Category: Project 21 Press Releases

Project 21 Press Release: Black Group Calls on Jesse Jackson to Put Money Where is Mouth Is and Sponsor a Black NASCAR Driver: Jackson Received a Quarter-Million in NASCAR Donations by Claiming Blacks are Excluded from Stock Car Racing – July 2003

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Activists with the African-American leadership network Project 21 are demanding that Jesse Jackson support a promising black driver who currently lacks the financial sponsorship needed to advance in the sport. Jackson has publicly complained that black drivers have been excluded ...
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Black Activists Criticize NASCAR for Renewed Support of Jesse Jackson

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A renewed financial relationship between NASCAR and the Reverend Jesse Jackson is drawing a sharp rebuke from members of the African-American leadership network Project 21. Last year, public criticism from Project 21's black activists and the National Legal and Policy ...
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Black Activists Commend Secretary Powell, Bush Administration for Trying to Curb Ethnic Violence in Sudan

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In the wake of Secretary of State Colin Powell's historic visit to Sudan, members of the African-American leadership network Project 21 commend the Bush Administration for its efforts to prevent further violence in the African country that some call "ethnic ...
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Project 21 Press Release: Black Activist Group Celebrates “Juneteenth” With Call for Black Self-Empowerment

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In recognition of the 138th celebration of Juneteenth, members of the African-American leadership network Project 21 are calling upon black Americans to shake off the shackles of dependency and "victim mentality." Juneteenth, observed on June 19, is the oldest celebration ...
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Project 21 Press Release: Black Activists Support Pledge of Allegiance; Supreme Court Ruling Helpful, But Activist Judges Still Pose Threat

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Members of the African-American leadership network Project 21 commend the U.S. Supreme Court for dismissing a decision forcing the removal of "one nation, under God" from the Pledge of Allegiance recited by children in public schools in the West. They ...
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Black Activists Decry Negative Reagan Media Coverage

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Members of the African-American leadership network Project 21 are taking issue with remarks being made by members of the television news media who are reporting that the Reagan Administration did not help black Americans during the 1980s and that Ronald ...
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Project 21 Press Release: Black Activists Mourn the Passing of Ronald Reagan; Project 21 Members Call Former President “Great Leader”

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As the nation's capital prepares for the public viewing and state funeral of former President Ronald Reagan, members of the African-American leadership network Project 21 are expressing their profound sympathies to the late president's family and friends and celebrating his ...
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Project 21 Press Release: Black Activist Group Speaks Out on Legacy of Brown Desegregation Decision

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In observance of the 50th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark Brown v. Board of Education school desegregation decision, members and staff of the Project 21 African-American leadership network are available for comment. On Monday, May 17, Project 21 ...
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Project 21 to Discuss Jesse Jackson’s Inflammatory Comments on Iraq on Fox’s “Hannity and Colmes”

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Project 21 National Advisory Council member Michael King is scheduled to appear on the Fox News Channel's "Hannity and Colmes" program on Tuesday, April 27 at 9:00 pm eastern to discuss Jesse Jackson's recent criticism of the liberation of Iraq ...
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Project 21 Press Release: Black Activists Denounce Jesse Jackson for Calling U.S. Military Action in Iraq “Murder” – April 2004

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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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