Author: Amy Ridenour

Slavery Apology and Reparations Debate Neglects Pressing Matters of the Present Day

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A commentary by Project 21 staff research associate Stephen Roberts about the reaction to a recent congressional apology for slavery was published by The Washington Times this past Saturday. In his commentary, Roberts discusses the need to get past the ...
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Project 21 Chairman Mychal Massie on Federal Bailout Controversy

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Mychal Massie, the chairman of the Project 21 black leadership network Project 21, has this to say about our nation's current financial mess and those willing to do anything but let free market mechanisms bring things back to normal: Our ...
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More Physicists, Fewer Fullbacks: Project 21’s Robinson Commentary in The Root Sets a New Mission for Black Colleges

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This week, the White House is focusing attention on historically-black colleges and universities (HBCUs) with an official week of commemoration and a conference sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education. Project 21 member B.B. Robinson, Ph.D. is marking the week ...
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Project 21 in Washington Times

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Project 21 members and staff have been published in the Washington Times' op-ed page several times recently. Fans of the group may wish to click on one or more of the following: "Speed-Limit Myths" - Project 21 chairman Mychal Massie ...
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Detroit Mayor Finally Removed from Office, Project 21 Member’s Suggestions Finally Acted Upon

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After months of controversy, Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick (D) finally admitted his guilt this morning and resigned from office. He pleaded guilty to two felony counts of obstruction of justice related to his lying under oath during a police investigation ...
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Project 21’s Borelli on WWOR-TV

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Project 21 Fellow Deneen Borelli will discuss presidential politics and race this Sunday on WWOR, the New York-area television superstation. Deneen will be a guest on the "New Jersey Now" program that will be broadcast at 12:00 pm eastern on ...
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The Chicago Annenberg Challenge’s Mysterious Files

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As an executive of a non-profit foundation I read with interest the article by Stanley Kurtz of the Ethics and Public Policy Center about the mysteriously flexible ownership of 132 boxes of files of a now-defunct non-profit called the Chicago ...
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Project 21’s Borelli on Civil Rights Shakedowns in Philadelphia Inquirer

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An article critical of activists Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson by Project 21 Fellow Deneen Borelli was published Friday in the Philadelphia Inquirer. Said Deneen: Al Sharpton is making headlines again, but it's not for one of his crusades. Instead, ...
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Privacy Fetishists Strike Again

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Pardon me for venting a little, but this story about a Vermont librarian who prevented five state police detectives from temporarily taking a public library's computers as part of their effort to rescue the then-missing (since discovered to be murdered) ...
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On Michael Savage and Autism, an Appeal for Calm

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Those of us who follow talk radio and/or autism-related issues are aware that a campaign has sprung up calling for the firing of syndicated radio host Michael Savage. Speaking on his July 16 broadcast, Savage claimed that 99 percent of ...
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