Tag: Press Release

Texans Do the Right Thing in Racial Murder Case; Death Sentence for White Supremacist Proves System Works – February 1999

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Members of the African-American leadership network Project 21 applaud the quick and decisive action of the Texas jury that convicted and sentenced white supremacist John William King for the dragging death of James Byrd, Jr. in Jasper, Texas. The successful ...

Statement by Project 21 at the Announcement of the Samaritan Project’s “New American Compact” – February 1999

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 On behalf of the members of the African-American leadership network Project 21, I would like to commend Bishop Earl Jackson for bringing us all here today to be a part of his great effort to promote racial harmony and foster ...

Black Leadership Network Opposes Civil Rights Nominee; Senate Urged to Reject Clinton’s Choice to Implement Civil Rights Policy – February 1999

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Members of the African-American leadership network Project 21 urge the U.S. Senate to reject President Clinton's expected renomination of activist lawyer Bill Lann Lee as Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. Lee's ...

Black Leadership Network Warns Black Community Against Supporting Clinton Defense; Clinton’s Legal Maneuvers Could Turn Back the Clock on Civil Rights

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While African-American support for President Bill Clinton has been high throughout the impeachment proceedings against Clinton, members of the African-American leadership network Project 21 warn that - should Clinton succeed in using legal wrangling to escape a full impeachment trial ...

Black Leadership Network Applauds Supreme Court for Striking Down Sampling

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Project 21 Says Actual Headcount is Best Way to Conduct Census The January 25 U.S. Supreme Court ruling requiring the 2000 census be conducted through a person-by-person headcount was applauded by the members of the African-American leadership network Project 21 ...

Free Market Social Security Reform Would Benefit Minorities

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African-Americans are being short-changed by the existing Social Security system. The African-American leadership network Project 21 says President Bill Clinton should use the White House symposium he has convened this week to ponder the future of Social Security as a ...

Free Market Social Security Reform Would Benefit Minorities – December 1998

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African-Americans are being short-changed by the existing Social Security system. The African-American leadership network Project 21 says President Bill Clinton should use the White House symposium he has convened this week to ponder the future of Social Security as a ...

Should the Working Poor Finance New Government Spending?

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Should the working poor be forced to finance new government spending? This is the question asked by a new National Policy Analysis #220 paper, "A Taxing Proposition: Should the Working Poor Finance New Government Spending?" The paper, written by Faye ...

Global Warming Information Center Launches Free “Interview Locator Service” Offering Leading Scientists, Economists, and Public Policy Experts on Global Warming Available for Interviews

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MEDIA ADVISORY For Immediate Release: October 26, 1998 Contact: David Ridenour at (202) 507-6398 or [email protected] The Global Warming Information Center launched the "Interview Locator Service" today to provide assistance to journalists seeking environmental experts for interviews during the Kyoto ...

President Threatens Government Shutdown in Push for Illegal Census Practice

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Despite a federal court ruling on August 24, 1998 prohibiting the use of "sampling" in the 2000 census, the Clinton Administration is still proceeding with plans to use this counting method in the next national population survey. Furthermore, President Bill ...

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