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Still Reflecting on September 11 and Security, by R.D. Davis

Still Reflecting on September 11 and Security, by R.D. Davis

New Visions Commentary /
With the murderous destruction of the World Trade Center, many individual freedoms were also destroyed. And many more will inevitably fall. If there's one thing I hate, it's losing my freedom. I personally think I'm more sensitive to this than ...
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Project 21 Release: Civil Rights Commission Refuses to Seat Black Appointee; Black Network Says New Official's Conservative Beliefs Are No Justification for Discrimination - December 2001

Project 21 Release: Civil Rights Commission Refuses to Seat Black Appointee; Black Network Says New Official’s Conservative Beliefs Are No Justification for Discrimination – December 2001

Press Release /
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Chairman Mary Frances Berry's refusal to recognize the appointment of Commissioner Peter Kirsanow is akin to former governor George Wallace's refusal to integrate the Alabama school system say members of the African-American leadership network Project ...
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Will Blacks Fall for the "Old Line" -- the Race Card -- Once Again? by Kevin Martin

Will Blacks Fall for the “Old Line” — the Race Card — Once Again? by Kevin Martin

New Visions Commentary /
A New Visions Commentary paper published November 2001 by The National Center for Public Policy Research * 501 Capitol Ct., N.E., Washington, DC 20002, 202/543-4110, Fax 202-543-5975, E-Mail , Web http://www.nationalcenter.org. Reprints permitted provided source is credited. The nickname of ...
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Who's the Real Source of Wartime Hysteria? by Kimberley Jane Wilson

Who’s the Real Source of Wartime Hysteria? by Kimberley Jane Wilson

New Visions Commentary /
I'm feeling pretty grouchy. I recently attended the monthly meeting of one of my book clubs. Instead of discussing the really horrible imitation Terry McMillan novel we read this month, we had a guest speaker - "trauma/grief counselor." I'm not ...
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U.S. Space Program is Black America's Salvation, by B.B. Robinson, Ph.D.

U.S. Space Program is Black America’s Salvation, by B.B. Robinson, Ph.D.

New Visions Commentary /
There is a saying, "Among the greatest human urges are the realization of fame and fortune." Fame because most people want to be remembered fondly, and often, during their lifetime as well as after they die. Fortune because it takes ...
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Weak Preachers Want bin Laden "Safe and Saved", Not "Dead or Alive," by Jesse Peterson

Weak Preachers Want bin Laden “Safe and Saved”, Not “Dead or Alive,” by Jesse Peterson

New Visions Commentary /
There's never been a shortage of weak preachers. I'm sorry to say this is particularly true in the black community. In our communities, it seems there's a church on every corner. I've often said many black preachers are not called ...
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Africa Cries Out for Genetically Modified Foods: African-American Leadership Network Joined by African Leaders in Call for Providing Africa With the Tools to Feed Its People - October 2000

Africa Cries Out for Genetically Modified Foods: African-American Leadership Network Joined by African Leaders in Call for Providing Africa With the Tools to Feed Its People – October 2000

Press Release /
African leaders are appealing to the United States government to ignore the misguided political protests against genetically-modified foods so that those afflicted with diseases and starvation on the African continent might have hope for the future. Project 21 members are ...
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Note to Congresswoman McKinney: Silence is Golden, by Michael King

Note to Congresswoman McKinney: Silence is Golden, by Michael King

New Visions Commentary /
A New Visions Commentary paper published October 2001 by The National Center for Public Policy Research * 501 Capitol Ct., N.E., Washington, DC 20002, 202/543-4110, Fax 202-543-5975, E-Mail [email protected], Web http://www.nationalcenter.org. Reprints permitted provided source is credited. Georgia residents have ...
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Is it Better to Have a Raise or a Job? How a Minimum Wage Hike Would Increase Unemployment, Harm Undertrained Workers, by Amy Ridenour

Is it Better to Have a Raise or a Job? How a Minimum Wage Hike Would Increase Unemployment, Harm Undertrained Workers, by Amy Ridenour

National Policy Analysis #370 /
Is it better to have a raise or a job? It's a no-brainer. A raise is worthless without a job. The federal government reported October 5 that 199,000 jobs were lost between mid-August and mid-September, reflecting a national unemployment rate ...
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The NAACP in Wonderland: Campaign Against Network TV Ignores Serious Issues Facing Black Americans, by Kimberley Jane Wilson

The NAACP in Wonderland: Campaign Against Network TV Ignores Serious Issues Facing Black Americans, by Kimberley Jane Wilson

New Visions Commentary /
It never fails. Whenever I begin to think that I may have been a little too hard on the NAACP, the organization disappoints me yet again. You've no doubt heard about the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People's ...
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