Author: The National Center

Project 21 Press Release: Black Activists Denounce Jesse Jackson for Calling U.S. Military Action in Iraq “Murder” – April 2004

Press Release /
Black activists from Project 21 are criticizing Reverend Jesse Jackson for comments he made earlier this month in which he claimed U.S. military action in Iraq constitutes "murder" and said U.S. troops are committing "a crime against humanity." In comments ...
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Black Activists to Expose Environmental Policies that Harm Minority Advancement at National Press Club Earth Day Press Conference; Policies That Inadvertently Encourage Segregated Housing Among Those Cited as in Need of Reform

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Minority activists and environmental experts are joining together on Earth Day 2004 to condemn domestic and international environmental regulations that destroy economic opportunity, encourage neo-segregationist housing policies, endanger public health and generally pit human welfare against regulatory goals. Members of ...
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Project 21 Press Release: Black Activists to Expose Environmental Policies that Harm Minority Advancement at National Press Club Earth Day Press Conference; Policies That Inadvertently Encourage Segregated Housing Among Those Cited as in Need of Reform – April 2004

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Minority activists and environmental experts are joining together on Earth Day 2004 to condemn domestic and international environmental regulations that destroy economic opportunity, encourage neo-segregationist housing policies, endanger public health and generally pit human welfare against regulatory goals. Members of ...
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Willpower: Losing Weight The Responsible Way; Stop That Train?; America’s Civil Justice System is Broken

Legal Brief /
Willpower: Losing Weight The Responsible Way I have known Tommy Thompson, the former governor of Wisconsin and current Secretary of Health & Human Services, for decades. We've had our differences every now and then, but we've been on the same ...
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Project 21 Press Release: Black Conservatives Represented on CNN Rice Testimony Panel – April 2004

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Mychal Massie, a member of Project 21's National Advisory Council, participated in a CNN focus group watching National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice's testimony before the September 11 commission. His reactions will be broadcast on Thursday, April 8 on CNN's "Paula ...
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Black Groups Call for Investigation of Congressional Black Caucus; Details of Black Lawmakers’ Relationship with Deposed Haitian Leader Sought

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In response to actions and comments by members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) regarding American policy toward Haiti, the African-American leadership network Project 21 endorsed a letter to Chairman Joel Hefley (R-CO) asking the U.S. House of Representative's Committee ...
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“My Battalion is Right in the Middle of Sadr’s Challenge” and the News from Iraq is Good, Soldier Says

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The news from inside Iraq is not as depressing as some Americans might be being led to think, says Joe Roche, a soldier with the U.S. Army serving in the 16th Combat Engineer Battalion, a unit that is right in ...
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Keep the Faith: A Letter from Iraq, by Joe Roche

National Policy Analysis #500 /
I'm in Baghdad, Iraq. I'm a soldier with the U.S. Army serving in the 16th Combat Engineer Battalion. The news you are hearing stateside is awfully depressing and negative. The reality is we are accomplishing a tremendous amount here, and ...
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Project 21 Press Release: Black Activists Condemn Elitist “Earth Day” – April 2004

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Elitist environmental activists observing "Earth Day" on April 22 are promoting a regulatory agenda hostile to minority ambitions for economic and social advancement. Members of the African-American leadership network Project 21 prefer an alternative environmental justice agenda that ensures human ...
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Addressing Africa’s Problems, by Michael King

New Visions Commentary /
I recently talked with some old classmates about the crises facing Africa. Contrary to popular belief, the crisis isn't insurmountable once the real problems are identified. Africa's problems are legion. But the perception of Africa's problems is, in and of ...
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