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Ban Federal Funding for Planned Parenthood, Say Members of the Black Leadership Network Project 21

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S. 1881, Senator Joni Ernst's Bill to Do Exactly That, to be Voted on Shortly Washington, D.C. - Members of the Project 21 black leadership network are joining calls for passage of S. 1881, a bill to prohibit federal funding ...
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The Law Should Not Treat Bill Cosby Differently Because He Gave a Speech

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Members of Black Leadership Group Say U.S. District Court Judge Was Wrong to Release Transcript of Deposition in a Cosby Civil Case Explicitly Because Cosby Gave a 2005 Speech Telling Young Black Parents to do a Better Job Raising Their ...
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Paid Parental Leave Shouldn’t Be Mandatory

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Should paid parental leave be mandatory in the United States?  Horace Cooper with the National Center for Public Policy Research and Elizabeth Peters with the Urban Institute discussed this issue on Al Jazeera America’s “Inside Story with Ray Suarez” on ...
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Horace Cooper Rumbles with Thom Hartmann on Trade, Trans Fats, Climate Change and Women’s Health Funding

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On June 17, Horace Cooper held back no punches as part of “The Big Picture Rumble” on the RT Network. Host Thom Hartmann moderated the panel that also included Bryan Pruitt of RedState.com and TJ Helmstetter of the Progressive Change ...
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Black Conservatives React to U.S. Supreme Court Decision for Use of “Disparate Impact” in Administration of Fair Housing Act

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Washington, D.C. - Legal and policy experts with the Project 21 black leadership network are available for comment on today's U.S. Supreme Court decision that allows perceived group racial disparities to be used as a trigger for enforcement of the ...
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Project 21’s Kevin Martin Commends SC Governor Nikki Haley for Pressing for Removal of Confederate Battle Flag

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Project 21's Kevin Martin is praising South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley's decision to push for removal of the Confederate Battle Flag from that state's capitol grounds: I commend South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley for making the courageous call for the ...
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Project 21 Mourns Senseless and Tragic Murders at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston

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Washington, D.C. - Members of the Project 21 black leadership network are joining millions of Americans in mourning the senseless and tragic murders at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston Wednesday night. Among their comm "A sanctuary of ...
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Black Americans Must Defend, Enhance Their Freedom; Juneteenth Emancipation Anniversary Offers Chance to Assess How Government Infringes on Rights, Opportunities

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Washington, D.C. - On "Juneteenth," the oldest and most popular observance of the end of slavery in the United States, members of the Project 21 black leadership network call upon their fellow black Americans to use the civil rights-themed holiday ...
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Despite High Jobs Numbers for May, Obama Still Has the American Economy in a Ditch

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In his ongoing analysis of the state of the American economy under President Obama’s stewardship, Project 21 member Derryck Green isn’t feeling so great these days about having been right in his previous month’s speculation that the economy was already ...
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Understanding Exactly Why “Freedom Is Not Free”

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As we head into the Memorial Day weekend, Project 21 member Charles Butler has a message for those who might not understand the meaning behind a holiday that many trivialize or merely consider the beginning of summer fun: People often ...
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Project 21, a leading voice of black conservatives for over 25 years, is sponsored by the National Center for Public Policy Research. Its members have been quoted, interviewed or published over 40,000 times since the program was created in 1992. Contributions to the National Center are tax-deductible and greatly appreciated, and may be earmarked exclusively for the use of Project 21.