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Members of the African-American leadership network Project 21 applaud the majority of U.S. senators seeking an end to obstructionist tactics that are keeping many federal judicial nominees from receiving a timely vote on their nominations. To draw attention to this judicial crisis, these senators will participate in a 30-hour marathon session beginning at 6:00 PM on Wednesday, November 12 and running through the following evening. Project 21 member Mychal Massie, a Pennsylvania small business owner, will take part in a 3:30 AM press conference and Project 21 director David Almasi will take part in a 12:30 AM press conference, both...

Black Group Critical of Sharpton's Civil Rights Flip-Flop 11/7/03 2:20:00 PM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To: National Desk Contact: David Almasi, 202-371-1400, ext. 106, for Project 21 WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Reverend Al Sharpton's dramatic 24-hour reversal on federal judicial nominee Janice Rogers Brown is strongly criticized by members of the African-American leadership network Project 21. Forty-eight hours ago, Sharpton agreed with Project 21 that Brown deserves fair treatment, including a vote. Yesterday, apparently under political pressure, Sharpton changed his mind. Members of Project 21 question Sharpton's commitment civil rights in now seeking to deny the black judge a fair...

Reverend Al Sharpton's dramatic 24-hour reversal on federal judicial nominee Janice Rogers Brown is strongly criticized by members of the African-American leadership network Project 21. 48 hours ago, Sharpton agreed with Project 21 that Brown deserves fair treatment, including a vote. Yesterday, apparently under political pressure, Sharpton changed his mind. Members of Project 21 question Sharpton's commitment civil rights in now seeking to deny the black judge a fair and timely confirmation process, especially as Sharpton's new position violates not only the U.S. Constitution but Sharpton's own views. In a November 5 interview with Sinclair Broadcasting, Sharpton opposed plans by...

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Reverend Al Sharpton's dramatic 24-hour reversal on federal judicial nominee Janice Rogers Brown is strongly criticized by members of the African-American leadership network Project 21. Forty-eight hours ago, Sharpton agreed with Project 21 that Brown deserves fair treatment, including a vote. Yesterday, apparently under political pressure, Sharpton changed his mind. Members of Project 21 question Sharpton's commitment civil rights in now seeking to deny the black judge a fair and timely confirmation process, especially as Sharpton's new position violates not only the U.S. Constitution but Sharpton's own views. In a Nov. 5 interview with...

Flight of fancy?Kevin Martin (back to web version) | Send October 31, 2003Congress is currently debating the long-range economic impact of leasing several converted to tanker767 aircraft from the Boeing Corporation. While members of Congress are currently engaged in purely partisan finger-pointing over the cost of such a deal, the Air Force Pilots must continue to use it current medium range tanker aircraft that in some cases is 40+ years old The KC-135 is a venerable old stalwart that has severed its nation well in wartime and peacetime, but this aircraft has been in need of replacement badly for the...

October 21, 2003 Chairman Orrin Hatch Senate Judiciary Committee #224 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Dear Chairman Hatch: Members of the African-American leadership network Project 21 are calling upon senators to give California Supreme Court Associate Justice Janice Rogers Brown fair and timely consideration as she faces the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, October 22. Liberal special interest groups and politicians have stepped up their criticism of Brown as her hearing date nears. Liberal senators have already placed legislative holds on or are filibustering the confirmation votes of many other Bush judicial nominees in an attempt to keep...

It Is Only Disenfranchisement When Democrats Lose An ElectionPolitical Commentary Liberal Activists did not even wait for the polls to close in California's historical recall election of Governor Gray Davis before they were screaming about their voters being disenfranchised. Liberal Activist and Democratic Party Operative Jesse Jackson wasted no time in charging that the Davis Campaign had received calls from over 30,000 California residents who Mr. Jackson claimed were being disenfranchised, could not find polling places, and that there were not enough polling place available in an appearance on Fox News's Hannity and Colmes. Host Sean Hannity pressed Mr. Jackson...

Liberal Activists did not even wait for the polls to close in California’s historical recall election of Governor Gray Davis before they were screaming about their voters being disenfranchised. Liberal Activist and Democrat Operative Jesse Jackson wasted no time in charging that the Davis Campaign had received calls from over 30,000 California residents who Mr. Jackson claimed were being disenfranchised, could not find polling places, and that there were not enough polling place available in an appearance on Fox News’s Hannity and Colmes. When host Sean Hannity pressed Mr. Jackson on the fact that if Mr. Davis did in fact...

Most Attacks on Rush Limbaugh are Hypocritical, Opportunistic and Silly, Says Conservative Group ESPN Especially Hypocritical in Accepting Limbaugh's Resignation While Its Website Raises the Same Issue Limbaugh Did "Most of those who are excoriating Rush Limbaugh for saying what he believes about media coverage of Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb are hypocritical grandstanders or opportunists," says Amy Ridenour, president of The National Center for Public Policy Research, a conservative group. Ridenour cited several examples: "An ESPN spokesman said ESPN didn't think Limbaugh's comments were racially biased, yet ESPN released a statement saying Limbaugh's comments were 'insensitive and inappropriate' and...

Herman Cain has risen from meager beginnings to the pinnacle of the business world. Now he's now looking to apply his skills to the world of politics. His experience, coupled with his characteristic determination, make this black conservative a serious contender for the U.S. Senate in Georgia. Cain isn't from an affluent background. He rose through the ranks of Pillsbury and Burger King to become one of the most influential men in American business. Add to this his experience as the CEO of Godfather's Pizza and a director and chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank in Kansas City, and Cain's...

