April 2018 – Page 4 – Capital Outlook

Bipartisan energy for HBCUs

April 3, 2018

By Julianne Malveaux Trice Edney News Wire Congresswoman Alma Adams (D-NC) ain’t nothing but the truth. From the time she was elected to Congress in 2014, she was committed to making a difference. One of her early acts was the founding of the Congressional Bipartisan HBCU Caucus, which she Co-Chairs

March for Our Lives follows a venerable American tradition of student social activism

April 3, 2018

By Marc H. Morial Trice Edney News Wire “By our readiness to allow arms to be purchased at will and fired at whim, by allowing our movie and television screens to teach our children that the hero is one who masters the art of shooting and the technique of killing,

Accountability to the public or loyalty to the NRA

April 3, 2018

By Dorothy Inman-Johnson Special to the Outlook Watching the March for our Lives in DC and major cities around the country on TV made me proud to know our future is in good hands with today’s youth. In just a little over a month, students from Stoneman Douglas High turned

Elite Finish

April 3, 2018

By Rev. R.B. Holmes Jr., President and Publisher Wow! Florida State’s basketball team finished their season strong, matter of fact very strong! The players, as they call themselves, “18 strong”, and the coaching staff deserve our congratulations and accolades. This team reached the Elite Eight and many did not expect

Historic Madam C.J. Walker building to get $15.3M restoration

April 3, 2018

By Erick Johnson Chicago Crusader/NNPA Member It was once the headquarters of one of America’s first Black women millionaires. Today, the Madam Walker Theatre Center, a cherished relic from a bygone era of Indianapolis Black culture, is getting a major makeover. The 90-year-old downtown landmark that housed her empire is

Black cop involved in deadly shooting of unarmed Stephon Clark

April 3, 2018

But it’s not that unusual; Black cops are more likely to shoot to death other Blacks By Frederick H. Lowe Trice Edney News Wire A Black Sacramento, Calif., police officer and his partner shot to death a 22-year-old unarmed African-American man whose killing has sparked protests, more unanswered questions about

Demolition leaves residents concerned over lost history

April 3, 2018

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer A group of Tallahassee residents took one last opportunity to express their disappointment over the sudden demolition of historic buildings and oak trees that are more than a half century old to make room for a $158 million development. The development of a

Holifield set path for diversity at Harvard law school

April 3, 2018

Black Law Student Association celebrates 50th anniversary By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer Almost 20 years after he led a successful court fight for a law school to return to FAMU, retired attorney Bishop Holifield’s voice still rings with frustration at what he considered an inequity. “FAMU’s law school

Hollinger to replace Travis as local NAACP president

April 3, 2018

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer Just days before Robert Travis died unexpectedly, he was preparing to challenge a constitutional revision pertaining to no party affiliation votes in the upcoming primary election. Delaitre Hollinger had planned to be right at Travis’ side as members of the NAACP when the

March for Our Lives brings out cross-section of Tallahassee

April 3, 2018

By Christina Hunter Outlook Writer With signs held high and chants filling the air, people from all walks of life marched for a change. Protestors came in support of a nation-wide gun protest led by students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, where a gunman took