Author: The National Center

Black Leadership Drops the Ball on Minority AIDS Epidemic

Press Release /
While thousands of experts on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) are meeting in Geneva, Switzerland for the World AIDS Conference, many are asking heads of state and other world leaders -- particularly those in Africa -- to build the courage ...
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Marion Barry: Last of the Black Emperors, by Kimberley Wilson

New Visions Commentary /
On May 21, 1998, Marion Barry announced to the world that he would not be a candidate for a fifth term as mayor of Washington, D.C. I hardly know whether to laugh or cry. Marion and the city of Washington ...
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Morality Over Money, by Mike Ramey

New Visions Commentary /
I recently saw a very interesting and funny video entitled "Afros and Bellbottoms." It featured the well-known African-American comic and television talk show host Sinbad. I'll admit I was a bit skeptical. With many comics making fortunes by tossing around ...
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What Scriptures Tell Us About Environmental Stewardship, by Samuel Casey Carter

National Policy Analysis #199 /
Now that secular liberalism has all but driven orthodox religion out of public life, it should come as no surprise that heterodox spirituality has become the latest battering ram of the left. In a time when the Bible has been ...
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Sun to Blame for Global Warming, by John Carlisle

National Policy Analysis #203 /
Those looking for the culprit responsible for global warming have missed the obvious choice - the sun. While it may come as a newsflash to some, scientific evidence conclusively shows that the sun plays a far more important role in ...
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Blacks Say New Study Gives Cause for State of Emergency Over Minority Reading Skills

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Responding to the shocking results of a study on educational quality in New York State, members of the African-American leadership network Project 21 are calling for a state of emergency to be declared to address the reading capabilities of minority ...
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Political Money Monitor #17: May 29, 1998

*** California Primary Special ***When California voters cast their ballots in their state primary on Tuesday, June 2, they will decide the fate of Proposition 226, the "paycheck protection" ballot initiative. If passed, Proposition 226 (also known as the "Campaign ...
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Blacks Say New Study Gives Cause for State of Emergency Over Minority Reading Skills – May 1998

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Black Leadership Network Says Study Shows Drastic Measures Must Be Considered to Increase Reading Capabilities of Minority Children Responding to the shocking results of a study on educational quality in New York State, members of the African-American leadership network Project ...
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Blacks Say Labor Union Behavior is Best Reason for “Paycheck Protection”

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California voters will go to the polls on June 2 to decide the fate of a paycheck protection ballot initiative. California members of the African-American leadership network Project 21 point out that the practices and tactics used by organized labor ...
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Political Money Monitor #16: May 22, 1998

Contents* Proposition 226 Campaign Gets Dirty * Congress Waiting for Proposition 226 Results * High "Business Community" Political Spending Debunked * AFL-CIO Official Endorses "Black Militancy" Conference Proposition 226 Campaign Gets Dirty; False Allegations Abound in "Paycheck Protection" DebateWith less ...
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