June 2017 – Page 5 – Capital Outlook

Trump administration charts a course to criminal injustice

June 6, 2017

By Marc H. Morial Trice Edney News Wire “At a time when people across the aisle have finally found some of the modest, yet promising, agreement that we need to fix our broken system, the Trump administration and Attorney General Sessions have thus far indicated that they want to double

Local private school discriminates against student

June 6, 2017

By Dorothy Inman-Johnson Special to the Outlook Imagine a student being called to the principal’s office and punished with threats of being expelled because of her natural hair style. Hard to believe, but it happened to Jenesis Johnson, an eleventh grade Black student at North Florida Christian School here in

The three U’s – Umoja, Ujamaa, Ujima: Unity, economics, collective work and responsibility

June 6, 2017

By James Clingman Trice Edney News Wire A few weeks ago I received a call from a brother in northern California; his name is Terrance Amen. He wanted to share his economic empowerment plan with me and get my opinion. Subsequently, he sent an e-mail link to his website

Rev. R.B. Holmes’ memoir book signing slated for Sunday

June 6, 2017

Special to the Outlook Most people in Tallahassee know of the Rev. R.B. Holmes Jr. They have read about his community advocacy in the newspaper or viewed some of his press conferences on TV. But most do not know of his journey from a stuttering youth to pastor to

Lydia Hudson elected President of Democratic Black Caucus

June 6, 2017

By Louis C Ward Special to the Outlook Lydia Hudson was elected president of the Democratic Black Caucus, Florida (DBCF) at its 35th Annual Conference Saturday, May 20 at the Rosen Centre in Orlando, Florida. Expressing his support for the DBCF, United States Senator Bill Nelson showed up

Heart disease leads patient to holistic practitioner career

June 6, 2017

By Jakeira Gilbert Outlook writer The diagnosis was frightening, when doctors told Kayla Sulla that she had a disease with a name that she couldn’t even pronounce. Five years after undergoing surgery for Supraventricular Tachycardia, a condition which affects her heart rhythm, she is carrying on a normal

David Knight: A big man with an Even Bigger Heart

June 6, 2017

By Dorothy Inman-Johnson Special to the Outlook Everyone who has been blessed to meet and know David Knight will tell anyone who will listen that they have never met a more kind, generous, gentle giant as David. Because of his kindness and willingness to come to the aid of

Joint venture intends to produce tech jobs

June 6, 2017

By Shaqueria Howard Outlook writer As much as jobs in the technology field are growing, Blacks and Hispanics still lag behind, surveys have shown. But there is a move afoot to change that statistic in Tallahassee through a joint effort that includes the City government, Domi Station and FAMU.

Attn. Gen. Sessions calls for return to mandatory minimum sentences associated with low-level drug crimes, mass incarceration

June 6, 2017

By Frederick H. Lowe Trice Edney News Wire Mandatory minimum sentences, which have been vilified by some as a war against African-American men, just got a strong push from the U.S. attorney general after a short-lived hiatus during the Obama administration, sparking angry objections by some, though it remains

Deadly Force: Cops look for answers in policing the mentally ill

June 6, 2017

By Kiara Burwell Trice Edney News Wire Taleah Everett, 20, a woman whose family members said suffers from psychotic episodes, was driving erratically two months ago near Capitol Hill in Washington, when Capitol Police, fearing a possible terrorist act, shot at her car to stop it. She was not