Tag: New Visions Commentary

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Making the Black Community Sustainable, by B.B. Robinson, Ph.D.

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If something is good and it is enjoyable, it's not surprising that people want it to last forever. We want the goodness to be unceasing. We want it to be sustained. But the sad fact is that nothing lasts forever ...
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Social Security’s COLA Conundrum, by B.B. Robinson, Ph.D.

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In a perfect world, Social Security would be a privatized system in which individuals manage their own retirement accounts and adjust the disbursement of their savings and investments — including factoring for inflation — themselves. But it isn't. As it ...
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Atheist Bullies, by Archbishop Council Nedd II

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On the History Channel, they've turned the Bible into a miniseries. It's a hit. Nielsen reports the first installment had over 13 million viewers — a record for basic cable in 2013. According to one of the network's presidents, the ...
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Yuck It Up Over Congress, But You Really May Dislike Obama More, by Derryck Green

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People think Congress sucks, and there's statistical evidence to prove they do. According to a recent national poll conducted by Public Policy Polling, Congress has a favorability rating of nine percent. The reputation of Congress is so bad that, when ...
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Following MLK’s Visionary Path, by Demetrius Minor

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Had he not been cut down in his prime, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. would now be 84 years old. He was undeniably a beacon of hope and a pillar of light in the midst of the dark and evil ...
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The Origin and Purpose of Black History Month, by Stacy Swimp

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History is a clock that people use to tell their political and cultural time of day. It is also a compass that people use to find themselves on the map of human geography. History tells a people where they have ...
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Colds, Flu, and the RSV Virus in Underserved Communities, by Cherylyn Harley LeBon

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It's cold and flu season again, and people desperately want to remain healthy, avoiding bugs that can linger and keep them down for two or three weeks. For example, there are regularly six daily absences in my daughter's class — ...
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Politics and Pawns, by Hughey Newsome

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A pawn, as defined by the Merriam-Webster dictionary, is "one that can be used to further the purposes of another." It implies the desires of the used are not being addressed, or are at least secondary to the desires of ...
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Don’t Deflect the Blame, Stand up to Evil, by Stacy Washington

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After the tragedy in Newton Connecticut, I had sudden and irrational thoughts about pulling my kids from the very school district where I serve on the school board. Even knowing all the procedures, safety measures and plan for such crises, ...
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All Politics Should Be Local, by Hughey Newsome

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It is ironic that the city Barack Obama used to demonstrate his capabilities as a leader is now nearly out of cash. During the 2012 campaign, the President and his liberal supporters touted the auto bailout as having saved Detroit ...
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