Category: Project 21 Press Releases

Black Activist on End of Congressional Ban on Oil Exploration: ‘Energy Freedom Day’ Great for Families and for Energy Independence

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Washington, D.C. - On October 1, 2008, a congressionally-mandated ban on offshore oil exploration and expanded development of oil from shale rock in the American West officially expires.  Supporters of increased domestic energy production are calling it "Energy Freedom Day." ...
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“Jena Six” Defendant Could Provide Example of the Benefit of School Choice

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"Jena Six" Defendant Could Provide Example of the Benefit of School Choice Washington, D.C. - Jesse Ray Beard, the youngest member of the "Jena Six," is reportedly interested in spending a portion of his legal defense fund on private school ...
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Black Group Chairman Renews Call for Presidential Pardon of Jailed Border Patrolmen

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Washington, D.C. - Mychal Massie, chairman of the Project 21 black leadership network, today is re-issuing his long-standing request to President George W. Bush for a pardon or commutation of the sentences of Jose Alonso Compean and Ignacio Ramos.  An ...
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District of Columbia v. Heller Supreme Court Second Amendment Decision Hailed by Black Activists

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Washington, D.C. - Today's U.S. Supreme Court ruling guaranteeing the Constitution's individual right to own firearms and overturning the ban on most gun ownership in the nation's capital in the first major Second Amendment case in almost 70 years is ...
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“Juneteenth” Observed by Black Conservatives

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Washington, D.C. - "Juneteenth" is the oldest and most recognized commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States.  Members of the Project 21 black leadership network suggest the Juneteenth holiday - observed every June 19 - be used ...
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Black Conservatives Speak Out on Race, Sex Discrimination Lawsuit Filed Against NASCAR

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Project 21 Chairman Asks Race Officials to Conduct Thorough Investigation and Act Decisively If Allegations are True Washington, D.C. - NASCAR is being sued for $225 million by a black female former employee who says she was the victim of ...
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Black Activists Rap Cesar Chavez Earmark Bill; President Bush to Decide if Taxpayer Funds Will Honor Militant Activist Whose Followers Used Violence as “Organizing” Tactic

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Washington, D.C. - Black activists with the Project 21 black leadership network are highly critical of legislation that would open the floodgates for taxpayer spending to honor the questionable legacy of the late labor activist Cesar Chavez.  Project 21 members ...
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Supreme Court Endorsement of Photo ID Election Rule Hailed by Black Activists

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Project 21 and the Center for Equal Opportunity Had Presented an Amici Curiae in Case Washington, D.C. - Today's U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding Indiana's photo identification election law is hailed by black activists from the Project 21 leadership network ...
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World Malaria Day Marked By Call for Action; Millions at Risk

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Washington, D.C. - In observance of the very first "World Malaria Day," an activist with the Project 21 black leadership network is calling upon establishment environmentalist groups and global health administrators to rethink their opposition to the use of the ...
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Green Politicization of Iwo Jima Photo Condemned by Black Veteran

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Washington, D.C. - Kevin L. Martin, a member of the Project 21 black leadership network and a U.S. Navy veteran, is joining fellow veterans in denouncing the Earth Day-related cover art on the April 21 issue of Time magazine.  Time ...
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