Category: Project 21

Black Folks and Bill Clinton, by Kimberly Wilson

New Visions Commentary /
One of the more frequent comments made during the Clinton/Lewinsky scandal is that black people are solidly in the President's corner. Polls show as many as 85% of us support Bill Clinton. I'm one who's not so sure about that ...
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A Taxing Proposition: Should the Working Poor Finance New Government Spending? by Faye Anderson

National Policy Analysis #220 /
On November 3, California voters will cast their votes for or against Proposition 10, the California Children and Families Initiative. If passed, the measure would increase the tax on cigarettes by 50 cents per pack to fund early childhood development ...
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Protect the Black Middle Class: Cut Taxes Now! – September 1998

Press Release /
STATEMENT OF THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN LEADERSHIP NETWORK PROJECT 21 AT A SEPTEMBER 8, 1998 PRESS CONFERENCE AT THE NATIONAL PRESS CLUB IN WASHINGTONIt must be the duty of our elected leaders in Congress to act quickly and decisively to provide tax ...
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New Cool vs. Old School, by Mike Ramey

New Visions Commentary /
We have heard a lot of talk about the youth of today. We have heard how "unreliable" or "unrespectful" they can be toward adult authority. Yet, how many of us "old folks" have actually taken the time to sit down ...
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The Moral Cost of Political Unity, by J. Douglas Minor

New Visions Commentary /
Past persecution of African-Americans by our own government and the bull's-eyes historically painted on our leaders plays a significant role in the African-American community's unyielding support and affinity for President Clinton. "They're out to get him," is the mantra, "just ...
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Black Leadership Network Warns Color Chasm in Cyberspace is Real Threat to Black Progress – August 1998

Press Release /
 Two recent studies, by Vanderbilt University researchers and the Commerce Department, have found a major disparity between black and white Americans in the digital world.The studies show that white families are more than twice as likely as black and Hispanic ...
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We are Part of an Abusive Family, by C. Mason Weaver

New Visions Commentary /
In 1996 and 1997, I predicted on the radio show I host that Bill Clinton would be brought down by actions committed before he moved to Washington. I was right. The Paula Jones lawsuit, concerning actions Clinton took while he ...
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Our Private Sex Lives Matter, by Patricia Funderburke Ware

New Visions Commentary /
As a recently re-married African-American woman who was a single mom for about twenty years, I strongly believe our private sex lives do matter. I believe they have an indirect but significant impact on many of the economic, educational, health, ...
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It’s OK to Leave the Plantation: A Book Review, by Kimberley Wilson

New Visions Commentary /
Author and commentator Clarence Mason Weaver has a message for Black America: It's OK to Leave the Plantation. That's the title of his new book, and the sum of his message. Some people might wonder just what Weaver means. After ...
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Blacks say Shays/Meehan Campaign Reform Bill Would Have Chilling Effect on Minority Political Speech – July 1998

Press Release /
Black Leadership Network Project 21 says that H.R. 3526 would make it harder for ethnic and racial minority, women and non-mainstream voices to be heard Members of the Black leadership network Project 21 say that the campaign finance reform legislation ...
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