A discussion purportedly about the Supreme Court case of Shelby County, Alabama v. Holder turns into a broader discussion about voter ID. While it seems that left-wing show host Thom Hartmann and like-minded panelist Ben Cohen of The Daily Banter ... READ MORE
Horace Cooper, co-chairman of the National Center’s Project 21 black leadership network, says that — from the tenor of the Supreme Court arguments — the outcome of the case of Shelby County, Alabama v. Holder is a “very close call.” ... READ MORE
As the government hovers on the edge of sequestration budget restrictions, members of the Project 21 black leadership network are speaking out about the failure of liberal policymaking that has led us to this point. Hughey P. Newsome: While the ... READ MORE
After former deputy attorney general Julie Fernandes explained her ideal interpretation of the Voting Rights Act is addressing “what does the minority community want?” and how can supposed inherently disfranchised groups “have a political voice,” Project 21 co-chairman Horace Cooper ... READ MORE
Discussing problems regarding current adjudication of the almost 50-year-old Voting Rights Act, Project 21 co-chairman Horace Cooper says “it is the enforcement in the name of the preclearance standard that is the subject of the problem.” Specifically, Horace tells his ... READ MORE
Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act and the “preclearance” standards the law imposes on select states and localities will undergo constitutional scrutiny on February 27 as the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court hear arguments in the case of ... READ MORE
Explaining why it is now up to the U.S. Supreme Court to reform the Voting Rights Act in the case of Shelby County, Alabama v. Eric Holder, Project 21 co-chairman Horace Cooper easily dispels the rhetoric of the other MSNBC ... READ MORE
In a recent New Visions Commentary entitled “Politics and Pawns,” Project 21 black leadership network member Hughey Newsome suggested that President Obama callously used the heartfelt concerns of the American people – like pawns on a chessboard – in 2011 ... READ MORE
Project 21 member Niger Innis, whose family has suffered greatly from gun-related violence, decried liberal attempts to further regulate the ability of law-abiding Americans to own and use firearms. At the 2/22/13 “Black Leaders Speak Out on Gun Control” press ... READ MORE
At the 2/22/13 “Black Leaders Speak Out on Gun Control” press conference at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., Project 21 member Stacy Swimp discusses the racist underpinnings of early gun control laws that were enforced in the Reconstruction-era ... READ MORE
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