March 2018 – Page 4 – Capital Outlook

The movement is now: A call to action on gun violence

March 13, 2018

By Rep. Al Lawson Special to the Outlook In the aftermath of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School tragedy where 17 students and educators were killed, Americans are demanding action from the government to prevent future mass shootings. Gun violence should not be tolerated and standing idle is no longer

Nepotism, conflict of interest, Jared Kushner

March 13, 2018

By Dorothy Inman-Johnson Special to the Outlook The convenient excuse, by the President, his family, and staff, every time they are caught violating ethics or the law, is that they are business people, not politicians. Sorry, that one has been milked for all it is worth. It should not

Report: Blacks comprise more than 40 percent of U. S. homeless population

March 13, 2018

By Frederick H. Lowe Trice Edney News Wire Although Blacks comprise 12.5 percent of the nation’s population, they are overrepresented among the nation’s homeless as housing prices increase and because fewer units of affordable housing are being built. These two factors are compounded by existing housing discrimination and

Leading Black legislator calls for economic unity, action as Black Wealth 2020 celebrates second year

March 13, 2018

By Hazel Trice Edney Trice Edney News Wire The president of America’s largest organization of Black legislators has called for unity behind economic development initiatives prioritized by Black Wealth 2020, a movement launched two years ago to forge progress for Black-owned businesses, banks and homeowners. “Economic development is

Man cleared of murder after 16 years behind bars

March 13, 2018

Special to the Outlook from Trice Edney News Wire A Connecticut judge has dismissed a 1991 murder indictment against Alfred Swinton who spent 16 years in prison until DNA and other evidence cleared him of the crime for which he maintained his innocence from the day police handcuffed him,

Old locking system is an issue in local school safety

March 13, 2018

By Christina Hunter Outlook Writer A conversation that Leon County School Board member Maggie Lewis-Butler had with a Rickards High School student about safety around the campus shed light on one of the biggest concerns – lockdown at some of the older buildings — when it comes to protecting students.

Parents get lesson on safely buckling up babies

March 13, 2018

By Chambria Gordon Outlook Writer Jessica Fernandez wasn’t expecting to find out the inadequacies in securing her son’s car seat when she brought it to the American Red Cross for an inspection. “All this time I thought his car seat was secured properly but it wasn’t,” she said. “This

Career moves help shape Wilcox’s management style

March 13, 2018

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer Kevin White, the man that Stan Wilcox would say played a huge role in his development as an athletic director, hasn’t seen his protégé run a staff meeting as athletic director at FSU. White has a pretty good idea, though.

Town hall panelists reflect on history, urge Blacks to vote

March 13, 2018

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer A group that included a prominent politician and professionals urged Blacks to remember their ancestors’ struggle for the right to vote, use their finances and rally their communities to unite for changes during the upcoming elections in November. The panelists that spoke

Hanna: Monitoring could be an answer to school safety

March 13, 2018

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer Using the old-fashioned concept of eyes and ears might actually be the best answer to concerns over school security, a wide spread topic since 17 students were killed in a massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas School on Valentines’ Day. That’s