Author: The National Center

African-Americans Are Being Left Behind in the Information Age, by Council Nedd

New Visions Commentary /
A 1998 Vanderbilt University study found that 73% of white high school and college students have a computer in their home, yet only 33% of their black peers do. 28% of white Americans with household incomes of less than $40,000 ...
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All Hail the Common Man, by Mike Ramey

New Visions Commentary /
I have often wondered why commencement speakers are usually someone rich and famous. It seems sad that the day of hearing parting words from a minister, elected official or other worthy speaker has almost disappeared. In the modern view, a ...
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Black Leadership Network Applauds School Choice Victory – April 1999

Florida Voucher Plan a Bright Ray of Sunshine for Black Students in Substandard Schools Members of the African-American leadership network Project 21 applaud state legislators in Florida for enacting the first statewide school voucher plan in the nation. The legislation, ...
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Economic Sanctions Against a Small U.S. Possession are Unwarranted, Says Group

Efforts by the Clinton Administration and several elected officials to place economic sanctions on a small U.S. possession are unwise and unwarranted, says The National Center for Public Policy Research. On Thursday, April 29, Senators Spencer Abraham (R-MI) and Ernest ...
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Earth Day No Holiday for Black Americans

Black Leadership Network Faults Anti-Minority Environment Policies Members of the African-American leadership network Project 21 find fault with the beliefs and goals of radical environmentalists who are celebrating Earth Day on April 22. These activists regularly promote drastic regulations that ...
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Earth Day No Holiday for Black Americans – April 1999

Press Release /
Black Leadership Network Faults Anti-Minority Environment Policies Members of the African-American leadership network Project 21 find fault with the beliefs and goals of radical environmentalists who are celebrating Earth Day on April 22. These activists regularly promote drastic regulations that ...
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The Campaign Against Urban Sprawl: Declaring War on the American Dream, by John Carlisle

National Policy Analysis #239 /
From the White House to Main Street, urban sprawl is the latest environmental crisis vexing America. The Clinton Administration and environmentalists warn that urban sprawl, or unregulated suburban development, undermines our quality of life. They argue that urban sprawl exacerbates ...
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Authority, by Eddie Huff

New Visions Commentary /
A New Visions Commentary paper published April 1999 by The National Center for Public Policy Research, 501 Capitol Court, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20002, 202/543-4110, Fax 202/543-5975, E-Mail [email protected], Web http://www.nationalcenter.org. Reprints permitted provided source is credited. I got a chuckle ...
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The Case for Private Environmental Stewardship, by John Carlisle

National Policy Analysis #250 /
There's just no pleasing some people. Twenty-nine years ago, the first Earth Day was held to raise public awareness to very real environmental problems this nation faced. Today, two-thirds of the American people consider themselves environmentalists and the private sector ...
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Court Shoots an Air Ball on NCAA Academic Standards, by Michael King

New Visions Commentary /
When a federal court recently threw out the NCAA's academic standards for freshman college athletes because the standardized tests they were based on were thought to be culturally biased against blacks, it effectively set up yet another barrier for groups ...
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