ON THE FRONT: Geoff Moore Friday, September 12, 2003 Geoff Moore ON THE FRONT -- NAME:Geoffrey Moore FAMILY: Married Kimberly Edwards in May 2001, Adopted my Black lab mix puppy, Major, in August 2003 POLITICAL AFFILIATION: Republican, Schaumburg Township Alliance of Republicans, Project 21 - The National Leadership Network of Conservative African-Americans, Illinois Center Right Coalition, Illinois Freedom Project PROFESSION: Marketing Analyst with Boise Office Solutions /MBA Student @ North Park University in Chicago BOOK CURRENTLY READING: Organizational Behavior by S. Robbins and Managing Cultural Differences by Harris and Moran POLITICAL EXPERIENCE: Limited, began volunteering with the Schaumburg Township Alliance...

The following is a after action report from the combined Project21/Coalition for a Fair Judiciary protest held at the headquarters of People for the American Way. We(10 of us)arrrived at the headquarters for People for the American Way at 10 am this morning and after a short speech by me summing the racist treatment of Miguel Estrada by Senate Democrats and how they have violated their oath to the Constitution of the United States. As we protested I noticed that 2 field workers for the PFWA were taking pictures and working the cellphones after about 15 minutes of protesting and...

Project 21 and the Coalition for a Fair Judiciary will hold a rally in front of the offices for People for the American Way, located at 2000 M Street, NW in Washington DC on Monday, September 8th at 10:00 AM EST to protest the appalling and unfair treatment of Miguel Estrada during his nomination to the DC Circuit Court of Appeals. Miguel Estrada was the first Hispanic nominated to the DC Circuit Court and was rated unanimously well qualified by the American Bar Association. Members of the coalition will meet at 9:30 am at Longfellow and Witherspoon Parks located at...

Black, Hispanic Activists to Protest Treatment of Bush Judicial Nominees Liberal Activist Group Cited as Key Player in ³Political Hate Crime² Against Hispanic Candidate For Immediate Release: September 5, 2003 Contact: David Almasi at (202) 371-1400 x106 Members of the African-American leadership network Project 21 will join the Coalition for a Fair Judiciary, Hispanic activists and others in front of the Washington, D.C. offices of People for the American Way at 10:00 am on Monday, September 8, 2003 to protest the group¹s leading role in an ongoing campaign that is denying President George W. Bush of his constitutional right to...

NASCAR PUSHes BackBy Dave ShiflettWall Street Journal | August 22, 2003 Has Jesse Jackson hit the wall? When word leaked out in late July that Nascar (the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing) has stopped donating to Mr. Jackson's Rainbow/Push Coalition, certain optimistic observers saw yet another sign that the Jackson juggernaut is running low on gas. His shot at the membership policies of the Augusta National Golf Club had flown straight into a water hazard. His complaints about the jokes in the movie "Barbershop" were dismissed as raving. And it wasn't so long ago that he was outed...

The Battle for the Black Vote in 2004Political Commentary By Kevin L. Martin The general election of 2004 remains some 15 months away as I write this, and already presidential candidates on both sides are lining up to corral the black vote. Black voters can take great pride in the fact that both parties are finally fighting for our votes, but it is the Democrat party that has the most to lose and the Republican party that could be a major beneficiary. Black liberal Democrat activists Jesse Jackson, Julian Bond and Ron Waters have been howling up a storm over...

Black Conservatives React to Inglewood Police Brutality Verdict 7/30/03 11:40:00 AM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To: National Desk Contact: David Almasi of the National Center for Public Policy Research, 202-371-1400 ext. 106 WASHINGTON, July 30 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Members of the African-American leadership network Project 21 are encouraged by the peaceful night in the Los Angeles area and elsewhere following yesterday9s hung jury verdict in the trial of a former Inglewood, California police officer who was charged with police brutality and the not guilty verdict of his partner for filing a false report. While emotions surrounding the case could have led to...

Black Group Glad NASCAR Cut Ties with Jesse Jackson; Racing Organization Can Continue Minority Outreach, But It Doesn't Need to Pay Off Jackson 7/29/03 2:14:00 PM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To: National Desk Contact: David Almasi, 202-371-1400 ext. 106, for Project 21 WASHINGTON, July 29 /U.S. Newswire/ -- NASCAR has severed its financial ties to the Reverend Jesse Jackson and his Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, ending what members of the African-American leadership network considered little more than a shakedown of the professional auto-racing organization. Project 21 members encourage NASCAR to continue its outreach to minorities, but consider Jackson9s past relationship more hurtful than helpful....

What’s up with Miramax? Miramax, the Disney stepchild that’s giving monetary life to a proposed Bush-bashing flick by Michael Moore, is releasing “Buffalo Soldiers,” a movie demeaning the American military. Is this Welcome to the Wonderful Brave New World of Disney? Because of the questionable subject matter, the movie’s release had to be postponed five times. Based on news reports about its content, perhaps the powers that be should have left the thing on the shelf. Franklin J. Henderson, a retired army colonel and past president of the Ninth and Tenth Cavalry Association, told the Kansas City Star, “The film...

   WASHINGTON, July 21 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Citing racial insensitivity and the inappropriateness in using the name of a highly-decorated group of black servicemen in a portrayal of corrupt soldiers, members of the African-American leadership network Project 21 are demanding that the Miramax Film Corporation and its parent company The Walt Disney Company rename its upcoming film ''Buffalo Soldiers.''    The movie ''Buffalo Soldiers,'' based on a novel of the same name by Robert O'Connor and set to open in theaters on July 25, sarcastically portrays the U.S. Army in Germany in the late 1980s as filled with smugglers,...