Category: Project 21 New Visions

Food Crises and Restrictive African Trade Practices, by Thompson Ayodele

New Visions Commentary /
Food prices have skyrocketed internationally.  In my own Nigeria, rice has epitomized the crisis after doubling in price since last year. Riots happening around the world over food supplies are prompting panicked governments to find solutions to stem the crisis.  ...
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The Separate But Equal News Network, by Mychal Massie

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There's a conservative joke poking fun at liberal media that predicts coverage of an impending apocalypse would have the headline "World to End: Poor and Minorities Hardest Hit." Despite his tenure as a Republican congressman, it seems J.C. Watts never ...
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Black America is Still Not Free, by Reece Epstein

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Black America is still not free.  Despite the abolition of slavery and passage of civil rights laws, something still holds people back - themselves. That's the view of psychologist Dr. James Davidson, Jr., who says a major problem facing black ...
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Everybody Pays for Single Parenthood – In More Ways Than One, by Darryn “Dutch” Martin

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As a product of a poverty-stricken single-parent home, I know first-hand about the negative baggage that growing up poor and fatherless can breed. Numerous studies note that children born and raised in fatherless, single-parent homes are much more likely to ...
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A Charity Bill That Would Keep People from Giving, by Deneen Borelli

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Despite our society's significant strides in accepting blacks and other minorities, supporters of race and gender preferences continue to try to perpetuate 1950s attitudes by creatively developing new concerns.  Their goal: to expand preferential treatment policies. In California, private, public ...
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Why No Black Faces on Greenbacks? by B.B. Robinson, Ph.D.

New Visions Commentary /
Since before we were a nation, blacks have contributed mightily to the development of what is now the United States.  From mining to the space program, black Americans today serve integral roles in our society, leading in fields such as ...
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Wright Comments Hurt Black Churches, by Deneen Borelli

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Black churches are facing a threat to their very existence. A few years ago, there were unsubstantiated fears of a campaign of physical destruction by arsonists.  There is also the danger every election year of liberal politicians using black pulpits ...
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When Good Intentions Go Bad, Or Worse, by Bob Parks

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Despite sensational rhetoric, very few people actually want to pollute.  It's not good business, and we all want clean air and water. When we get sucked into eco-panic, however, cooler heads seldom prevail - sometimes costing jobs and even lives ...
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Haters Didn’t Hurt the Hip-Hop Mayor, He Did, by Tara Setmayer

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I wonder if any of the 60 Detroit pastors supporting embattled Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick are reminding him of this Biblical principle?  As the drama unfolds in Detroit, it makes me wonder about public integrity.  Are our leaders so drunk with ...
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N-Word as a Term of Endearment? by Mychal Massie

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Would a proud father call his daughter the b-word or a "ho"?  Would a loving husband call his wife a sloppy, dirty slut to show his affection? Not likely. Why?  Because people who respect themselves and honestly respect others don't ...
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