In the past several months, there have been increasing attacks on the SAT — the college admissions-related standardized test — that include charges that it is racially and culturally biased. Additionally, activists are pushing colleges and universities to adopt a ... READ MORE
I was just a young black lad during the civil rights marches and rallies of the early 1960s, but I will never forget what I saw during those dark days. I remember the hate, the violence, the water hoses, the ... READ MORE
In tough economic times, such as those Americans are currently experiencing, there are some ways that black churches can perform services that could help parishioners weather financial crises more effectively. For instance, a church might be able to reduce the ... READ MORE
As President Obama crossed middle America last August to promote his economic policies, Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA) complained he was ignoring black communities. Feeling his political base crumbling, however, Obama now appears in Detroit to sell his new stimulus bill ... READ MORE
"I accept my niggerdom. All you niggas get down with me!" — Michael Eric Dyson Back in 2005, at a panel discussion during Tavis Smiley's "State of the Black Union" event, Michael Eric Dyson urged attendees and C-Span viewers to ... READ MORE
As a society, we highly value those who "make." Whether it's a dollhouse, tree house or a real house, we admire the makers. If it is a Soap Box Derby car, a Ferrari supercar, a jet or a space shuttle, ... READ MORE
Black folk can be forgiving, but, when it comes to President Obama's recent speech to the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, forgiveness is tough. Everyone — and not just blacks — should be insulted at Obama's transition into a pseudo-black vernacular ... READ MORE
It's not news that far too many environmentalists prefer trees, animals and insects over people. In 1962, environmentalist icon Rachel Carson — a government bureaucrat at the time — chose nature. She created a stink about the highly-effective pesticide DDT, ... READ MORE
As I was headed to a recent television interview in Chicago, the driver sent by the network asked me what topic I was going to discuss on television. "President Obama is losing the support of his base." The driver, black ... READ MORE
Jesse Jackson, Andre Carson, Maxine Waters and Walter Fauntroy are the new face of black-on-black crime. The term "black-on-black crime" was coined in the eighties to publicize shockingly disproportionate amounts of violent crimes perpetrated within the black community. Now, instead ... READ MORE
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Tag: New Visions Commentary
Giving the SAT to the TSA, by Cherylyn Harley LeBon
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We’ve Been There Before, by Jimmie L. Hollis
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Simple, Complex Community Service Suggestions for Black Churches, by B.B. Robinson, Ph.D.
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President Obama Owes Black Americans the Truth, Not Special Attention, by Stacy Swimp
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Black Lawmakers Play the Victim, by Christopher Arps
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Those Who Make Nothing, by B.B. Robinson, Ph.D.
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Obama Being Paternal and Patronizing to the CBC Crowd, by Charles Butler
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Government Regulation Will Literally Take People’s Breath Away, by Bob Parks
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President Obama Losing his Base, and Others, by Charles Butler
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“Elite Liberal Libelers”: The Modern Face of Black-on-Black Crime, by Lisa Fritsch
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