January 2016 – Page 3 – Capital Outlook

Kicker Aguayo among FSU juniors not yet decided on future plans

January 12, 2016

By Tim Linafelt Seminoles.com Senior Writer ATLANTA – As the Peach Bowl brought the 2015 season to a close, none of FSU’s draft-eligible underclassmen were quite ready to comment on their future plans. Cornerback Jalen Ramsey, defensive end DeMarcus Walker and kicker Robert Aguayo each

Famed psychiatrist, “Isis Papers” author Frances Cress Welsing dead at 80

January 12, 2016

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA News Wire Dr. Frances Cress Welsing, the famed 80-year-old afro-centrist, has died. Welsing’s death was announced by close friends on social media and later confirmed by family members. “RIP to the elder, Dr. Frances Cress Welsing, the inspiration behind ‘Fear of a

New year bringing in lower gas prices

January 12, 2016

By Frederick H. Lowe Trice Edney News Wire As families prepared to make long drives to celebrate Christmas with family, they had reason to be happy, according to Triple AAA. That’s because a gallon of regular gas was selling at an average of $1.998, the lowest price since

Senators respond to joint center diversity report

January 12, 2016

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Contributing Writer Long before this month’s damning report from the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies that revealed a stunning lack of diversity among top staff in the U.S. Senate, Nevada Democratic Senator Harry Reid had formed a means to assist offices with

Chi Upsilon Omega shares the Christmas spirit as Santas for seniors

January 12, 2016

By Joy Williams Special to the Outlook The Community Room at Miracle Village Independent Living Facility was filled to capacity Saturday morning, Dec. 19 as the residents eagerly awaited the start of Santas for Seniors, an event hosted by Chi Upsilon Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated.

Despite Justice Department investigation, trigger happy Chicago cops still run the city

January 12, 2016

By Frederick H. Lowe Trice Edney News Wire A Chicago police officer involved in the shooting death of a mother of five and grandmother of six said to one of the women’s daughters, ‘Your mother is dead. Get over it,’ Larry R. Rogers, an attorney for the family

Police release video two weeks after Dawson’s death

January 12, 2016

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer The expected release of a video that shows what transpired between Blountstown police and Barbara Dawson before her death is a step toward transparency that the National Action Network (NAN) has been calling for. Rev. R.B. Holmes, president of

Community mourns Dawson; still seeks answers

January 12, 2016

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer BRISTOL – There wasn’t a dry eye on the front row where Barbara Dawson’s family members sat in a crowd of mourners. Yet the scene was hardly solemn inside the Liberty County High School gymnasium, where about 300 people

CALHOUN LIBERTY HOSPITAL, CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER ANNOUNCE HOSPITAL TASK FORCE

January 11, 2016

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 11, 2016 CALHOUN LIBERTY HOSPITAL, CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER ANNOUNCE HOSPITAL TASK FORCE BLOUNTSTOWN, FL — Calhoun Liberty Hospital CEO Ruth Attaway and Rev. R.B. Holmes, Chairperson of the Tallahassee Chapter of the National Action Network and pastor of Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, today announced the creation

Tax credit scholarship program prompts civil rights debate

January 5, 2016

By JESSICA BAKEMAN POLITICO Advocates on both sides in a debate over a voucher-like state program that allows poor children to attend private schools say they are seeking to protect educational opportunities for racial minorities. National black and Hispanic education reform advocacy groups, as well as Florida-based