Category: Project 21

A Street Named Martin Luther King, by Kimberley Wilson

A Street Named Martin Luther King, by Kimberley Wilson

New Visions Commentary /
Recently my husband and I were sightseeing in a large urban city. I misread the map and, instead of arriving at the wax museum, we found ourselves headed for the Martin Luther King Memorial Bridge. "Hon, we better turn around ...
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Amistad: Reingniting Fears Through History, by B. B. Robinson

Amistad: Reingniting Fears Through History, by B. B. Robinson

New Visions Commentary /
We all have fears. Like most Americans, European-Americans without racist attitudes fear a weak economy, a bad president or schools unable to educate their children. However, many African-Americans believe that European-Americans with racist attitudes still harbor a genuine fear of ...
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Amistad: Reigniting Fears Through History, by B.B. Robinson - January 1998

Amistad: Reigniting Fears Through History, by B.B. Robinson – January 1998

New Visions Commentary /
Like most Americans, European-Americans without racist attitudes fear a weak economy, a bad president or schools unable to educate their children. However, many African-Americans believe that European-Americans with racist attitudes still harbor a genuine fear of the day when so-called ...
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Clinton Scandal Shows Naked Abuse of Power - January 1998

Clinton Scandal Shows Naked Abuse of Power – January 1998

Press Release /
The African-American leadership group Project 21 says allegations of perjury and an affair with an intern by President Clinton is a critical blow to the President in terms of trust and character. "This recent situation with the President takes on ...
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A Recess Appointment of Bill Lann Lee May Send Republicans to the Head of the Class, by David Almasi and Roderick Conrad

A Recess Appointment of Bill Lann Lee May Send Republicans to the Head of the Class, by David Almasi and Roderick Conrad

National Policy Analysis #178 /
A showdown is brewing between President Clinton and Senate Republicans over civil rights. Even if Clinton wins, it may hurt Democrats at the polls. After Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee made clear their intention to block the nomination of ...
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Succeeding American-Style, by James Coleman

Succeeding American-Style, by James Coleman

New Visions Commentary /
When I was a child, my mother told me black people had to be twice as good as people of European ancestry if they wanted to succeed. I never took her advice as a deterrent, just a statement of fact ...
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Standing up for Motherhood - December 1997

Standing up for Motherhood – December 1997

During the summer of 1997, Indiana Pacers star Reggie Miller unexpectedly generated nationwide controversy because of his support for motherhood. Miller, while providing color commentary for the fledgling Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), voiced his concerns about a decision by ...
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Piscataway Payoff Delays Civil Rights Reform - November 1997

Piscataway Payoff Delays Civil Rights Reform – November 1997

Fearing the results of a Supreme Court defeat, civil rights organizations are keeping a major case from going before the Court by paying a majority of the cost to settle it. The school board of Piscataway, New York, voted yesterday ...
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Black America 1997: How Government Harms Charities... And How Some are Succeeding Anyway (Abridged Version)

Black America 1997: How Government Harms Charities… And How Some are Succeeding Anyway (Abridged Version)

Black America 1997How Government Harms Charities ...and How Some Are Succeeding AnywayPublished by Project 21 20 F Street, NW #700 Washington, D.C. 20001 (202) 507-6398 Fax (301) 498-1301 [email protected] Copyright 1997: The National Center for Public Policy Research ABRIDGED VERSION ...
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Is UNICEF Aiding AIDS? by Kevin Pritchett

Is UNICEF Aiding AIDS? by Kevin Pritchett

New Visions Commentary /
by Kevin PritchettA New Visions Commentary paper published November 1997 by The National Center for Public Policy Research, 501 Capitol Court, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20002, 202/543-4110, Fax (202) 543-5975, E-Mail [email protected], Web http://www.nationalcenter.org. Reprints permitted provided source is credited. Whether ...
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