Category: Project 21 New Visions

Jamie Foxx Unchained, by B.B. Robinson, Ph.D.

New Visions Commentary /
"Django Unchained," a new movie from white director Quentin Tarantino, is making headlines for its violence and raw racial language. An action movie rooted in a raw portrayal of the slave era, its content is proving to be quite troublesome ...
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A Change in Culture Doesn’t Mean Changing the Constitution, by Christopher Arps

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It's obvious that President Obama wants to curtail our Second Amendment freedoms. It's now completely believable that Americans' constitutional right to own and use firearms might even be diminished with the stroke of Obama's autopen signature. American democracy is called ...
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Welcome to the Doctor’s Office — Your Papers Please, by Cherylyn Harley LeBon

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I recently took my daughter to our pediatric ophthalmologist — a physician she has seen for several years, and with whom we have a very good relationship. At this appointment, however, the receptionist gave me three new forms to fill ...
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Obama, Sharpton and Black America’s Downward Spiral, by Darryn “Dutch” Martin

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As a conservative, President Barack Obama's reelection was one of the most disappointing experiences of my life. As a black American, my sorrow was only amplified. Just look at President Obama's economic track record. Look at the unemployment rate during ...
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Saving Sarah From the Egyptian Salafis, by Archbishop Council Nedd II & Deacon J.T. Griffin

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Almost six months into the reign of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, many people in the West and even Egypt lament the "Arab Spring" overthrow of long-time dictator Hosni Mubarak. America and Mubarak shared a concern for anti-Western Muslim fundamentalists seeking ...
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Jovan, Jason and Jumping to Conclusions, by Derryck Green

New Visions Commentary /
Jason Whitlock started it, and Jason Whitlock can end it. On December 1, the Fox Sports columnist penned a column about what happened earlier that morning when Jovan Belcher — the starting linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs — murdered ...
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Life, Liberty and Happiness, by Archbishop Council Nedd II

New Visions Commentary /
In an increasingly secular America — where moral absolutes have vanished — it is not surprising that same-sex marriage referendums recently passed in Maryland, Washington and Maine. After all, noted theologian N.T. Wright said, "by itself, human reason can no ...
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Values, Beliefs Lost on Election Day, by Archbishop Council Nedd II

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In post-election post-mortem mode, many so-called Christian conservatives wonder why President Obama won so decisively. They similarly scratch their heads over same-sex marriage victories in Maryland and Maine and defeated pro-life candidates in states once thought to be reliably conservative ...
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An Ode To The Role Of Big Government, by Elaina F. George, MD

New Visions Commentary /
In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, a vision of the federal government as our savior is being perpetuated by the media and the left. This romanticized vision of the benefits of an ever-expanding government assuming command of everything — from ...
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Now or Never for Black Homeownership, by B.B. Robinson, Ph.D.

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Homeownership rates have declined in America since the start of the economic crisis in 2008. Nowhere has the homeownership decline been more acute than in the black community. In 2004, 49.1 percent of black households owned their own home. In ...
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