La Shawn Barber

La Shawn Barber: Hanson takes ‘The Walk’ to independence

660 days ago - Mention the band Hanson, and you’ll hear an inevitable snigger. Ten years ago, its syrupy yet infectious confection, “MMMBop,” burned up the airwaves as DJs and VJs spun it hour after hour. The journey from long-haired blonde boys to mature men has been exceedingly kind to the brothers, and their recently released album, “The Walk,” is a culmination of who they’ve become.

La Shawn Barber: End birthright citizenship for illegal immigrants

669 days ago - Elvira Arellano’s saga made good copy for the media, and immigrant advocacy groups now want the recently deported, high-profile illegal immigrant who sought sanctuary in a Chicago church to be allowed to return here because her son, born in the U.S., is considered an American citizen.

La Shawn Barber: Fans can’t say goodbye to ‘Harry Potter’

702 days ago - L ocals, like the rest of the world, love “Harry Potter.”

La Shawn Barber: Now that amnesty is dead, locals must act against employers

730 days ago - Last month, President George W. Bush’s amnesty-for-illegal-aliens bill died a deserved death in the U.S. Senate.

La Shawn Barber: Local liberals learning new lessons on ‘diversity’

765 days ago - While President Bush and pro-amnesty members of Congress are pushing an unpopular immigration “reform” bill that would bestow American citizenship on millions of people who have no regard for America’s laws, liberal Democrats across the Washington region are increasingly complaining about overcrowded houses, noise, loitering and general public nuisance — all caused by illegal aliens.

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La Shawn Barber: The ‘other Super Tuesday’ will focus on stopping official bias

795 days ago - Are Americans finally ready to make their governments adopt genuinely colorblind policies? The answer may come in November 2008 when voters in four states go to the polls to vote on propositions to end racial preferences in government hiring and admissions.

La Shawn Barber: Parental involvement, family stability and the achievement gap

823 days ago - Government schools across the country are fretting over the persistent academic achievement gap between black and white students. On average, blacks score lower than whites on standardized tests and receive lower grades. By the time they graduate from high school, black students are four grades behind their white peers.

La Shawn Barber: How about a ‘Strengthening Black Families Month’?

884 days ago - Today is the first day of Black History Month. Time to break out the tributes to Martin Luther King, go downtown to listen to bad poetry and look at bad art about the struggles of black folk, belt out a chorus of “We Shall Overcome,” and sit through endless “celebrations” and TV shows about the “African American experience.”