The Tea Party Is Not Racist! by Emery McClendon
The Tea Party Is Not Racist! by Emery McClendon (bio) In response to efforts by liberal media outlets, the NAACP and progressive politicos to discredit the tea party movement by claiming it is racist, I feel it is imperative that the truth be presented by someone who has been there ...
NAACP Puts Politics Above Civil Rights, by Deneen Borelli
NAACP Puts Politics Above Civil Rights by Deneen Borelli (bio) If it wasn’t clear before, the NAACP’s resolution to paint the Tea Party movement as racist leaves no doubt that the once venerable group has irreparably destroyed its reputation and sullied its past prestige. How is it that the ...
Liberals Crash Tea Party, But Stay Silent On Black Panther Hate Talk, by Deneen Borelli
Over the past year, members of the liberal media, progressive politicians and the Hollywood elite have demonized the tea party movement partly by claiming that tea partiers are a fringe group driven by racial animosity. Now, faced with unequivocally racist antics by members of the New Black Panther Party, the ...
Juneteenth Civil Rights Holiday Observed While Future Freedom Remains At Risk
Washington, D.C. — On the occasion of “Juneteenth” — the oldest and most recognized annual commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States — members of the Project 21 black leadership network assert the civil rights-themed holiday should be used to reflect on past struggles for freedom and ...
Wake Up, Lazy Parents! by Mychal Massie
Wake Up, Lazy Parents! by Mychal Massie (bio) A pendulum can swing only so far in one direction before it must return. Conservatives should take this to heart as President Obama currently swings America to the far left. We should take heart because our day will likely come again. But ...
Crying Wolf Over a “Racist” Cat and Rabbit, by Bob Parks
Crying Wolf Over a “Racist” Cat and Rabbit by Bob Parks (bio) It is said that you can’t debate the insane. That must have been Hallmark’s strategy. After three years on the market, the greeting card giant Hallmark quickly pulled a graduation card after half-baked claims were made by the ...
Juneteenth a Time for Self-Assessment, by R. Dozier Gray
Juneteenth a Time for Self-Assessment by R. Dozier Gray (bio) Juneteenth is the June 19 anniversary of the day in 1865 when the black residents of Galveston, Texas learned about the Emancipation Proclamation and their freedom. Today, its commemoration is a reason for parties and celebration nationwide. More importantly, ...
See Something, Say Something: New York City Versus Arizona
After a bomb was recently discovered in a smoking Nissan SUV in Times Square, America watched anxiously as city, state, and federal authorities investigated. In just 53 hours, law enforcement and national security teams working together successfully apprehended the terrorist — Pakistani born émigré Faisal Shahzad. His dramatic capture off ...
Black Activists Comment on Kagan Nomination to U.S. Supreme Court
Washington, DC - Members of the Project 21 black leadership network are speaking out about President Barack Obama's nomination of Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the U.S. Supreme Court. Mychal Massie: "After all of the division he has foisted upon America in his short tenure, Obama had a perfect opportunity ...
Congressman Should Know Better than to Compare Tea Party Attendees to Klansmen, Black Leader Says
Washington, D.C.: Deneen Borelli, full-time fellow with the Project 21 black leadership network and frequent speaker at tea party rallies, says Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN)'s recent comparison of tea party rally participants to members of the Ku Klux Klan is baseless. What's more, Project 21's Borelli notes, Cohen should know ...
Freedom to Fail, by R. Dozier Gray
Freedom to Fail by R. Dozier Gray (bio) As an individual, I enjoy my freedom. As a veteran of our armed forces, I respect the price of freedom and the costs that are associated with keeping our people free. I also understand and appreciate the limitations on freedom that ...
Climate Claims Could Raise the Prices of What You Buy, by Deneen Borelli
Climate Claims Could Raise the Prices of What You Buy by Deneen Borelli (bio) Mankind's advancement is blamed for heating the planet, but the proposal to stop the seas from rising and the glaciers from melting could cause an economic Dark Ages. "Cap-and-trade" emissions controls are peddled as the solution ...
Racial Incitement a One-Way Street for the Media, by Bob Parks
Racial Incitement a One-Way Street for the Media by Bob Parks (bio) A couple of days ago, MSNBC's David Shuster called me the n-word. Later, Chris Matthews called me a "sellout." Keith Olbermann then called me a "Little Black Sambo." CNN's Rick Sanchez also called me a "biscuit-and-chicken eatin' ...
Social Justice: Not What It Used to Be, by R. Dozier Gray
Social Justice: Not What It Used to Be by R. Dozier Gray (bio) Who could possibly be against social justice? Despite a lofty history and an altruistic premise, there is plenty to be leery of when it comes to "social justice" in this day and age. In one sense, ...
Project 21 Members’ Essays Published in New Freedom’s Journal Magazine
The March/April edition of the black-owned Freedom's Journal magazine features three essays from members of the National Center's Project 21 black leadership network. The issue, which has an overall focus on the problems brought by big government, includes commentary from Project 21 fellow Deneen Borelli and members Emery McClendon and ...
Statement of Black Conservative Project 21 Members on Signing of Health Care Legislation and on Accusations of Racism Against Tea Party Activists
Washington, D.C.: - The following are comments by members of the Project 21 black conservative leadership network on the signing of health care legislation by President Obama yesterday and on continuing accusations of racism by Tea Party activists protesting the bill: "Saying that health care is a civil right is ...
Where Is the Outrage When Black Conservative Tea Party Activists Are Called the N-Word?
Washington, D.C.: Black conservatives opposed to government-run health care routinely are called the "n-word" and worse -- by liberals, says Deneen Borelli, full-time Fellow with the Project 21 black leadership network. To black lawmakers allegedly receiving the same treatment, Borelli said: "Welcome to my world! I've been called worse than ...
What is a “Black Agenda”?
Washington, D.C.: Mychal Massie, chairman of the Project 21 black leadership network, is critical of the premise of talk show host Tavis Smiley's upcoming March 20 conference that seeks to set a "black agenda" for America. "What is a black agenda?" asks Project 21's Massie. "Jobs, retirement income, education, cost ...
Deneen Borelli Discusses Health Care and Tea Party Movement on Fox and Friends
On this morning's edition of Fox and Friends, Project 21 full-time fellow Deneen Borelli discussed the Tea Party movement's reaction to President Obama's continuing push for the big government health care plan. E-mail comments to [email protected]. | Subscribe to feed. | Follow the National Center for Public Policy Research on ...
Rangel’s Removal from Ways and Means Chairmanship Sparks Black Conservative Response
Washington, D.C.: Members of the Project 21 black leadership network are commenting on the announcement by Representative Charles Rangel (D-NY) that he will at least temporarily step down from his chairmanship of the House Ways and Means Committee. Bishop Council Nedd II: "If even just for now, Rangel stepping aside ...
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