Category: Project 21

For the Love of Rilya, We Need to Fix the Black Family, by Kimberley Jane Wilson

For the Love of Rilya, We Need to Fix the Black Family, by Kimberley Jane Wilson

New Visions Commentary /
Last year, I wrote a column asking "Whatever Happened to Chandra Levy?" It turns out Chandra's been dead in Rock Creek Park - just a few miles from her Washington, DC apartment. This mystery is finally over. In Miami, Florida, ...
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In Support of Demoracy Abroad, by Arica Young

In Support of Demoracy Abroad, by Arica Young

New Visions Commentary /
Hopes among Bush Administration officials for a more democratic Venezuela as a result of the recent coup attempt in that country in mid-April earned the President criticism from the American media. Hugo Chavez, the Venezuelan president, survived a coup that ...
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Historic Preservation Saves Buildings But Robs Residents of Goods and Services, by Syd Gernstein

Historic Preservation Saves Buildings But Robs Residents of Goods and Services, by Syd Gernstein

National Policy Analysis #413 /
Homes of black heroes such as Frederick Douglass and Carter G. Woodson, where roofs leak and walls are collapsing, are historic landmarks located in our nation's capital that need protection.1 A still-operating grocery store and a boarded-up hardware store, however, ...
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Black Group Condemns Anti-Pledge Ruling; Senate Faulted for Stalling Nominations of Qualified Nominees

Black Group Condemns Anti-Pledge Ruling; Senate Faulted for Stalling Nominations of Qualified Nominees

Press Release /
An opinion issued by an understaffed federal court which outlawed children reciting the Pledge of Allegiance as an unconstitutional promotion of religion has outraged the membership of the African-American leadership network Project 21.A panel of judges on the 9th Circuit ...
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Who's Afraid of the "No Fear" Bill? by Syd Gernstein

Who’s Afraid of the “No Fear” Bill? by Syd Gernstein

New Visions Commentary /
If a federal agency is found guilty of violating someone's civil rights, the Department of Justice pays any monetary damages. Taxpayers foot the bill, while the offending agency is all but unaffected. The "No Fear" bill (officially titled the "Notification ...
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Senate Puts Black Arkansas Jurist at the Back of the Bus, by David Almasi

Senate Puts Black Arkansas Jurist at the Back of the Bus, by David Almasi

National Policy Analysis #406 /
Bill Clinton used the fact that he was born in Hope, Arkansas to campaign for president as the "man from Hope" - using the name of his birthplace to enhance his image. Lavenski R. Smith, a trailblazing black jurist, is ...
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Who's Afraid of the "No Fear" Bill? by Syd Gernstein

Who’s Afraid of the “No Fear” Bill? by Syd Gernstein

National Policy Analysis #407 /
If a federal agency is found guilty of violating someone's civil rights, the Department of Justice pays any monetary damages. Taxpayers foot the bill, while the offending agency is all but unaffected. The "No Fear" bill (officially titled the "Notification ...
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Closing the New Digital Divide: African-Americans Call Upon the FCC to Allow Improved High-Speed Internet Access, by John Meredith

Closing the New Digital Divide: African-Americans Call Upon the FCC to Allow Improved High-Speed Internet Access, by John Meredith

National Policy Analysis #411 /
Members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) and other leaders of the African-American community have not had the opportunity to be "up to speed" with the rest of America when it comes to computer technology - the so-called "digital divide." ...
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Slavery Reparations Aren't a "Free Lunch," by Michael King

Slavery Reparations Aren’t a “Free Lunch,” by Michael King

New Visions Commentary /
For fans of science fiction and mysteries like me, the acronym TANSTAAFL means a lot. It refers to the notion that if something is too easy it is either too good to be true or has much larger and harsher ...
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Closing the New Digital Divide: African-Americans Call Upon the FCC to Allow Improved High-Speed Internet Access, by John Meredith

Closing the New Digital Divide: African-Americans Call Upon the FCC to Allow Improved High-Speed Internet Access, by John Meredith

New Visions Commentary /
Members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) and other leaders of the African-American community have not had the opportunity to be "up to speed" with the rest of America when it comes to computer technology - the so-called "digital divide." ...
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