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Black Voter Suppression Blamed for Weak Katrina Response By Marc Morano CNSNews.com Senior Staff Writer September 29, 2005 Washington (CNSNews.com) - The Bush administration's slow response to Hurricane Katrina may be the result of minority votes being suppressed and Democratic candidates losing the last two presidential elections, a member of the Congressional Black Caucus has alleged. "Watching family members and others cling to rooftops in Hurricane Katrina, I wonder whether or not the absence of attention [to the recovery effort] is attributable to the loss of a vote in 2000 and 2004," U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, a Democrat from...

To: National Desk Contact: David Almasi of Project 21, 202-543-4110 ext. 11 or Project21@nationalcenter.org WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Members of the black leadership network Project 21 are demanding that the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) and Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) join with them in condemning remarks made by CBC member Rep. Charles Rangel (news, bio, voting record) (D-N.Y.) in which he called President George W. Bush "our Bull Conner," referring to the 1960s segregationist icon. "Charles Rangel's comments are morally vacant and beneath the pale, but obviously not out of character for him and his supporters," said Project 21...

(CNSNews.com) - A black conservative group Thursday said Wednesday's ruling on the Pledge of Allegiance "serves as a timely reminder of the importance of jurists who adhere to a strict originalist interpretation of the Constitution." U.S. District Court Judge Lawrence Karlton's decision that the pledge is unconstitutional in public schools because of its use of the words "under God" is being followed by a restraining order against the three California school districts where the lawsuit's plaintiffs live. Project 21 condemned the ruling. "This is yet another in a series of attacks on the religious traditions on which our nation was...

Contact: David Almasi of Project 21, 202-543-4110 ext. 11 or Project21@nationalcenter.org WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 /U.S. Newswire/ -- U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice William Hubbs Rehnquist's passing is mourned by members of the black leadership network Project 21. "Chief Justice Rehnquist will be remembered as one of a few historic heads of the Supreme Court," said Project 21 member Horace Cooper, a law professor at the George Mason University Law School. "A conservative jurist who was appointed to an activist liberal Court, Chief Justice Rehnquist helped restore a new federalism in constitutional law and strengthened local law enforcement. His tenure marked...

Project 21 Responds to Congressional Black Caucus Criticism of Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts Contact: Ryan Balis at (202) 543-4110 x19 or rbalis@nationalcenter.org Members of the Congressional Black Caucus held a press conference today in which it was that asserted God "cannot be pleased" with the Bush Administration's response to Hurricane Katrina and suggested race is a factor affecting the likelihood of a person's survival in the aftermath of the hurricane. Speaking at the press conference, Rep. Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD), said "To the President of the United States, I simply say that God cannot be pleased with our response." Cummings...

Organizations like the NAACP, People for the American Way , NARAL and Black Entertainment Television claim to represent all African Americans. Jeff Johnson of BET told Family News In Focus that African Americans, such as himself, have a problem with John Roberts’ record on civil rights. “I felt there are clear questions about Roberts’ record as it relates to documents that have been released.” But Niger Innes of the Congress of Racial Equality says Johnson, who is part of the liberal group, People for the American Way , does not represent the “silent majority” of African Americans. “Listen to the...

Black Organization Responds to Ad Hominem Attack from People for the American Way Front Group Project 21 Members Reassert That John Roberts's Civil Rights, Constitutional Views Are Closer to Views Publicly Expressed by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Than King's Are to the Left For Release: August 26, 2005 Contact David Almasi at: (202) 543-4110x11 or Project21@nationalcenter.org Responding to an ad hominem attack from a left-wing front group, members of the black leadership network Project 21 defend the assertion that the beliefs of civil rights legend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. are more in line with the record of U.S....

A great, solid presentation by the Project 21 members. Holding their own against questions from the liberal press

For Release: July 26, 2005 Contact: David Almasi at 202/543-4110 x11 or Project21@nationalcenter.org Black Activists Criticize False Document Controversy For Supreme Court Nomination, Manufactured Procedural Delays No Substitute for Genuine Advise and Consent Liberal Senators may attempt to delay a confirmation vote for Judge John Roberts by forcing a fight with the Bush Administration over privileged work-related memos. Citing other instances where procedural tactics have been used to obstruct confirmation processes, members of the conservative black leadership network Project 21 are renewing calls for senators to give the nomination fair and timely consideration as required by the Constitution. "Liberals understand...

WASHINGTON, July 22 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Liberals on the Internet took a quick trip to the gutter with regard to the nomination of Judge John G. Roberts, Jr. to the U.S. Supreme Court. On the left-wing Daily Kos Web site, a participant suggested the behavior of the nominee's four-year-old son, Jack, warrants investigation while another speculated about the toddler's sexuality. "Is nothing sacred anymore? Is no one exempt from insulting partisan attacks?" asked Project 21 member Michael King. "If someone mentions the relatives or personal lives of a liberal, there are wails and caterwauling from the left. But it seems...

