Texans Do the Right Thing in Racial Murder Case; Death Sentence for White Supremacist Proves System Works - February 1999

Texans Do the Right Thing in Racial Murder Case; Death Sentence for White Supremacist Proves System Works – February 1999

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Members of the African-American leadership network Project 21 applaud the quick and decisive action of the Texas jury that convicted and sentenced white supremacist John William King for the dragging death of James Byrd, Jr. in Jasper, Texas. The successful ...
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Statement by Project 21 at the Announcement of the Samaritan Project's "New American Compact" - February 1999

Statement by Project 21 at the Announcement of the Samaritan Project’s “New American Compact” – February 1999

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 On behalf of the members of the African-American leadership network Project 21, I would like to commend Bishop Earl Jackson for bringing us all here today to be a part of his great effort to promote racial harmony and foster ...
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Black Leadership Network Opposes Civil Rights Nominee; Senate Urged to Reject Clinton's Choice to Implement Civil Rights Policy - February 1999

Black Leadership Network Opposes Civil Rights Nominee; Senate Urged to Reject Clinton’s Choice to Implement Civil Rights Policy – February 1999

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Members of the African-American leadership network Project 21 urge the U.S. Senate to reject President Clinton's expected renomination of activist lawyer Bill Lann Lee as Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. Lee's ...
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Impeachment Infringes on My Family Time, by E. LeMay Lathan

Impeachment Infringes on My Family Time, by E. LeMay Lathan

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Is President Clinton above the law? I keep asking myself that question as I listen to the impeachment proceedings. I've heard both the White House's excuses and the accusations of the Office of Independent Counsel, and I don't have a ...
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To Assure That the Republican Party is Open and Accessible to All, by Bishop Earl Jackson Sr.

To Assure That the Republican Party is Open and Accessible to All, by Bishop Earl Jackson Sr.

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When a political party goes on public record to establish a foundational principle, that declaration should be studiously upheld and its members should hold one another accountable for its violation. Many Republicans and conservatives remember the phrase "to assure that ...
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Why I Work on Martin's Birthday, by C. Mason Weaver

Why I Work on Martin’s Birthday, by C. Mason Weaver

New Visions Commentary /
A New Visions Commentary paper published February 1999 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. I worked hard during ...
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Black Leadership Network Warns Black Community Against Supporting Clinton Defense; Clinton's Legal Maneuvers Could Turn Back the Clock on Civil Rights

Black Leadership Network Warns Black Community Against Supporting Clinton Defense; Clinton’s Legal Maneuvers Could Turn Back the Clock on Civil Rights

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While African-American support for President Bill Clinton has been high throughout the impeachment proceedings against Clinton, members of the African-American leadership network Project 21 warn that - should Clinton succeed in using legal wrangling to escape a full impeachment trial ...
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Black Leadership Network Applauds Supreme Court for Striking Down Sampling

Black Leadership Network Applauds Supreme Court for Striking Down Sampling

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Project 21 Says Actual Headcount is Best Way to Conduct Census The January 25 U.S. Supreme Court ruling requiring the 2000 census be conducted through a person-by-person headcount was applauded by the members of the African-American leadership network Project 21 ...
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Black Americans Would Benefit From Private Social Security Accounts, by Horace Cooper

Black Americans Would Benefit From Private Social Security Accounts, by Horace Cooper

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President Clinton's announcement in his January State of the Union speech that he supports investing Social Security funds in the stock market was a half-step in the right direction for saving Social Security. Unfortunately, the President's prescription did nothing to ...
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Impeachment and the Rule of Law, by Faye Anderson

Impeachment and the Rule of Law, by Faye Anderson

New Visions Commentary /
A New Visions Commentary paper published January 1999 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. It's the rule ...
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