Project 21 members are saying that teaching ebonics in the public schools, as San Bernardino, California now proposes to do, is no way to give students a passport to personal fulfillment and professional success. Says Project 21's Michael King: Teaching ... READ MORE
Project 21 has announced the formation of a Project 21 judicial task force to address issues of judicial nominations and questions of Constitutional law. Principal members include: Cheryl Harley LeBon, a former counsel to the Senate Judiciary Committee; Brian Jones, ... READ MORE
On July 20, Senator Orrin Hatch, in a floor speech about the nomination of Judge John Roberts to the U.S. Supreme Court, discussed the role of judges: An effective process for hiring or selecting someone to fill a position, any ... READ MORE
Members of the black leadership network Project 21 are demanding that Toyota executives apologize for subsidizing a speech by the Nation of Islam's Louis Farrakhan at the 2005 annual conference of Reverend Jesse Jackson's Rainbow/PUSH Coalition and Citizenship Education Fund ... READ MORE
Black Activist Group Joins NLPC in Calling on Automaker to Cease Financial Support for Racist and Anti-Semitic Programs Members of the black leadership network Project 21 are demanding that Toyota executives apologize for subsidizing a speech by the Nation of ... READ MORE
With tonight's announcement of a Supreme Court nominee, members of the black leadership network Project 21 implore senators to engage in a quick and fair confirmation process that is free of partisanship and political power-plays. "The President has chosen. It ... READ MORE
On July 19, Senator Ted Kennedy delivered a speech outlining his view of the Judicial nomination process. An excerpt: It is a fundamental part of our system of checks and balances that the power to appoint judges, especially Justices of ... READ MORE
On July 18, Senator Max Baucus delivered a speech supporting a judiciary independent of other branches of government. It included the following story: ...President Eisenhower, who appointed Chief Justice Warren, tried to influence the Chief Justice on that landmark case ... READ MORE
There are a number of interesting questions raised in this Washington Post story about the health of Chief Justice William Rehnquist. The article raises other questions, but some that occur to me are: * Is it ethical for the head ... READ MORE
On July 15, the Senate approved S. 1413, to rename the Federal building in Kingston, Jamaica, formerly known as the Crowne Plaza, as the "Colin L. Powell Residential Plaza." The building is a staff housing facility for the United States ... READ MORE
