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"Sojourner Truth Must Be Respected," Says African-American Group of Capitol Rotunda Controversy - April 1997

“Sojourner Truth Must Be Respected,” Says African-American Group of Capitol Rotunda Controversy – April 1997

For Release: April 22, 1997 Contact: Arturo Silva (202) 507-6398 or [email protected] The recent documentary "When We Were Kings," depicting the issues and events surrounding the historic 1974 Muhammed Ali-George Foreman championship fight in Zaire had me thinking "Who Are ...
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Regarding Affirmative Action: It's Higher Standards, Higher Expectations that Guarantee a Better Future, by Faye Anderson

Regarding Affirmative Action: It’s Higher Standards, Higher Expectations that Guarantee a Better Future, by Faye Anderson

New Visions Commentary /
by Faye Anderson (Faye Anderson, a member of the national Advisory Committee of the African-American leadership group Project 21, is President of the Douglass Policy Institute, a tax-exempt public policy education and research organization.)A New Visions Commentary paper published April 1997 ...
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Does Speaker Gingrich Lack the Courage To Eliminate Racial Preferences? by Ryan Sager

Does Speaker Gingrich Lack the Courage To Eliminate Racial Preferences? by Ryan Sager

National Policy Analysis #167 /
"Repeal Affirmative Action Now!" screamed the headline of a recent article by Ward Connerly, the man primarily responsible for California's passage of the controversial Proposition 209, which ended racial preferences state-wide. Connerly argues that now is the perfect time for ...
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Funding Ebonics Isn't A New Idea, It's Just A Bad One, by C. Mason Weaver

Funding Ebonics Isn’t A New Idea, It’s Just A Bad One, by C. Mason Weaver

New Visions Commentary /
by C. Mason Weaver (C. Mason Weaver, a member of the national Advisory Committee of the African-American leadership group Project 21, is President of The Committee to Restore America located in Oceanside, California.) A New Visions Commentary paper published April ...
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Sacrificing Manhood to Embrace Victimhood - April 1997

Sacrificing Manhood to Embrace Victimhood – April 1997

by Michael Sharp (Michael Sharp, a member of the national Advisory Council of the African-American leadership group Project 21, is a freelance writer and hydrogen plant operator in Freemont, Ohio.) A New Visions Commentary paper published April 1997 by The ...
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What A Boy Needs To Be A Man, by Michael Sharp

What A Boy Needs To Be A Man, by Michael Sharp

New Visions Commentary /
by Michael Sharp (Michael Sharp, a member of the national Advisory Council of the African-American leadership group Project 21, is a freelance writer in Freemont, Ohio.) A New Visions Commentary paper published March 1997 by The National Center for Public ...
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Sen. Spencer Abraham (R-MI) Offers Praise for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., by Stuart Pigler

Sen. Spencer Abraham (R-MI) Offers Praise for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., by Stuart Pigler

New Visions Commentary /
by Stuart PiglerA New Visions Commentary paper published March 1997 by The National Center for Public Policy Research, 501 Capitol Ct., N.E., Washington, DC 20002, 202/543-4110, Fax 202-543-5975, E-Mail [email protected], Web http://www.nationalcenter.org. Reprints permitted provided source is credited.The following is ...
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Speech by Project 21 Advisory Committee Chairman at a Press Conference on the Capital Gains Tax - March 1997

Speech by Project 21 Advisory Committee Chairman at a Press Conference on the Capital Gains Tax – March 1997

(Delivered at a Capitol Hill press conference on March 20, 1997)Contact: Arturo Silva at (202) 543-4110 or [email protected] Chairman of the Advisory Committee for the African-American group Project 21, I have spoken on tax and other issues that do not ...
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89% of Charities Report That Government Regulations Hurt Their Ability to Help the Needy - December 1997

89% of Charities Report That Government Regulations Hurt Their Ability to Help the Needy – December 1997

Press Release /
A ground-breaking new research study surveying 441 charities serving low-income communities has found a whopping 89% report that government regulations impede their ability to serve the poor. The two-year study by the African-American leadership group Project 21 is an in-depth ...
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Too Much Political Power, Not Enough Economic Independence, by C. Mason Weaver

Too Much Political Power, Not Enough Economic Independence, by C. Mason Weaver

New Visions Commentary /
by C. Mason WeaverC. Mason Weaver, a member of the national Advisory Council of the African-American leadership group Project 21, is President of The Committee to Restore America (Oceanside, CA). A New Visions Commentary paper published January 1997 by The ...
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