Category: Project 21 Press Releases
Anti-Photo ID Legislation Would Promote Election Fraud, Says Group
Washington, D.C. - Legislation introduced by Representative Keith Ellison (D-MN) to prohibit photo ID requirements for voting in federal elections would promote election fraud, say members of the black leadership network Project 21. "Representative Ellison's proposal is fundamentally flawed and ...
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U.S. House Approves Race-Based Government in Hawaii
Washington, D.C. - The U.S. House of Representatives today approved a far-reaching bill that would create a race-based government with substantial power over the affairs of the state of Hawaii. The "Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2007" (H.R. 505, ...
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Black Group Welcomes Supreme Court Decision to Hear Voter ID Case: “We Have a Right to a Process that is Free of Fraud and Corruption”
Calling voting "one of the most fundamental rights we have," members of the Project 21 black leadership network are calling on the U.S. Supreme Court to provide a clear and unmistakable ruling on the constitutionality of states requiring voters to ...
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Black Group Demands Prompt Senate Consideration for Mukasey
With the nomination of retired federal judge Michael B. Mukasey to become the next attorney general, members of the black leadership network Project 21 are demanding liberal senators not hijack the confirmation process as a means of advancing partisan attacks ...
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Dutch Martin Speaks Out on Lawsuit Against Don Imus
Project 21 member Darryn "Dutch" Martin made the following statement with regard to the lawsuit for slander and defamation of character filed by Rutgers women's basketball team member Kia Vaughn again Don Imus, former Imus co-host Bernard McGuirk, CBS Corporation ...
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Group Applauds FCC Letter on Fairness Doctrine
Project 21 Chairman Mychal Massie today applauded a statement by FCC Chairman Kevin Martin confirming that the so-called Fairness Doctrine is obsolete. "It can't make our case any stronger than when the agency that once administered the Fairness Doctrine says ...
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Protecting Police Officers More Important Than Helping Political Donors, Group Says
Congress should not put the lives of law enforcement officials at risk to benefit its trial lawyer contributors, says Deneen Borelli of the national black group Project 21. Congress is now considering overturning the Tiahrt Amendment, a measure that restricts ...
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Hispanic Group Calls for New “Fairness Doctrine”; Blacks Support Free Market
Black and Hispanic organizations appear to be lining up on different sides of the Fairness Doctrine debate. Domingo Garcia, the national co-chairman of the civil rights commission of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), announced at the group's ...
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Black Group Slams Proposed Resurrection of Radio “Fairness Doctrine”
The Bush Administration is commended for announcing that it would veto any legislation reinstating the so-called "Fairness Doctrine." The Administration's announcement came following media reports of support for reimposing the Fairness Doctrine by Senators Dianne Feinstein, Dick Durbin, Barbara Boxer, ...
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Black Group Calls Senate Leaders “Hypocrites”
Project 21 members say the liberal Senate leadership, which has embarked on an overnight session to "highlight Republican obstructionism" on consideration to legislation to withdraw troops from Iraq, is hypocritical, as these senators have used the same tactics they now ...
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