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U.S. Supreme Court Meets Today to Decide Whether to Accept Fair Housing Act Case

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Does the Fair Housing Act Merely Require that People Be Treated Equally Regardless of Race, or Does it Require Equal Outcomes? Washington, D.C. - Washington, DC - U.S. Supreme Court justices meet today to discuss which cases they will hear ...
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Resignation of Attorney General Eric Holder Welcomed

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Attorney General "Set Back Race Relations, Showed Disrespect for the Rule of Law and Undermined Basic Constitutional Principles," Says Project 21's Horace Cooper "With Appropriate New Leadership, the Justice Department Can Return to its Proper Role as a Steward of ...
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Throughout U.S. History, Immigration Surges Have Harmed Black Workers

Throughout U.S. History, Immigration Surges Have Harmed Black Workers

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Washington, D.C. - Surges in immigration have harmed black workers throughout U.S. history. Evidence shows that eras of high black employment and economic mobility directly correspond with periods of reduced immigration. Should President Obama legalize many or all of the ...
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Project 21 Co-Chairman Horace Cooper Calls Out Washington Post Columnist for Attacks on St. Louis County Grand Jury

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Cooper Says the Grand Jury Process Plays a Critical Role in the American Legal System Washington, D.C. - In Friday's Washington Post, columnist Dana Milbank claimed the St. Louis grand jury reviewing evidence in the Michael Brown shooting is perpetuating ...
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Possible Obama Scheme to Designate Huge Numbers of Latin American Illegal Immigrants as "Refugees" Would Violate Limits on Refugees Set by Obama Himself

Possible Obama Scheme to Designate Huge Numbers of Latin American Illegal Immigrants as “Refugees” Would Violate Limits on Refugees Set by Obama Himself

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Such a Strategy to Circumvent Congress Would Violate Refugee Procedures Set by U.S. Law and Harm Immigration Chances of Desperate Refugee Applicants from Other Continents Washington, D.C. - President Obama reportedly is considering designating Latin American illegal aliens as "refugees" ...
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Obama Administration Probe of Ferguson Police Called “Well Past a Rush to Judgment”

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DOJ May Be Signaling It Does Not Expect an Indictment in Michael Brown Shooting Death Washington, D.C. - Activists with the Project 21 black leadership network are questioning Attorney General Eric Holder's decision to mount a federal investigation of the ...
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Public Schools Face Health Threat from Illegal Aliens

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Washington, D.C. - An unabated influx of illegal aliens along the southern border of the United States is causing a health crisis in the border region. Actions by the Obama Administration to disperse illegals across America while providing an incentive ...
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Remove the Stigma of Bad Black Behavior that Hurts our Race, by Derryck Green

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Rather than waiting until specifics about the Michael Brown case are known — such as autopsy results, detailed officer reports, toxicology or other details regarding his death — some Ferguson residents, Brown supporters and various hangers-on decided to act. Learning ...
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It’s Time to Mend the Ties Between Police and the Black Community, by Lawrence Bill Jones III

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Ask young boys what they want to be when they grow up, and the answer might be "police officer." It's common to want to protect the innocent, have authority and be the hero. For me, it wasn't any different. I wanted ...
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Why Does the NAACP Fight for Race- and Sex-Based Baby-Killing in Arizona? by Derryck Green

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It's as if the NAACP hasn't done enough to dishonor its legacy and completely ruin its reputation as a civil rights organization. Grasping for political relevancy, the so-called civil rights group's Arizona chapter, with the help of the ACLU, is ...
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