Tag: New Visions Commentary

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Mixed Feelings on Father’s Day, by Darryn “Dutch” Martin

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Another Father's Day is here. It's only the second one in which I've truly felt a part of the celebration. I take great pride in being a father to my two-year-old son, Luther. But, coming from a single-parent home, I ...
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My Judgment Withheld in the Zimmerman Case, by Stacy Swimp

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I shake my head in disappointment and disgust that — in the 21st century — so many people are still blinded by bigotry. And nowhere is this bigotry more apparent than in the feelings and assertions about the case of ...
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NAACP Chief’s Cross-Dressing Advocacy Hurts Voters, by Derryck Green

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Ben Jealous, the president and CEO of the increasingly-irrelevant NAACP, has provided yet recent example of why the NAACP is on life support. It's not enough that, with the help of the ACLU and other identity politics special interest groups, ...
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Where is the Black Church? by Derryck Green

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Problems infecting and affecting the black community must be addressed in a serious and sincere manner. Many of these problems center around moral values that were once readily available and in abundance among black Americans. Now they are increasingly becoming ...
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Where’s the Good Economy We Were Promised? by Derryck Green

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As unemployment numbers drop only slightly, it appears President Obama is relying on this as an extremely misleading indicator to claim the economy is recovering. Since unemployment numbers haven't always told the true story of what's happened to the U.S ...
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Eating Locally and Fresh: Is It Possible on a Budget? by Cherylyn Harley LeBon

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Every month, there sees to be a new ad campaign or initiative attempting to influence what we eat, purchase, or otherwise consume. My favorite food cop is Mayor Michael Bloomberg of New York City. He has been temporarily thwarted in ...
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Kanye Doesn’t Provide the Keys to Unlock “New Slaves,” by B.B. Robinson, Ph.D.

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Popular music superstar Kanye West's new release, "New Slaves," is capturing a lot of attention. The question is whether it deserves that attention or not. Some consider it West's "Marvin Gaye moment" — likening how Gaye shook up the music ...
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Bringing Voting Rights Law into the 21st Century, by Cherylyn Harley LeBon

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In the general election of 1964, racial discrimination existed that made it harder for minorities to vote. Conditions were considered so bad in nine states and portions of six others that the Voting Rights Act of 1965 included a "extreme ...
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Dr. Carson’s Comments Appropriate for President to Hear, by Kevin Martin

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It didn't take long for Dr. Ben Carson, the world-renowned pediatric neurosurgeon, to become public enemy number one among liberal circles. At the recent National Prayer Breakfast, in a speech he gave in the presence of President Obama, Dr. Carson ...
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The Union Way: Cheat Kids, Get Award, by Bob Parks

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My father was a teacher, so I know that teaching can be an all-consuming profession. Nonetheless, it's the job that my father chose — as do today's educators. There's no involuntary draft. When I watch or hear some of today's ...
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