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What Minorities Really Want, by John Meredith

What Minorities Really Want, by John Meredith

New Visions Commentary /
Like many Americans, I've heard the pundits prognosticate over what the new leadership in Congress will do. How will they change things, will they succeed, and will they keep their majority beyond 2008? Some of these predictions specifically have addressed ...
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Project 21 Press Release: Demand for Social Security Nomination Nullification Exposes Liberal Intolerance of Reform; Project 21 Fellow Deneen Moore Cites the Need for a Wide-Ranging Examination of Ways to Save Seniors' Financial Safety Net

Project 21 Press Release: Demand for Social Security Nomination Nullification Exposes Liberal Intolerance of Reform; Project 21 Fellow Deneen Moore Cites the Need for a Wide-Ranging Examination of Ways to Save Seniors’ Financial Safety Net

Press Release /
A demand from the liberal National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare for the incoming Senate leadership to reject the nomination of a proponent of Social Security privatization indicates that liberals are unwilling to consider all possible ways to ...
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Where Do We Go From Here? by B.B. Robinson, Ph.D.

Where Do We Go From Here? by B.B. Robinson, Ph.D.

New Visions Commentary /
There are many black Americans today who yearn for a more complete connection with their African ancestry. Many believe this link is necessary to complete their cultural identity. For some, this effort goes no further than wearing African attire. For ...
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The Folly and Tragedy of Section 8, by Mychal Massie

The Folly and Tragedy of Section 8, by Mychal Massie

New Visions Commentary /
While traveling through a part of my community dominated by "Section 8" government-subsidized housing, I came across a group of seemingly out-of-place college students. Approaching them, I discovered they were performing community service by picking up trash in front of ...
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Michigan Voters Quit Quotas, by Deneen Moore

Michigan Voters Quit Quotas, by Deneen Moore

New Visions Commentary /
Government often discriminates by basing hiring practices, the awarding of contracts and college admissions on racial criteria. Given an opportunity to put a stop to it, Michigan voters overwhelmingly passed the Michigan Civil Rights Initiative (MCRI) ballot referendum. The MCRI, ...
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Hutchinson Down About Emerging Black GOP Majority, by Darryn "Dutch" Martin

Hutchinson Down About Emerging Black GOP Majority, by Darryn “Dutch” Martin

New Visions Commentary /
It's no secret that the relationship between black Americans and the Republican Party is rocky. Despite the Party's history of helping end slavery and passing civil rights legislation, the GOP's standing among blacks has fallen dramatically over the past 40 ...
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It's All About Trust, by B.B. Robinson, Ph.D.

It’s All About Trust, by B.B. Robinson, Ph.D.

New Visions Commentary /
Why are black Americans so successful at creating, developing and operating religious institutions? In part, it is because we have a long history in the church business. Churches also have roles and functions that permit almost everyone to find a ...
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Dear Jesse Jackson, by Mychal Massie

Dear Jesse Jackson, by Mychal Massie

New Visions Commentary /
I read with interest your September 12, 2006, article "Goodwill, Unity, Money Have Been Squandered Since Sept. 11," which appeared in the Chicago Sun-Times. While I don't object to your poisonous screed directed at President Bush as such, I do ...
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The Black Community's Self-Destructive Embrace of Liberalism, by Kevin Martin

The Black Community’s Self-Destructive Embrace of Liberalism, by Kevin Martin

New Visions Commentary /
By embracing liberalism, black America became a broken shell of its former greatness. Miseducation, black-on-black crime, economic injustice, abortion, and the curse of corrupt and self-serving community leaders - the unhealthy relationship between blacks and liberalism has caused these problems ...
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Hispanics vs. Blacks: The Battle For "Preferred Minority" Status, by La Shawn Barber

Hispanics vs. Blacks: The Battle For “Preferred Minority” Status, by La Shawn Barber

New Visions Commentary /
As someone who loathes government-mandated race preferences, I look forward to years of laugh-riot fun as preference-loving blacks and Hispanics duel it out, fighting each other over government goodies. I recently learned about a case involving a black cop named ...
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