SNAP Work Requirements Deserve Food for Thought
Unlike with ObamaCare, members of Congress have had the time and ability to examine the proposed Trump Administration rule on work requirements for entitlement eligibility. The question remains then as to why members of the key congressional subcommittee didn’t seem to bother to take advantage of that opportunity before they held ...
More Offshore Energy for “Revitalizing Communities”
While signing two executive orders designed to promote and expand American “energy dominance,” President Donald Trump declared on April 10 that the “era of job-killing regulation is over.” Focused on the transport of energy, one of the orders directs the U.S. Department of Transportation to review and propose new rules ...
Reparations Rhetoric May Bite Liberals in the End
Since and until his resignation from Congress in 2017, Representative John Conyers promoted legislation designed to pave the way for potential reparation payments for American slavery. When Conyers was in the majority, his bill was often designated HR 40 – a reference to the “40 acres and a mule” allegedly ...
“Blackspeech” a Slippery Slope To Blackface?
After Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's address at the recent National Action Network conference, it’s hard to believe she didn’t get called out by the majority-black audience for pandering or worse. In full view of NAN supporters and Al Sharpton, Ocasio-Cortez slipped into a black vernacular. She was obviously trying to relate ...
Politicos Embrace Far-Left Policies at Their Peril
Liberal politicians looking to set themselves apart from their colleagues are pushing the envelope with identity politics. The reason, said Project 21 Co-Chairman Horace Cooper during a recent panel discussion on the Fox News Channel, is because “division works.” But such positions could end up being a double-edged sword. The ...
Project 21’s ‘Safety Creator’ Wins Home Defense Award
Project 21 member Nadra Enzi recently received the 2019 “Hero of Home Defense” award from the Home Defense Foundation. Nadra, also known as "Cap Black," is a self-described “safety creator” in New Orleans. In his neighborhood, he has assisted law enforcement in the arrest of almost 20 suspected criminals during 2018 ...
Energy Dominance Key to American Global Influence
Besides being a “huge win for American workers” and a boon for consumers, our increasing energy dominance is helping the United States regain its authority on the world stage. That means the continuation of America’s robust energy policies should continue to be a priority for our nation’s leaders in the years ...
Black Activists Support Stronger Work Requirements for “Food Stamp” Aid
Project 21 Lauds "Return on Investment" for Amending "Unnecessary and Unproductive" Obama Era SNAP Waivers Washington, D.C. - Most able-bodied individuals should be held to work requirements in order to qualify for food stamps, according to public comments submitted by members of the Project 21 black leadership network. Project 21's ...
Project 21’s Smollett Protest Featured on Fox News Channel
On Friday night, Project 21 was featured on the Fox News Channel program "Special Report." The segment, which discussed the black leadership network's call for the NAACP to rescind the Image Award nomination of actor Jussie Smollett, is below: ...
NAACP May Honor Personification of Privilege
The fact that actor Jussie Smollett, who is suspected of staging a hate crime against himself, is still under consideration for an NAACP Image Award “tells you everything we need to know about Hollywood.” That’s what Project 21 Co-Chairman Horace Cooper concluded during a segment of “The Ingraham Angle” on the Fox ...
Jussie Smollett’s “Privilege,” Preventing Prosecution, Condemned by Black Activists
Project 21 Says NAACP Should Still Drop Smollett From Image Awards Lineup Washington, D.C. - After prosecutors dropped charges against actor Jussie Smollett in the case of an alleged Chicago hate crime hoax, members of the Project 21 black leadership network are condemning the situation as a crass display of "celebrity ...
Illegal Immigration’s Burden on Opportunity, Welfare and Black America
The flow of illegal immigrants into the United States led President Donald Trump to declare a national emergency to try to enhance border security. While the President focused on crime as a key reason for his declaration, Project 21 member Jerome Danner – in keeping with the case made in ...
Trump Education Reforms Applauded by Black Activists
White House Higher Ed Proposals Align With Project 21’s “Blueprint for a Better Deal for Black America” Recommendations Washington, D.C. - Black activists with the Project 21 black leadership network are applauding the Trump Administration’s newly announced reforms for American colleges and universities. Many of the policies announced by the ...
New Calls for NAACP to Stop Smollett Nomination for an Image Award
Project 21 members are calling on the NAACP to rescind actor Jussie Smollett’s nomination for an Image Award. The nomination was made after Smollett claimed to be the victim of a hate crime. Since then, Smollett has been indicted on 16 counts of felonious disorderly conduct related to the attack allegedly ...
Troubling Tropes of Anti-Trump Tirades
One of the more ludicrous ways critics accuse President Donald Trump of racism is by saying that his silence about an incident betrays his support for white nationalism. That’s what Michael Steele, the former Maryland lieutenant governor, suggested on MSNBC. He said President Trump was “probably not happy” about the arrest of ...
Black Activists Ask NAACP to Drop Jussie Smollett Nomination from Image Awards
Actor Does Not Deserve Honor After Arrest for Hate Crimes Hoax Washington, D.C. - After Jussie Smollett's indictment on felony charges for lying to law enforcement about an alleged hate crime, members of the Project 21 black leadership network are asking the NAACP to rescind Smollett's nomination for an upcoming ...
Good Health Without Vaccinations a Long Shot
Until recently, the reason people were unvaccinated was largely due to a lack of money to pay for shots. Nowadays, there’s a growing “anti-vax” movement blaming preventative medicine for conditions like autism and diabetes. Anti-vax advocates are sticking to their notions even though, as Project 21 member (and new father) Jerome Danner points ...
NAACP Image Awards Controversy Redux
When the NAACP holds its 50th annual Image Awards in two weeks, one of the past moments the group will NOT be highlighting is its nomination of R. Kelly for an award 15 years ago. Project 21 called them out on it then, and the group’s leadership pledged to tighten the criteria ...
Big Tech Becoming Big Brother
There is a looming, existential threat to American conservatives and others who anger the establishment. Censorship is certainly affecting our freedom of speech right now, but it is also increasingly affecting the ability for some people to make and spend money. In a commentary published by Epoch Times, Project 21 member Adrian ...
‘White Nationalism’ is the Left’s Latest Trope Against Trump, by Dr. Carol M. Swain
President Trump is frequently under attack from leftist Democrats and left-leaning Republicans who offer comfort to the President’s enemies by helping advance a false narrative about the President’s position on nationalism. A few weeks ago, Michael Steele, the former Republican National Committee chairman, shocked a number of Americans, including myself, ...