WASHINGTON, July 21 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Initial liberal reactions to the nomination of Judge John G. Roberts, Jr. bear a striking -- and amusing --resemblance to the left's reaction to the nomination of then-Judge David Souter in 1990, say members of the black conservative network Project 21 "This kind of reaction just goes to show that the liberals harbor a lot of preconceived notions about anyone nominated by a conservative president," said Project 21 member Donald Scoggins. "They'd probably have the same complaints about Ted Kennedy if President Bush nominated him to the High Court." In the July 25 Weekly...

To: National Desk Contact: David Almasi, 202-543-4110 ext. 11 or Project21@nationalcenter.org, (after business hours only, call 703-568-4727) WASHINGTON, July 19 /U.S. Newswire/ -- With tonight's announcement of a Supreme Court nominee, members of the black leadership network Project 21 implore senators to engage in a quick and fair confirmation process that is free of partisanship and political power-plays. "The President has chosen. It is now prudent that this nominee be accorded fair and timely proceedings that are free of the rancorous hyperbole Americans have witnessed in the Senate over the past few years," said Project 21 member Mychal Massie. "This...

List of Characteristics Important to Black Americans Cited Today's announcement of a vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court provides President George W. Bush with an important duty that has the potential to affect judicial decision-making for generations to come. Members of the black leadership network Project 21 are calling upon the President to ensure that all nominees under consideration will preserve and protect the U.S Constitution. Peter Kirsanow, a Project 21 member and commissioner on the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, said: "I'm confident that the President will nominate someone with integrity and wisdom who understands that the proper role...

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Thursday, January 20, 2005 Black Conservatives Call On Harry Reid To Apologize Something tells me that new Senate Minority Leader (and ostensible chief spokesman for the Democrats) Senator Harry Reid (D-Nev) is going to have a very rough road ahead. Earlier today he was taken to task on FOX News by Shepard Smith, who asked the Senator to reconcile his anti-abortion, pro-gun personal stances on the issues - versus the work he does to undercut those values as a leader of the Democrat party. He was not a happy interview, and went on the attack against President Bush, just...

(CNSNews.com) - A black conservative group is applauding President Bush's recent appointments to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights to replace Chairwoman Mary Frances Berry and Vice Chairman Cruz Reynoso, whose terms expired in early December. Bush chose Gerald A. Reynolds, a former civil rights official with the Education Department, to serve as the commission's new chairman, and Ashley Taylor, a former deputy attorney general for Virginia, to serve on the commission. Serving Commissioner Abigail Thernstrom will be the new vice chairman. Kenneth Marcus, another former civil rights official at the Education Department, was also named the commission's new...

In the wake of the hurtful and racially-insensitive comments made by incoming Senate minority leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) about U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, members of the black leadership network Project 21 are demanding the liberal senator immediately apologize. Story Continues Below They further demand Senate liberals pledge to allow fair and timely hearings and votes on judicial nominees regardless of their race and political beliefs. "Senator Reid has revealed the intolerance found on the political left for minorities who do not reside on their ideological plantation," said Project 21 member Wendell Talley. "Justice Thomas has been in...

Civil rights Leaders Criticized for Ignoring Attacks on Conservative Minorities President Bush's nomination of Condoleezza Rice as secretary of state has resulted in harsh liberal criticism that members of the black leadership network Project 21 consider racist. Along with their condemnations of offensive commentators and cartoonists, Project 21 members also are critical of self-professed civil rights leaders who are remaining silent on current and previous racial attacks on black Bush Administration officials. Over the past few months, and peaking this week with her appointment, cartoonists have been using Dr. Rice's race as a point of ridicule. Demeaning political cartoons by...

Civil rights Leaders Criticized for Ignoring Attacks on Conservative Minorities President Bush's nomination of Condoleezza Rice as secretary of state has resulted in harsh liberal criticism that members of the black leadership network Project 21 consider racist. Along with their condemnations of offensive commentators and cartoonists, Project 21 members also are critical of self-professed civil rights leaders who are remaining silent on current and previous racial attacks on black Bush Administration officials. Over the past few months, and peaking this week with her appointment, cartoonists have been using Dr. Rice's race as a point of ridicule. Demeaning political cartoons by...

Has the NAACP Taken Sides in the Presidential Campaign? Black Conservatives Say Revoked Invitation to Bush Official Implies Partisanship A reported command from the NAACP's national leadership forcing the NAACP's Ohio chapter to rescind a speaking invitation to Secretary of Education Rod Paige is disturbing to members of the Project 21 black leadership network. Project 21 members say the move taints the venerable civil rights group as overtly partisan and deprives its membership of a high-level briefing on an issue of great importance to the African-American community. "This shows exactly what the liberals are willing to do in order to...