Tag: New Visions Commentary

Gun Ownership Becoming a Capital Idea, by Deneen Borelli

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  Gun Ownership Becoming a Capital Idea by Deneen Borelli (bio) For years, Shelly Parker faced intimidation and harassment from the drug dealers and gang-bangers who roamed her neighborhood.  Already frustrated because the police never did enough to make her ...
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Hold Your Tongue, Unless You’re Criticizing a Conservative

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Comments considered to cross the line of good taste recently have led to a surprisingly large number of firings among radio hosts and staff. Most notable was Don Imus's April firing from CBS Radio and MSNBC after he called the ...
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Why Father’s Day Saddens Me, by Darryn “Dutch” Martin

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Why Father's Day Saddens Me by Darryn "Dutch" Martin (bio) As the product of a single-parent home, I always have mixed feelings when Father's Day rolls around. What could I understand about the importance of fathers when my own formative ...
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A Rational Response to an Irrational Act, by B.B. Robinson, Ph.D.

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A Rational Response to an Irrational Act by B.B. Robinson, Ph.D. (bio) Recent events put Don Imus' neck on the chopping block for broadcasting a statement - which you already know and which I will not repeat here - about ...
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Chavez Commemoration Craves Consensus it Lacks, by Joe Hicks

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Chavez Commemoration Craves Consensus it Lacks by Joe Hicks This past March marked the 80th anniversary of the birth of the late farm labor organizer Cesar Chavez, and some members of Congress are pushing legislation that may someday lead to ...
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Black Liberals Need To Stop The Double Standard, by Akindele Akinyemi

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Black Liberals Need To Stop The Double Standard by Akindele Akinyemi (bio) Radio host Don Imus's reputation and career quickly went downhill. Imus recently made the bad decision to describe the Rutgers University women's basketball team as "rough girls" with ...
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Subprime Mortgages: A Case of Back to the Future, by B.B. Robinson, Ph.D.

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  Subprime Mortgages:  A Case of Back to the Future by B.B. Robinson, Ph.D. (bio) Are you living "the American Dream"?  More importantly, are you able to pay for it? According to Census Bureau figures, almost 70 percent of American ...
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Might “Strengthening Black Families Month” Be Better Than Celebrating Black History? by La Shawn Barber

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It's Black History Month again. Time to break out the tributes to Martin Luther King, go downtown to listen to bad poetry and look at bad art about the struggles of black folk, belt out a chorus of "We Shall ...
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Have Blacks Advanced in the 21st Century? by B.B. Robinson, Ph.D.

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Six years ago, I made a public plea for our community to achieve a set of goals that would move us further up the path toward full integration into American society.  I said at that time - and I still ...
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Why the “N” Word Grows in Popularity, by Jeffrey Hicks

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The "n-word" is perhaps the most emotionally-loaded term in the English language. Throughout its history, the n-word's usage was primarily meant to dehumanize, debase and dishonor African-Americans.  In the "good old days," the word was used by bigots with either ...
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