Category: Project 21 New Visions

Giving With One Hand, Taking Away with the Other: Competing Government Policies Both Promote and Deny Homeownership Opportunities for Minorities

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It's three steps forward, but two steps back. Policies removing barriers to minority homeownership are favored by governments, but the competing objective of combating the perceived threat of urban sprawl by some of these governments is simultaneously restricting homeownership opportunities ...
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Time to Stop “Nomination Profiling,” by Kevin Martin

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We were shocked and horrified to learn police officers were using race as a factor to identify potential criminals. "Racial profiling" is condemned for generalizing entire classes of people. But that was then and this is now. In the liberal-controlled ...
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Enron and Global Crossing: A Double-Standard? by Michael King

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Reprints permitted provided source is credited.In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, a new species of businessman sprung up across the land. Known as "robber barons," they were known, sometimes unjustly, but often accurately, for their ruthless tactics and ...
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Enron Outrage More About Bashing Bush Than Righting Wrongs, by Eddie Huff

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Senator Joseph Lieberman (D-CT) rang the dinner bell, calling the starved and downtrodden media to feast on their first real bite of Bush-flesh since the election. The media had been hungering since the inauguration. Then came Lieberman's trial balloon: someone ...
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NAACP Boycott Over Flag Hurts Struggling Black Resort Community, by Kimberley Wilson

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Atlantic Beach needs help. Along with Eatonville, Florida, Atlantic Beach, South Carolina is one of the last remaining chartered predominately black towns in America. Located on the coastline, it earned the nickname of the "Black Pearl of the Grand Strand." ...
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Who Will Monitor the Monitor? Commission on Civil Rights Chairman’s Uncivil Manner Screams for Scrutiny

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We are taught that there are three official branches to our government: the executive, legislative and judicial. Some consider the media a fourth because it shapes public opinion. But there is reason to believe one person - Mary Frances Berry, ...
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Heroes are Heroes, Regardless of Color, by R.D. Davis

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Shortly after Osama bin Laden's terrorists attacked New York City, the photograph of three firemen raising an American flag in patriotic defiance burned an indelible image in my psyche. I saw three proud Americans engaging in spontaneous and heart-wrenching act ...
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A Different Standard for the Powerful Means no Environmental Justice from Washington, by Syd Gernstein

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Laws are supposed to make our society orderly and protect the public interest. But red tape can overwhelm and actually cause more harm than good. The process can also be corrupted. Take, for instance, "environmental justice." This policy empowers the ...
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Conservative Outreach to Black America Should Not Be Spurned, by Rita Thompson

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There's something more to celebrate during this year's Black History Month observance. The dream of a Smithsonian Institution museum celebrating the lives, accomplishments and contributions of African-Americans is closer to becoming a reality. President George W. Bush signed legislation on ...
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Second Amendment Rights Not a Matter of Race, by Jimmie Lee Hollis

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I'm not a firearm enthusiast, but I am a staunch defender of the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms. Based on years of watching the gun control debate in the public square, my conclusion is that some Second ...
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