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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Belafonte Remarks Expose the True Race Traitors, by Jerry Brooks

Belafonte Remarks Expose the True Race Traitors, by Jerry Brooks

New Visions Commentary /
Entertainer Harry Belafonte recently made some vicious, vile and disparaging remarks about Secretary of State Colin Powell during a San Diego radio interview. Belafonte made a belittling and mindless comparison between Powell and a slave who lived in the plantation ...
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Democratic Party Chairman at Odds With Party's Rank and File, by Horace Cooper

Democratic Party Chairman at Odds With Party’s Rank and File, by Horace Cooper

New Visions Commentary /
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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Low Vaccination Rates for Deadly Diseases Put Black School Children at Serious Risk, by Beverly M. Gaines, M.D.

Low Vaccination Rates for Deadly Diseases Put Black School Children at Serious Risk, by Beverly M. Gaines, M.D.

National Policy Analysis #430 /
In the national effort to eliminate infectious diseases, African-American children are being left behind. The statistics are grim: vaccination rates in the African-American community are among the lowest for any demographic group in the country.Simply put, African-American kids are at ...
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