Author: The National Center

Looking for Mr. Tate, by Darryn “Dutch” Martin

New Visions Commentary /
Lionel Tate, the 12-year-old Florida boy who killed six-year-old playmate Tiffany Eunick, has been released from prison. He had been convicted of first-degree murder for what he said was an accident that happened while he was mimicking professional wrestling moves ...
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Take Care of Your Foot Soldiers! by Mychal Massie

New Visions Commentary /
Conservative leaders have slain one of their loyal foot soldiers - senior staff aide to Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN), Manuel Miranda - in a vain attempt to appease their liberal counterparts. In a since-leaked April 17, 2002 memo, ...
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Don’t Look this “Gift Horse” in the Mouth, by B.B. Robinson, Ph.D.

New Visions Commentary /
African-Americans must view the arrival of the new TV One cable channel as, at best, a "gift horse" with mixed blessings. The new cable television network recently began broadcasting nationwide primarily on cable networks in urban centers with sizeable African-American ...
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Forgetting Black History at the Ballot Box, by Ak’bar Shabazz

New Visions Commentary /
February is Black History Month. Also, 2004 is an election year. If current voting trends don't change, 90 percent of eligible black voters will vote for liberal candidates, usually represented by the Democratic Party. This obviously helps liberals, but does ...
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Daily Life: Is Our Economy a Scandal?

What Conservatives Think /
The Left Says: "The scandal of our time is that with all the explosion of technology and productivity the average American is not working fewer hours and making more money. We are not down to a thirty-hour week. The middle ...
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What Conservatives Think #012604: Civil Rights: Should Government Make Sure Women are Paid as Much as Men?

The Left Says: "It is ever so Out these days to raise a peep about discrimination against women. If you are so unfashionable as to complain, you are promptly labeled a whiner. Hip young post-feminists will advise you to get ...
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What Conservatives Think #012304: Environment: Are Conservatives “Un-American” on Global Warming?

The Left Says: "[Global warming] is a real problem. You can say that it isn't. You can say it over and over again. It is a real problem, and it is a problem that is getting worse because we failed ...
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What Conservatives Think #012004: Political Philosophy: Are Americans More Liberal Than They Realize?

The Left Says: "Whether they now describe themselves as liberal or not, most Americans remain strongly progressive in their views about taxation, health care, education spending, Social Security, environmental protection, and corporate regulation." Source: Joe Conason, "Big Lies: The Right-Wing ...
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NAACP Legal Chief’s Resignation Proves Need for Probe of Special Interest Influence Over Senate Judiciary Committee

Press Release /
Members of the African-American leadership network Project 21 say the unexpected resignation of NAACP Legal and Defense Education Fund, Inc. president and director-counsel Elaine Jones - in the wake of Project 21's ethics complaint against her with the Virginia State ...
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Project 21 Press Release: Conservative Black Group Praises Recess Appointment of Judge Charles Pickering – January 2004

Press Release /
Members of the Project 21 African-American leadership network praised President George W. Bush for his recess appointment of Judge Charles Pickering to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. Pickering, who was originally nominated in May of 2001, has over 40 ...
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