Category: Project 21

Urban Communities Lose When Trial Lawyers Win, by Deneen Moore

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When trial lawyers win excessive monetary awards in lawsuits against doctors and health care facilities, urban communities lose. The number of medical malpractice lawsuits has climbed steadily over the years, contributing to skyrocketing medical liability insurance premiums for doctors and ...
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Project 21 Press Release: Black Activists Support Judge’s Ruling to Hold New Orleans Elections on Time

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As Reverend Jesse Jackson and others prepare to march in opposition to scheduled city government elections in New Orleans, members of the black leadership network Project 21 are supportive of a New Orleans-based federal judge's ruling clearing the way for ...
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Project 21 Press Release: Black Activists Demand Apology from Senator Schumer; Ex-DSCC Staffer Expected to Plead Guilty for Accessing Black Conservativeís Credit Report

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Now that federal prosecutors have announced that they plan to bring criminal charges against a former Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee staff member who allegedly illegally obtained the credit report of Maryland Lieutenant Governor Michael Steele (R), and media reports indicate ...
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The Fed in Transition: Why It is Important to African-Americans, by Arica Young

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What does the selection of Dr. Ben Bernanke to replace retired Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan mean to the average American? From those who already own a home or dream of homeownership, to anyone with a credit card, has a ...
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McWhorter Takes Sides in Winning the Race, by Dutch Martin

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Four decades after the civil rights movement's pinnacle, positive changes in black America are evident. While the small-mindedness of prejudice can never be totally extinguished, institutional discrimination is a thing of the past. The black family, however, is suffering. Before ...
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Black-on-Black Crime: The Problem Starts and Stops at Home, by Jimmie L. Hollis

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Black-on-black crime is tragic in more ways than one. The terror felt by a black crime victim is stressful and degrading enough. Knowing that the violence came from the hands of a black thug only adds insult to injury. Such ...
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Project 21 Press Release: Black Activists Respond to Bryant Gumbel’s Racial Denigration of Winter Olympics

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Members of the black leadership network Project 21 are criticizing cable sports commentator Bryant Gumbel for injecting race and politics into remarks about the Winter Olympics, which are currently being held in Torino, Italy.  Project 21 members note that the ...
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Black Activists Outraged By Politicization of Coretta Scott King’s Funeral

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Members of the black leadership network Project 21 are outraged by political grandstanding by speakers at the funeral for civil rights icon Coretta Scott King. In eulogies at the February 7 funeral, former President Jimmy Carter and Reverend Joseph Lowery ...
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Project 21 Press Release: Black Conservatives Slam Extremist Comments from NAACP Chairman Julian Bond

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Members of the black leadership network Project 21 are appalled by comments NAACP chairman Julian Bond reportedly made during a recent speech in North Carolina.  Members say the radical nature of Bond's comments are detrimental to the civil rights group's ...
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What We All Owe William J. Seymour, by B.B. Robinson, Ph.D.

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Throughout black American history, religious leaders have played an influential role.  We are familiar with the names of the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., Fred Shuttlesworth and Hiram Revels, but what about William J. Seymour? A largely unsung hero, Seymour ...
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