Tag: New Visions Commentary

When Equality Plans Yield Unequal Results, by Nick Cheolas

When Equality Plans Yield Unequal Results, by Nick Cheolas

New Visions Commentary /
It's a sad fact that an achievement gap between minority and white students exists.  The real question is what to do about it. For too long, affirmative action - boosting minorities in the college admissions process - has been the ...
READ MORE
Sanctimonious Elitists Don't Always Practice As They Preach, by Nick Cheolas

Sanctimonious Elitists Don’t Always Practice As They Preach, by Nick Cheolas

New Visions Commentary /
Most liberals enjoy portraying themselves as the champions of minority interests and "social justice," defending the allegedly defenseless against oppression from the rich and powerful. But does the liberal elite live by its own rhetorical standards? Not according to author ...
READ MORE
How Hip-Hop Destroys the Potential of Black Youth, by Jeffrey Hicks

How Hip-Hop Destroys the Potential of Black Youth, by Jeffrey Hicks

New Visions Commentary /
Hip-hop has grown from its inner-city roots to appeal to a diverse and worldwide audience. It is no longer the fad some once considered it. Unfortunately, it is also having a profound negative impact on young blacks. This aspect of ...
READ MORE
Abortion, Birth Control Biases Exposed by Proponents' Original Intentions, by Bob Parks

Abortion, Birth Control Biases Exposed by Proponents’ Original Intentions, by Bob Parks

New Visions Commentary /
Because so many things seem to get lost among the political minutia when laws and policies are created, it's wise to look back to find the "original intent" that began the process. When it comes to the original intent of ...
READ MORE
No More Second Chances for Lionel Tate, by Dutch Martin

No More Second Chances for Lionel Tate, by Dutch Martin

New Visions Commentary /
It goes without saying that 19-year-old Lionel Tate was dealt a bad hand in life. In 1999, at the age of 12, Tate became the youngest person in modern American history to be sentenced to life in prison. It was ...
READ MORE
Fatherhood Begins at Conception, by Geoffrey Moore

Fatherhood Begins at Conception, by Geoffrey Moore

New Visions Commentary /
I'll never forget the day when my wife first called me with the good news. She was pregnant. It began with her saying she was not feeling like herself, and I suggested that she see a doctor because she might ...
READ MORE
Black Like Patrick Kennedy, by Bob Parks

Black Like Patrick Kennedy, by Bob Parks

New Visions Commentary /
To understand racism in the deep South in the late 1950s, John Howard Griffith - a white man - darkened his skin and pretended to be black. His groundbreaking book, Black Like Me, profoundly affected the burgeoning struggle for equal ...
READ MORE
"Akeelah and the Bee" Relates Important Messages About Perseverance, Individual Drive and Community Involvement, by B.B. Robinson, Ph.D.

“Akeelah and the Bee” Relates Important Messages About Perseverance, Individual Drive and Community Involvement, by B.B. Robinson, Ph.D.

New Visions Commentary /
"Be" is a powerful word for our major religions. "Let there be light," for example, one of the first lines of the Old Testament, heralds our world's creation. Then there is "bee" - as in spelling bee. For one little ...
READ MORE
Fair and Unfair Criticism of Condoleezza Rice, by Eric T. Miller and Arica Young

Fair and Unfair Criticism of Condoleezza Rice, by Eric T. Miller and Arica Young

New Visions Commentary /
Condoleezza Rice is possibly the most powerful and most criticized woman on the planet, but much of this criticism is undeserved. As our nation's secretary of state, Dr. Rice articulates foreign policy for the world's only remaining superpower. She is ...
READ MORE
Reckless Anti-Rice Rants Mars Students' Big Day, by Deneen Moore

Reckless Anti-Rice Rants Mars Students’ Big Day, by Deneen Moore

New Visions Commentary /
Ideally, college professors should provide an open environment for the free exchange of ideas and promote debate free of prejudice and bias. Tragically, on some college campuses, these ideals aren't applied to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice because she is ...
READ MORE

Project 21, a leading voice of black conservatives for over 25 years, is sponsored by the National Center for Public Policy Research. Its members have been quoted, interviewed or published over 40,000 times since the program was created in 1992. Contributions to the National Center are tax-deductible and greatly appreciated, and may be earmarked exclusively for the use of Project 21.