November 2017 – Page 5 – Capital Outlook

Racial and ethnic disparities show up in NICU care

November 7, 2017

By Erin Digitale Trice Edney News Wire Babies’ racial and ethnic identities influence the quality of medical care they receive in neonatal intensive care units, new research in California suggests. The study examined medical care of more than 18,000 of the state’s smallest babies at 134 California hospitals.

Policy experts discuss educating Black students in the New Jim Crow Era

November 7, 2017

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Contributor After decades of desegregation efforts, federal civil rights laws, and other attempts to close the achievement gap, a high quality education remains an elusive goal for most Black children. In an effort to engage Black parents around reaching that elusive goal,

An open letter from the City of Tallahassee

November 7, 2017

Dear Citizens of Tallahassee, As your elected officials, we have the privilege of serving this community and its people. We do so because, like you, we love Tallahassee and want to make our home a safe, economically vibrant, inclusive place to live and work. Over the last few months,

GOP budget hurts the poor and helps the rich

November 7, 2017

By Dorothy Inman-Johnson Special to the Outlook The Republican-controlled Congress has found a back door to eliminate health care for 23 million Americans and cut the federal safety net from under millions more with its 2018 federal budget worthy of Scrooge, as we approach Christmas and the season of giving

Florida shouldn’t waste its teachable moments

November 7, 2017

By Sean Pittman Special to the Outlook History offers a great lesson plan to deal with race and racism in Florida. If only our public schools had the appropriate tools to teach it. There’s clearly a need to help students offset racial divisiveness, whether it’s from the President’s

Ask Alma: Dealing with an ungrateful facebook friend in real life

November 7, 2017

By Alma Gill NNPA Columnist Dear Alma: I have a friend that shares everything in their life on Facebook. This friend’s car has broken down on several occasions, with the latest repair costing $2,700; this friend also seems to have many issues with landlords and significant others. Despite my friend’s

The digital revolution will be powered by Black millennials

November 7, 2017

By Marc H. Morial Trice Edney News Wire “The internet is not a luxury, it is a necessity.” — President Barack Obama, Remarks at the Launch of the ConnectHome Initiative, July 15, 2015 The presence and influence of Black millennials on our shared digital frontier can neither be denied

Lincoln’s upset win brings out emotions

November 7, 2017

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer What transpired in a Friday night high school football game between Godby and Lincoln with 6.3 seconds left was enough to make a grown man cry. It also was enough to cause some disgruntled feelings by one other man. Lincoln’s first-year coach

#45 hates women

November 7, 2017

By E. Faye Williams Trice Edney News Wire #45 hates women! It probably was not necessary for me to say that, but if you didn’t already know it, we now know that #45 hates women—and he’s off the chart in his hatred of women of color. Never mind that

What to do to fight the flu

November 7, 2017

By Stephen LaRosa Special to the Outlook It’s that time of year again. Your body aches, your throat hurts, the thermometer says you have a fever, and you can’t stop coughing. That’s right, it’s flu season. Influenza is an infection caused by a virus, and while everyone knows it’s no fun