Category: Project 21 New Visions

Janice Rogers Brown's Equal Justice, by Craig DeLuz

Janice Rogers Brown’s Equal Justice, by Craig DeLuz

New Visions Commentary /
One of the most contentious of President George W. Bush's judicial nominees was California Supreme Court Associate Justice Janice Rogers Brown.  Highly rated by the American Bar Association, Justice Brown is praised by her peers on the California Supreme Court, ...
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Five Suggestions for Michael Jackson, by Kimberley Jane Wilson

Five Suggestions for Michael Jackson, by Kimberley Jane Wilson

New Visions Commentary /
While shopping recently, I ended up in one of those boxy, warehouse-like stores with a dreaded common dressing room. Four women of different races, ages, shapes and sizes pretended not to notice each other. Suddenly, we heard Michael Jackson's voice ...
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Social Security Reform for All Retirees, Present and Future, by Ak'bar Shabazz

Social Security Reform for All Retirees, Present and Future, by Ak’bar Shabazz

New Visions Commentary /
Social Security is in dire condition. Most agree that benefits for present retirees should be protected. At the same time, it's equally important to make sure younger generations - future retirees - see a return on the billions of dollars ...
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The Poor Deserve More Than Reimports. by Council Nedd II and Leslie O. Anderson

The Poor Deserve More Than Reimports. by Council Nedd II and Leslie O. Anderson

New Visions Commentary /
In the Bible, the Book of Proverbs has a passage which reads, "a good person knows the rights of the poor, but the wicked cannot understand such things." The Gospel of St. Matthew talks about society's obligation to the "the ...
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Terri Schiavo: America's Lost Hope, by Djana Milton

Terri Schiavo: America’s Lost Hope, by Djana Milton

New Visions Commentary /
Terri Schiavo, a woman who collapsed at 26 and suffered severe brain damage, is dead because her husband and our justice system determined that her life wasn't worth living. Many of us never seriously contemplate our own deaths, especially at ...
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Black Economist Has a Lesson for Everyone About Basic Economics, by Dutch Martin

Black Economist Has a Lesson for Everyone About Basic Economics, by Dutch Martin

New Visions Commentary /
"Economics is the study of the use of scarce resources which have alternative uses." That's the premise of Stanford economist Thomas Sowell's book Basic Economics: A Citizen's Guide to the Economy, originally published in 2000. Dr. Sowell, one of the ...
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Foolish Question About Bill Cosby, by Mychal Massie

Foolish Question About Bill Cosby, by Mychal Massie

New Visions Commentary /
If a homeless, drunken bum lying in a gutter says people shouldn't drink, is the message diminished because it comes from a homeless, drunken bum? Judges routinely sentence the guilty to public service. This can include the guilty speaking out ...
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How to Manage and Afford Senior Health Care, by Council Nedd II and Leslie O. Anderson

How to Manage and Afford Senior Health Care, by Council Nedd II and Leslie O. Anderson

New Visions Commentary /
There are lots of jokes poking fun at growing old. For instance, you know you're getting older when everything hurts and what doesn't hurt doesn't work. Likewise, the gleam in your eye now comes from the sun hitting your bifocals ...
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Has the U.S. Supreme Court Lost Its Collective Mind? by Darryn "Dutch" Martin

Has the U.S. Supreme Court Lost Its Collective Mind? by Darryn “Dutch” Martin

New Visions Commentary /
In a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled that executing prisoners who committed capital crimes such as murder as minors violates the 8th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. This amendment prohibits "cruel and unusual punishment." While this ruling ...
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Why African Americans Should Be Leading The Charge For Social Security Reform, by Eddie Huff

Why African Americans Should Be Leading The Charge For Social Security Reform, by Eddie Huff

New Visions Commentary /
By calling for Social Security reform, President Bush has signaled he is serious about taking on the "third rail of American politics." This comparison to the lethal electric rail on a subway implies that politicians risk certain death - or ...
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