July 2016 – Page 2 – Capital Outlook

Al Lawson; Violence against citizens and police must end – dialogue must begin

July 26, 2016

Special to the Outlook Calling the killings in Dallas, Texas, Milwaukee, WI., and Baton Rouge, La., “disheartening, “Al Lawson said, “Violence will not resolve the issues surrounding the actions of the misguided who abuse their authority by using deadly force. The unwarranted killing of anyone be it citizen, or

‘Stop this killing!’ aunt of Alton Sterling pleads after three more police killed in Baton Rouge

July 26, 2016

By Hazel Trice Edney Trice Edney News Wire America was still mourning the ambush-style killing of four Dallas police officers Sunday when the news hit that three more police officers were killed in yet another ambush. This time in Baton Rouge. The killings of seven police officers – by

Young Black man honors his deceased mother’s wish and admitted to Savannah State

July 26, 2016

By Roger Caldwell Special to the Outlook There are too many young Black men graduating from high school with no goals and visions after they receive their diploma. Many dream of being hip hop stars, the next LeBron James, a hustler, or a drug dealer. They have decided

The bitter fruit of a broken reconstruction

July 26, 2016

By Julianne Malveaux Trice Edney News Wire After Baton Rouge, LA and Falcon Heights, Minn., there was Dallas. After rogue cops unceremoniously killed two Black men, there were five police officers killed by a deranged sniper who reportedly said he wanted to kill White police officers. Too many commentators attempted

Dallas tragedy debunks every anti-safety myth blocking common sense gun reform

July 26, 2016

By Marc Morial Trice Edney News Wire “We can’t tolerate this anymore. These tragedies must end. And to end them, we must change. We will be told that the causes of such violence are complex, and that is true. No single law — no set of laws can eliminate

It all adds up

July 26, 2016

By Dr. E. Faye Williams, Esq. Trice Edney News Wire Like millions, I am shocked and appalled by the needless killing of Alton Sterling, Philando Castile and five Dallas police officers. Respect for humanity requires that we reject, in the strongest terms, the unwarranted and unjustified taking of life. I

After the horrow, we must build one America

July 26, 2016

By Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. George Curry Media “It is more dangerous to be Black in America. You’re substantially more likely to be in a situation where police don’t respect you.” The speaker was not Barack Obama; it was former Republican House Speaker Newt Gingrich. Even a conservative firebrand

Why we can’t get along

July 26, 2016

By Lee A. Daniels George Curry Media “Our nation is moving toward two societies, one Black, one White-separate and unequal … The alternative is not blind repression or capitulation to lawlessness. It is the realization of common opportunities for all within a single society.” Those words weren’t written or

O’Reilly says MLK would not have supported Black Lives Matter

July 26, 2016

By George E. Curry George Curry Media Fox News Host Bill O’Reilly escalated his ongoing attack on the Black Lives Matter Movement by asserting without a hint of evidence that if Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. were alive, he would not support the group. “With all due respect to

BLACK OR BLUE: We are all GOD’S children

July 26, 2016

By Taralisha M Sanders Special to the Outlook Events over the past few years, has caused some Americans to cry out “Black Lives Matter” and in response to events over the past few weeks, the cry of others has been “Blue Lives Matter.” But from a biblical perspective,