July 2015 – Capital Outlook

Former Political Allies Kilpatrick, Obama Could Reunite Inside Oklahoma Prison

July 30, 2015

By Gus Burns at Michigan Live Media Group In 2007, on his way to the White House, then-Sen. Barack Obama stood next to former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick during a campaign speech at the Detroit Economic Club. “We know that he is going to be doing

Is it Time to Fine Parents for Their Children Being a Bully?

July 30, 2015

By Ronald W. Holmes, Ph.D. Education Editor/Vice President Bullying is a serious problem in U.S. schools and abroad. It impacts children of all nationalities and leads to psychological and physical effects of the victims. With bullying causing nearly 160,000 students to be absent daily from school, the critical questions

Black High School Students’ Drop Out Rate Four Times Higher Than Whites

July 30, 2015

By Zenitha Prince Trice Edney News Wire Black students are four times as likely as their White peers to drop out of high school, according to data recently released by the U.S. Department of Education. According to the report, which examined trends in high school dropout and completion rates

Loretta Lynch to NAACP: ‘Our Work is Not Finished’

July 30, 2015

By Samaria Bailey Special to the Outlook from NNPA PHILADELPHIA – U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch pushed the NAACP to keep fighting for equality in education, economics and the criminal justice system, in her speech at the organization’s Freedom Fund/Thalheimer Awards ceremony on Wednesday evening

Family Of Eric Garner Renews Calls For Charges Against Officer Who Killed Him

July 30, 2015

By Michael McLaughlin The Huffington Post The family of a man choked to death by a New York City police officer renewed their call to see criminal charges a day after agreeing to a $5.9 million settlement with city officials. With the one-year anniversary of Eric Garner’s death days

Recent Charges to Student Athletes has FSU Under National Microscope

July 28, 2015

By Chris Bony Outlook Writer An abundance of media coverage has descended on Florida State University (FSU) in the past month as two football players were arrested on charges of misdemeanor battery for incidents involving violent acts against women. The incidents occurred one day apart. On

Young Boxer Cooper Fighting to be the Best

July 28, 2015

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook Staff Writer Rashod Cooper wanted to make sure his passion for boxing wasn’t misunderstood. He tightly clinched a pair of black boxing gloves on his hands. With every word, he flicked them out as if he was shadowboxing. “It’s just something

Girls Rule Tours Civil Rights Monuments

July 28, 2015

By Dianne Williams-Cox Special to the Outlook The Civil Rights Tour was a vision realized to take young ladies to learn of the history of Civil Rights. Girls Rule is an organization that was founded to train and prepare young ladies to become future leaders. By

Inaugural Mobley-Thompson Summer Academy Launches at FAMU

July 28, 2015

By Janelle Floyd Outlook Writer Florida A&M University School of Business and Industry hosted the inaugural Mobley-Thompson Creativity and Innovation Summer Academy. The four-week program, available to third to 12th graders, consists of separate theme-based weeks intended to introduce students to entrepreneurship and technology. The

Boy Scouts of America Officially Ends Ban on Homosexual Adults

July 28, 2015

By Diamond Hunt-Coleman Outlook Writer For more than two decades, Boy Scouts of America has had a ban in place barring homosexual men and women from being leaders, volunteers, and even working in their offices; well all of that has come to an end. On Monday, July 13,