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Trent Lott Does Black Conservatives a Tremendous Disservice, by Ak'bar Shabazz

Trent Lott Does Black Conservatives a Tremendous Disservice, by Ak’bar Shabazz

New Visions Commentary /
At a 100th birthday celebration for retiring Senator Strom Thurmond (R-SC), designated Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott (R-MS) praised the centenarian's 1948 presidential campaign. Praise of Thurmond is permissible, but not the basis of the man's campaign. Lott's misguided honor ...
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Blacks Must Add Missing Ingredients to the American Melting Pot, by B.B. Robinson

Blacks Must Add Missing Ingredients to the American Melting Pot, by B.B. Robinson

New Visions Commentary /
On a recent visit to Stockholm, Sweden, I took a daylong bus trip for tourists. It featured some of the most important historical and cultural sites the nation had to offer. It also made me think about what may be ...
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Trial Lawyers and Fear-Mongering Put Real Victims At Risk in Asbestos Cases, by Kevin Martin

Trial Lawyers and Fear-Mongering Put Real Victims At Risk in Asbestos Cases, by Kevin Martin

New Visions Commentary /
Today's burning question: You discover you are inhaling between 10,000 and 15,000 fibers of asbestos per day. Should you: a) head for the nearest emergency room, b) call your physician and schedule a checkup, 3) purchase a gas mask to ...
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Stoning Death Sentence Creates a Nigerian Nightmare, by Kimberley Jane Wilson

Stoning Death Sentence Creates a Nigerian Nightmare, by Kimberley Jane Wilson

New Visions Commentary /
Amina Lawal is going to die. Amina is the 30-year-old Nigerian woman sentenced to death by stoning. Her unforgivable "crime" was to have a baby out of wedlock. Her lawyers hint the pregnancy may be the result of a rape, ...
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At First Ford Failed - But Try, Try Again for the Sake of Black America, by Ak'Bar Shabazz

At First Ford Failed – But Try, Try Again for the Sake of Black America, by Ak’Bar Shabazz

New Visions Commentary /
After his party's defeat in the 2002 elections, Democratic House Minority Leader Richard Gephardt (MO) resigned his congressional leadership post. A more liberal colleague - Nancy Pelosi (CA) - succeeded him, but not without a challenge from Harold Ford, Jr ...
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Smart Growth Tosses a White Hood Over Black Homeownership, by Kevin Martin

Smart Growth Tosses a White Hood Over Black Homeownership, by Kevin Martin

New Visions Commentary /
When one imagines liberal environmental activists, the stereotype is one of tie-dyed followers of the Grateful Dead. These days, environmental activism is big business. Well-paid heads of green groups more likely choose Bruno Maglis over Birkenstocks. But some of the ...
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Project 21 Press Release: Harry Belafonte Should Apologize to Colin Powell for Racist Insults; Conservative Black Group Urges Charity to Deny Singer Honor - October 2002

Project 21 Press Release: Harry Belafonte Should Apologize to Colin Powell for Racist Insults; Conservative Black Group Urges Charity to Deny Singer Honor – October 2002

Press Release /
Singer Harry Belafonte owes Secretary of State Colin Powell an apology for the racial insults Belafonte made about Powell during an October 9 interview. Furthermore, members of the African-American leadership network Project 21 urge the group Africare to rethink honoring ...
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Democratic Party Chairman at Odds with His Party's Rank-and-File? by Horace Cooper

Democratic Party Chairman at Odds with His Party’s Rank-and-File? by Horace Cooper

National Policy Analysis #440 /
Terry McAuliffe, the Democratic National Committee Chairman, puts the "P" in partisan. As attack dogs go, he's the pit bull that Democrats believe they need to lead their party. When he rails against President George W. Bush, corporate corruption and ...
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Back to Normal After 9/11? by Kimberley Jane Wilson

Back to Normal After 9/11? by Kimberley Jane Wilson

New Visions Commentary /
It's been over a year since the tragic events of September 11, 2001 and life is not back to what once passed for normal. Maybe it never will be. Maybe it shouldn't be. Maybe normal is what got us into ...
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Cut the Controversy Over "Barbershop," by Agnes Cross-White and Sherman R. White, Jr.

Cut the Controversy Over “Barbershop,” by Agnes Cross-White and Sherman R. White, Jr.

New Visions Commentary /
When it seems black cinema is preoccupied with excusing the worst elements of the African-American experience, "Barbershop," has taken the novel approach of celebrating its best elements. It features a lively and very likeable cast exchanging intelligent dialogue in an ...
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