Category: Project 21 New Visions

Dutch Martin

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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B.B. Robinson

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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Joe Hicks

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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Akindele Akinyemi

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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B.B. Robinson

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

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.

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

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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Oprah Shouldn't Give Up on Our Kids, by Deneen Borelli

Oprah Shouldn’t Give Up on Our Kids, by Deneen Borelli

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After visiting our nation's failing urban public schools, Oprah Winfrey felt frustrated.  In an interview with Newsweek magazine, she said:  "I became so frustrated with visiting inner-city schools in the U.S.  The sense that you need to learn just isn't ...
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Bowl Game Proposal a True Indicator of Race Relations, Not Kramer's Racist Rant, by Joe R. Hicks and David A. Lehrer

Bowl Game Proposal a True Indicator of Race Relations, Not Kramer’s Racist Rant, by Joe R. Hicks and David A. Lehrer

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Some have said that Michael Richards's recent on-stage racist tirade indicated that America's racist past is not so distant. Some black leaders used it to drive the message that racism lies just beneath the surface of American life and that ...
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