic since my teenage years in Tuscaloosa, Ala. I have a healthy collection of books by and about DuBois, including David Levering Lewis’ two-volume biography of DuBois (W.E.B. Du Bois: The

Don’t Forget Malcolm X in 50th Anniversary Celebrations

March 5, 2015

By Ron Daniels NNPA Columnist The 50th Anniversary of Bloody Sunday, the Selma to Montgomery March, and the passage of the historic Voting Rights Act of 1965 and Dr. Martin Luther King’s role in these events is correctly capturing the imagination of Black America. However, there is another