Tag: New Visions Commentary

Packing at the Pulpit: This Man of God May Arm Himself to Protect His Flock, by Bishop Council Nedd II

Packing at the Pulpit: This Man of God May Arm Himself to Protect His Flock, by Bishop Council Nedd II

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As a law enforcement officer, I can and do carry a gun almost anywhere.  But I never take it to my other workplace – a church.  Besides being a state constable, I’m also a church rector and an Anglican bishop.  ...
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The political price tag on Miss America’s tiara, by Day Gardner

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Forty years ago, I helped black girls become more accepted as the “girl next door” as a Miss America contestant. After seeing this year’s pageant, I fear a Pandora’s box of politics has been opened. It risks making an institution ...
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Are White Voters Smarter Than African-American Voters? by Stacy Swimp

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The U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled to restore a Michigan law that bans straight-ticket voting. Two of the Justices dissented, concluding that state officials should be permitted to enforce the ban in the November 2016 election. Straight-ticket voting is a ...
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A Woman on the $20 Bill? Make Her an Entrepreneur, by David W. Almasi

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There's a campaign underway to remove President Andrew Jackson's face from the $20 bill and replace it with a woman as a way of "promoting gender equality." The group Women on 20s wants Jackson's portrait removed in time for the ...
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Audit the Fed, but Be Careful Who Gets That Power, by Hughey Newsome

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Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) is leading 30 other senators in legislation to "audit the Fed." The Federal Reserve, America's central bank, sets monetary policy and oversees financial institutions. Senator Paul's bill would make the institution more transparent by allowing an ...
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Uber Fights Cab Discrimination, by Gianno Caldwell

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There was a time when actor Danny Glover made national news because, as a black man, he said he couldn't get a cab to stop for him. That was before the Uber ridesharing service that is now challenging the cab ...
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Hands Off: Don’t Raid Your Retirement Accounts! by Fred Banyon

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After the Great Recession of 2008, an unpleasant phenomena resurfaced. Because of financial distress from the recession, a large number of Americans began tapping into their secured retirement savings. African-Americans and Hispanics were the groups that dipped into these sacred ...
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Obama Immigration Policy Questions His Commitment to Making Black Lives Matter, by Ted Hayes

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In a nation of immigrants, do black lives matter? Apparently not, because black lives are effectively being ethno-racially cleansed from American society by an illegal alien invasion and a growing occupation of our neighborhoods. How? Black America is being challenged ...
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Obama's Economy Is Only Successful If Success Is Redefined, by Derryck Green

Obama’s Economy Is Only Successful If Success Is Redefined, by Derryck Green

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When it comes to the American economy, there is little success to celebrate unless success is defined downward. Under President Obama, the economic success that's being celebrated essentially papers over the pain of millions of struggling Americans. Obama devoted a ...
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Fiscal Literacy Needed to Avoid Poverty Traps, by Fred Banyon

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In Arizona, the governor recently signed legislation requiring that high school students pass a civics exam before they graduate. It's the same test the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service gives to prospective citizens. As one state senator explained, "a minimal ...
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