August 2015 – Page 4 – Capital Outlook

Transformation: Is There Not a Cause?

August 12, 2015

By Rev. Dr. R. B. Holmes Jr. President and CEO/ Live Communications, Inc. When President Barack Obama addressed the NAACP on July 14th, he laid out reasons why we, as a nation, need to reform our criminal justice system. As the first sitting president to visit a federal prison

McGlockton Named “Florida Star of the Year

August 12, 2015

By Giulia Marsico Outlook Writer In the four years that Aundra’ McGlockton Sr., has been at Florida A&M’s Small Business Center, he’s won an award for his work and this year is no different. McGlockton, associate regional director at FAMU’s Small Business Center, was named Florida

Residents Flock to Community Festival

August 12, 2015

By Courtney Harris Outlook Writer Most community bonds aren’t formed overnight. It takes a long term plan and a lot of involvement. On Aug.1 the Big Bend Crime Stoppers event was able to get the community involved and excited about improving. At the Providence Community

Pastor James Williams Preaches Heavenly Taste

August 12, 2015

By LaDarius Calhoun Outlook Writer A dream and a vision were all the ingredients Pastor James Williams needed to create Heavenly Catering. At the age of 12, Williams had a dream that he would be this great chef and own a restaurant. As a

Florida Education Officials Perplexed About Teachers’ New Bonus Scholarships

August 12, 2015

By Andrew J. Mitchell, Jr. Outlook Writer Florida lawmakers’ approval of a bill that pushed through the special session with no hearing from committees for the 2015-2016 budget could enable 4,400 Florida teachers to receive bonuses. But the bill is still being criticized by educators and teaching advocates.

Roof Indicted for Federal Hate Crimes

August 12, 2015

He pulled out a 45-caliber glock pistol, loaded with hollow point bullets, and began firing at people reading their Bibles. By Frederick H. Lowe Special to the Outlook from Trice Edney News Wire White terrorist Dylann Storm Roof, who killed nine African-American men and women during

Ferguson Hires Black Interim Police Chief

August 12, 2015

[subtitle] Regional Leader of Black law enforcement executives takes the top job[/subtitle] By Frederick H. Lowe Special to the Outlook from Trice Edney News Wire Ferguson, Mo., the scene of a violent rebellion following the shooting death of an unarmed Black teenager by one of the St. Louis

Union Files Grievance Over UC Officer’s Firing After Murder Indictment

August 12, 2015

[subtitle] Ray Tensing accused of shooting, killing Sam DuBose[/subtitle] By Cincinnati WLWT Channel 5 Ohio/Oklahoma Hearst Television Inc. A police union has filed a grievance over the firing of former University of Cincinnati police officer Ray Tensing after his indictment on a murder charge. Cathy Brockman,

University of Cincinnati Officer’s Bodycam Was Crucial to Murder Indictment: Officials

August 12, 2015

By Erik Ortiz NBC News Officials in Cincinnati say a university police officer, who shot a driver to death during a routine traffic stop, probably would not have been indicted for murder without a critical piece of evidence — video from a camera worn by the cop.

Jonathan Ferrell, the Randall Kerrick Case and a College Coach’s Remembrance

August 12, 2015

By Cory Collins The Sporting News On Sept.14, 2013, former Florida A&M football player Jonathan Ferrell lost his life on a Charlotte roadside. It’s a script that now sounds too familiar. An unarmed Black man. An armed police officer. And now, a contentious trial started this