Diversity By Design Hurtful to Minorities, and the Supreme Court Isn’t Easing the Pain, by Donald E. Scoggins
A New Visions Commentary paper published June 2003 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 https://nationalcenter.org. Reprints permitted provided source is credited. Affirmative action programs were created to help underprivileged minorities overcome adversity so they ...
Black Conservative Group Urges Bush to Press European Leaders to Join Fight Against Hunger in Africa; Calls for End to European Ban on Genetically Modified Food
Famine in Africa should be addressed at the upcoming Group of Eight economic summit, says the African-American leadership network Project 21. To help avert famine in African countries, President Bush should press European leaders to end their unscientific opposition to genetically modified foods. Genetic modification can be used to produce ...
In Peterson Case, NOW Meddles Where It Doesn’t Belong, by Kimberley Wilson
In Greek mythology, the Furies were three female spirits who relentlessly pursued anyone who committed gross crimes such as murdering the very old, very young and family members. They tormented their victims with deafening screams and curses until the criminal either confessed or went insane. When I heard that a ...
The Need for Regime Change in Black America, by Kevin Martin
"Regime change" in Iraq is now well underway. Because of the United States, Great Britain and the rest of the "Coalition of the Willing," the Iraqis are free of the dictatorial rule of Saddam Hussein and able to construct a new representative government. Earlier, dissidents of the Hussein leadership were ...
African-Americans Painting Themselves Into a Corner of Irrelevancy, by Eddie Huff
For some time, I've believed most of black America gave up on Dr. King's "Dream." At its core, King's dream was of a unified nation where all races had common values and enjoyed the benefits that come with those shared values. In the last several years, however, I've become increasingly ...
The Equality Battle Moves to the Workplace, by E. LeMay Lathan
Black Americans are still fighting for equality. But the eve of the final battle is upon us, and I believe it is a battle we can - and must - win. Back in the 40s and 50s, we tested the "get-along-to-get-by" process. It worked for a few, but most of ...
Project 21 Press Release: Black Group Encourages Tax Relief to Build-Up Economy and Create New Jobs, Stronger Infrastructure – April 2003
High tax rates make it financially unreasonable for American companies to return their international profits to America. Member of the African-American leadership network Project 21 applauds a new plan that proposes easing the tax burden presently placed on the foreign profits of domestic businesses so that the money can return ...
Project 21 Press Release: Black Environmentalism Celebrated in Observance of Earth Day – April 2003
African-American environmental achievements are celebrated and concerns are aired by Project 21 as part of the African-American leadership network's observance of Earth Day 2003 on April 21. "Solidarity and Stewardship: African-Americans and the Environment" can be found on Project 21's Internet web site at https://nationalcenter.org/CEJEAA.html. "The history of African-Americans and ...
Transplant Details Raise Cruel Questions, by Kimberley Wilson
You'd have to be made of granite to not be moved by Jessica Santillan's plight. The sweet-faced 17-year-old weighed 85 pounds and suffered from a birth defect that left her heart and lungs unable to function properly. Her one chance at life was a transplant of the defective organs. As ...
Getting Blacks Elected, But at What Cost to Black America? by Richard Dimery
Savoy magazine recently addressed the issue of getting more blacks elected to public office. Views were diverse, and all disturbed me. Mellody Hobson of Ariel Capitol Management sounded naive: "I don't care what the platform is, I just want a black senator or governor." Publisher Earl Graves, Sr., took a ...
Project 21 Press Release: Black Network Posts Online Educational Resource to Teach About Affirmative Action – April 2003
On April 1, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case that could redefine how affirmative action racial preference policies determine school admissions. A decision is expected by the end of June. As a public service intended to provide educational information about the debate over racial set-aside programs ...
The Case for Sport Utility Vehicles: It’s the Economy, Stupid, by Geoffrey Moore
Drivers of sport utility vehicles (SUVs) have recently been called gas-guzzlers, had their faith and religion questioned and even been called terrorists (the poor gas mileage of some SUVs helps put money in Osama's pocket, you see). Why are SUV drivers being demonized? What's the motivation of those trying to ...
A Just War to Remove an Evil Man, by Murdock “Doc” Gibbs
A New Visions Commentary paper published April 2003 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 https://nationalcenter.org. Reprints permitted provided source is credited. Regarding America's war against the brutal regime of Saddam Hussein and those who oppose ...
Let Us Once Again Recommit Ourselves to Those Values Which Define Us, by Dr. Condoleezza Rice
Sundays in my family meant church. It was the center of our lives. In segregated black Birmingham of the late 1950s and early 1960s, the church was not just a place of worship; it was the social and civic center of our community. Throughout my life I have never doubted ...
A Salute to Our Troops, by Jerry Brooks
A New Visions Commentary paper published March 2003 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 https://nationalcenter.org. Reprints permitted provided source is credited. I've made a new friend on the Internet over the past few months ...
Ending Anti-Conservative Discrimination, For the Children, by Bob Parks
A New Visions Commentary paper published March 2003 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 https://nationalcenter.org. Reprints permitted provided source is credited. Warning: The following statements made by the author will be construed by some ...
Estrada Confirmation Controversy Shows Mixed-Up Liberal Priorities, by Geoffrey Moore
A New Visions Commentary paper published March 2003 by The National Center for Public Policy Research, 501 Capitol Ct., N.E., Washington, DC 20002, 202/543-4110, Fax 202-54-5975, E-Mail [email protected], Web https://nationalcenter.org. Reprints permitted provided source is credited. Conservative African-Americans, we aren't alone. With the liberal campaign against the judicial nomination of ...
Peace Activists Don’t Know Jack, by Jerry Brooks
A New Visions Commentary paper published March 2003 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 https://nationalcenter.org. Reprints permitted provided source is credited. The vast majority of people don't know Jack Frazier. Frazier now lives in ...
Project 21 Press Release: Activists Criticize Senate Liberals for Delaying Historic Vote on Hispanic Nominee – February 2003
African-Americans affiliated with the conservative black leadership network Project 21 are outraged by stall tactics being threatened by liberal U.S. senators opposed to consideration of the judicial nomination of Miguel Estrada. Estrada would become the first Hispanic to serve on the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of ...
Project 21 Press Release: Black Caps and Gowns a Higher Priority Than Black Coaches
A new report taking issue with the fact that the leadership and football coaching staffs of NCAA Division 1A colleges are overwhelmingly white is being criticized by members of the black leadership network Project 21. Project 21 members say the report is little more than a bean-counting exercise that will ...
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