July 2018 – Page 2 – Capital Outlook

Police killings challenge the mental health of Black Americans

July 7, 2018

By Frederick H. Lowe Trice Edney News Wire Police killings of unarmed African-Americans have a deep psychological effect on the entire Black community, causing many who weren’t in the line of fire to feel psychically wounded, according to a study published by The Lancet, a weekly peer-reviewed general medical

Hate thy neighbor colors Sessions’ immigration practices

July 7, 2018

NEWS ANALYSIS By Rev. Dr. Barbara Reynolds and Rev. Dr. Keith Magee Trice Edney News Wire Atty. Gen. Jeff Sessions has reached down into the garbage can of history to twist passages of Holy Scripture, once used by segregationists to perpetuate slavery, segregation, White nationalism and Jim Crow, to justify

Is it time for more parents to choose home schooling?

July 7, 2018

By Ronald W. Holmes, Ph.D. Special to the Outlook Parents have the choice to send their children to traditional public schools in their communities as a result of the Brown v. Board of Education ruling. However, these schools must offer students a quality education. They must also keep them safe

FAMU adds UCF to 2019 football schedule

July 7, 2018

Special to the Outlook FAMU will begin and end the 2019 football season in Orlando for the first time in five years. That was confirmed when FAMU announced this past Thursday it will begin the season in a game against the University of Central Florida. The game will take place

Doctor gives patients veggies with cooking instructions

July 7, 2018

Just saying “eat your vegetables” wasn’t enough Special to the Outlook Dr. Joseph Galati was talking to one of his patients about the need to put more vegetables into her diet and mentioned that cooking eggplant would probably be a good idea. The patient had never cooked eggplant before and

Has America lost it’s soul?

July 7, 2018

By Dr. E Faye Williams Trice Edney News Wire Dick Gregory left us in August of last year. At least a year before passing away, he told me we’d soon be facing chaos. Well, naturally, since so many, including me, thought that Hillary Clinton would be our President and

Trump: The isolationist

July 7, 2018

By Julianne Malveaux Trice Edney News Wire Usually, I call him 45. Don’t want to feed the ego of a narcissist by calling out his name. But every shred of ignominy that is associated with this era needs to be associated with this putrid 45th President of the United States.

Ask Judge Smith

July 7, 2018

Try civics and sausage for breakfast By Judge Layne Smith Special to the Outlook On Saturday mornings I enjoy having breakfast with my parents. Last week, Mom asked me to explain state government. After my first cup of coffee had kicked in, this is what I told her. There are

I married an immigrant

July 7, 2018

By Kenneth Taite Special to the Outlook I married an immigrant and by extension, married into an immigrant family. They arrived on the shores of this country seeking asylum from IDI AMIN, a despotic madman who rose to power in my wife’s homeland of Uganda. In my over 25

Housing complexes not always a place of solitude for students

July 7, 2018

By Shardae Ray Outlook Writer The pool was enticing. So was the fitness center. The study room was especially appealing to Maya Jean-Charles, a college student. She just didn’t know that the housing complex she decided was the ideal place to live would at times become a little too