February 2016 – Page 2 – Capital Outlook

Celebrities talk diversity at 47th Annual NAACP Image Awards

February 23, 2016

By Amen Oyiboke Special to the Outlook NNPA News Wire The 47th annual NAACP Image Awards was a hit at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, Calif., as Black entertainers showed their support for one another and the show, while some expressed concerns over the lack of diversity in other

Detzner appeals in Brown redistricting case

February 23, 2016

By Jim Saunders The News Service of Florida In another twist in Florida’s redistricting legal saga, Secretary of State Ken Detzner will ask a federal appeals court to dismiss him from a lawsuit filed by U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown that challenges her redrawn district. Detzner’s attorney filed a notice last

Young people begins water drive for Flint residents

February 23, 2016

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer Hope Hall’s role was simple – stand in front a podium among other young children holding bottles of drinking water to depict the message that they were about to deliver concerning the water crisis faced by residents of Flint, Mich. The 10-year-old bespectacled

High school student making impressive marks in college

February 23, 2016

By Stephanie Chioma Davis Outlook writer Lauryn loves a good competition. Especially if she could find it in the classroom. She even gets a thrill challenging herself to do things that other 15-year-ols seldom think about. Her passion for learning Japanese is a perfect example. Add all that up and

ABA president Brown makes case for women, youths and inclusion

February 23, 2016

St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer During her acceptance speech last August when she became the first Black woman to be president of the American Bar Association, Paulette Brown had a realization that set her on a mission that she hopes will inspire young boys and girls to consider

Calhoun-Liberty Hospital addressing findings in AHCA’s critical report

February 23, 2016

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer Ruth Attaway was in the midst of putting in place measures that she figured would be necessary to improve Calhoun-Liberty Hospital at the time when Barbara Dawson died while seeking medical assistance. Some of what Attaway, CEO at the hospital, didn’t get fixed

Senator Lee says Lottery targets the poor

February 18, 2016

By Clarence V. McKee, Esq.* Special to the Outlook Congratulations to Senator Tom Lee (R-Brandon) for exposing the Florida Lottery’s dirty little secret –“targeting” low income Floridians. Lee’s bill, SB 790 passed the Senate Regulated Industries Committee last week. It would limit the number of lottery scratch-off games to 20

Fix Flint water now!

February 17, 2016

By Rev. R.B. Holmes Jr President and Publisher What is happening in Flint, Mich., is a shame, a sin, a disgrace and an abomination. The big question is “What are we going to do about it?” As you should know about now, the good people of Flint have been drinking

Montgomery Woman Recounts Devastating Debtors’ Prison Experience to Congressional Staffers

February 17, 2016

Special to the Outlook Trice Edney News Wire An Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) client who served time in a modern-day debtors’ prison in Alabama when she couldn’t pay fines for minor traffic tickets told her story to congressional staffers on Capitol Hill and called for action to prevent others

African American designer shines at Toyota

February 17, 2016

By Freddie Allen NNPA News Wire Senior Correspondent Rob McConnell, the manager for body engineering at the Toyota Technical Center said that he often draws inspiration from the fashion industry. “A little secret, hopefully no one is recording, but me and my wife sit and watch ‘Project Runway,’” McConnell told