Project 21 Member’s Spiritual and Racial Redemption Highlighted by National Black Radio Network
As part of its coverage and commemoration of the anniversary of the birth of civil rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the American Urban Radio Networks interviewed Project 21 member Reverend Steven L. Craft, M.Div. Reverend Craft offers a unique story of redemption and rebirth, making him a compelling ...
Despite the Rise of the Race Hustlers, America’s Youth Provide Optimism for a More Perfect Union
The following post was written by Michael Dozier, a member of the National Center’s Project 21 black leadership network: When I was in elementary school, I auditioned to be the lead in a school play. I was given the part. And, ironically, my co-star’s name was Coretta Scott. I kid ...
Race-Conscious Public Policy Puts Public at Risk in Buffalo, NY
Discussing the organization’s participation in a racial preference case that was recently argued before the New York Court of Appeals, the state’s highest court, Project 21 Co-Chairman Cherylyn Harley LeBon said actions by city officials in Buffalo that denied firefighters promotions because the candidates were all white distorts “laudable goals” ...
Black Conservatives Available to Discuss Importance, Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Washington, D.C. - Black activists with a conservative political perspective are now available for media interviews to discuss the importance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s thoughts and actions. With the national holiday approaching marking the late civil rights icon's birthday, members of the Project 21 black leadership network can ...
National Center Risk Analysis Division Director Comments on Michigan Governor Snyder’s Veto of Bill to Ban Sale of E-Cigarettes to Minors
New York, NY / Washington, D.C. - Jeff Stier, director of the National Center for Public Policy Research's Risk Analysis Division, has the following comments about Michigan Governor Rick Snyder's veto of legislation to ban the sale of e-cigarettes to minors in Michigan: The National Center for Public Policy Research ...
Creating Unjustified Racial Strife Dishonors MLK Legacy
Bishop Council Nedd II, a longtime member of the National Center’s Project 21 black leadership network, explained that there are too many people in America these days whose action “dishonor” the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. They dishonor him, for example, when they continue to fixate on race ...
Low Gas Prices Could Ultimately Hurt U.S. Economy, by Fred Banyon
Although the prices at the pump are nice these days, the cost of oil should probably be a little bit higher. Sorry. There's celebration because the Dow Jones Industrial Average recently reached a new high of over 18,000, but some stock market experts think the market is long overdue for ...
E-Cigarettes Help Tobacco Smokers Quit – Public Health Groups Should Get Out of Their Way
An editorial in the January 15 Detroit News by our own Jeff Stier asks the question: Will Michigan Governor Snyder "drop the ball" on e-cigarettes? The Michigan legislature passed a bill to ban the sale of e-cigarettes (tobacco-free nicotine-delivery devices that emit water vapor, not smoke, and which many smokers ...
ObamaCare: Is 40 Hours Worse than 30?
Under ObamaCare, employers with 100 or more full-time employees must provide those employees with health insurance or pay a fine, with “full-time” being defined as 30 hours or more a week. Last Thursday the House of Representatives voted 252-172 to change the definition of full-time to 40 hours a week. The ...
Armed and at Risk, Police Critic Learns the Value of Compliance with Cops
Given a gun and a mission, a once-vehement critic of the police quickly found his “attitude has changed.” Furthermore, he has pledged to let people know that they “need to comply with the orders of law enforcement officers — for their own sake.” Just last month, Reverend Jarrett Maupin was ...
“Racially Motivated” Hiring Hurting White Firemen Challenged by Black Activists in Court
Project 21 Black Leadership Network Joins Pacific Legal Foundation, Others in Charging the City of Buffalo, New York "Allowed the Fire Department's Promotional Lists to Expire, Because the Next Applicants in Line for Promotion Were all Caucasian" Washington, D.C. / Albany, NY - Black activists and legal experts with the ...
About Those Jobs Numbers for December: The Devil Is in the Details
Federal figures on jobless numbers were released this morning, and the appearance of good news unfortunately has a lot of bad news hidden in the details. To explain the devils in those details, as he does every month, is Project 21 member Derryck Green: The first jobs report of the ...
Michigan Legislators Got E-Cig Regulation Right. Will Governor Snyder Drop the Ball? RAD Sets Record Straight
Michigan’s legislature got it right last year, passing bills to ban the sale of e-cigarettes to minors. Only a handful of states haven’t gotten around to this sensible, limited form of e-cigarette regulations. Under pressure from activist groups who oppose this approach, Governor Snyder hasn’t signed the bill, and may ...
Sometimes Reality Even Finds Its Way into Harvard
Every so often, a really wonderful article appears in the New York Times. Robert Pear’s “Harvard Ideas on Health Care Hit Home, Hard,” is one: “For years, Harvard’s experts on health economics and policy have advised presidents and Congress on how to provide health benefits to the nation at a reasonable ...
Pulling Back the Curtain on Sharpton’s Activism and Obama’s Regulations
The following post was written by National Center staff member Bethany Whitlock: It seems that Al Sharpton and President Barack Obama’s true colors are coming out – revealing that neither of them are really who they have pretended to be. As National Center executive director David Almasi said in a ...
Horace Cooper on Hannity, Speaking on Scalise Non-Scandal
Horace Cooper, the co-chairman of the National Center’s Project 21 black leadership network, said charges still being made against Representative Steve Scalise (R-LA) — despite that initial reports of him speaking to a white supremacist group a dozen years ago are now very much in dispute — are part of ...
With New Technology, FBI Has “No Business” Snooping on Cell Phones without Warrants
Law enforcement agencies have the capability to create fake cell phone towers that may then be used to listen into peoples’ calls, and the FBI apparently believes they can do so without a warrant. Senators are asking the Obama Justice Department and Department of Homeland Security to elaborate on what ...
Occupy Organizer Further Radicalizing Ferguson Protests
It’s become known that at least one prominent radical affiliated with the Occupy movement has surfaced in Ferguson, Missouri with the obvious intention to train and further radicalize those people who are still protesting there. There is little doubt that the intention by Occupy Wall Street veterans is to continue ...
Project 21’s Emmett Discusses Police-Black Community Relations
As political talk shows focus on police power and allegations of a dysfunctional relationship between cops and the communities they are charged with protecting, Project 21’s Shelby Emmett has been there to promote her views on the issue and her recommendations for rectifying the problem from a black conservative perspective ...
The “Black Lives Matter” Slogan Ignores Self-Destructive Behavior, by Derryck Green
"Black Lives Matter" is a great slogan. As a black man, I agree that black lives matter just as much as the lives of any of our racial counterparts. But chanting, marching and hashtag activism isn't going to work unless we also are willing to see the big-picture problems affecting ...
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