October 2016 – Page 2 – Capital Outlook

Scott quietly shifts courts to the right

October 13, 2016

By Brandon Larrabee Trice Edney News Wire It was a simple, two-paragraph letter from Judge Robert Benton II to Gov. Rick Scott a little more than a year ago that marked a milestone in Benton’s life; and in the course of one of the most important courts

An open letter to millennials, African Americans, women, minorities, evangelicals and pastors

October 13, 2016

By Rev. RB Holmes Publisher and President After listening attentively, prayerfully and objectively to the presidential debate on last Wednesday evening, it is crystal clear to me that Secretary Hillary Clinton is the most qualified to be the 45th President of these United States of America. She really has a

The religion corner: Phoenix rising from the ashes

October 13, 2016

By Lyndia Grant NNPA As the story goes, according to dictionary.com, the phoenix is a mythical bird with fiery plumage that lives up to 100 years. Near the end of its life, it settles in to its nest of twigs which then burns ferociously, reducing bird and nest to

Monticello Consistory #331 celebrates 38 years – “A bridge to light”

October 13, 2016

Special to the Outlook Monticello Consistory #331 Scottish Rite Masons, Prince Hall Affiliation (PHA), recently celebrated its 38th anniversary banquet on September 10, 2016 at Memorial Missionary Baptist Church in Monticello, Florida. The event was chaired by the organization’s local president, the Commander-In-Chief, Art Brown, 33°. Anthony T.

Rickards escapes with homecoming win over Bainbridge

October 13, 2016

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook Staff Writer The strategies were clear from the outset: Rickards High School was going to throw the ball and Bainbridge High School was going to take its chances on the legs of running back Dameon Pierce. The script couldn’t have played out better. It just

Backup QB Stanley leads motivated Rattlers to first victory

October 13, 2016

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook Staff Writer Nobody put FAMU’s first win in five games more succinctly than back-up quarterback Ryan Stanley, after a week in which coach Alex Wood’s unexpected comments about the Rattlers seemingly motivated them. “You can’t get too high and

Report: African-Americans ‘locked out’ of home ownership

October 13, 2016

By Della Hasselle Trice Edney News Wire The homeownership rate for African-Americans is now lower than the national homeownership rate was during the 1930s, when the United States was in the throes of the Great Depression. That is one of many findings reported by four authors for

Va. Supreme Court rejects contempt charge for Gov. McAuliffe, freeing him to restore voting rights

October 13, 2016

By Jeremy Lazarus Trice Edney News Wire Gov. Terry McAuliffe, former chair of the Democratic National Committee, is now free to keep restoring the voting rights of felons who have served their time — a relief to more than 18,000 people whose rights he has restored since Aug.

Black press of America, other Civil Rights Groups, declare ‘police brutality state of emergency’

October 13, 2016

By Hazel Trice Edney Trice Edney News Wire As U. S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch takes on yet another case involving a police killing of an unarmed Black man, the nation’s largest trade association of Black-owned newspapers and media companies has declared that America is in a police

At Last: Obama dedicates new Black History Museum on the National Mall

October 13, 2016

By D. Kevin McNeir Trice Edney News Wire The idea of erecting a museum that would highlight the contributions of African-Americans first received public attention more than a century ago after Black veterans of the Civil War proposed the idea. But the real push occurred when Georgia Congressman