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Horace Reparations

Affirmative Action Rulings Signal End of Reparations Debate

Project 21 Commentary /
The recent Supreme Court decisions striking down affirmative action in higher education admissions "effectively sound the death knell for the race-based reparations movement," declares Project 21 Chairman Horace Cooper. In a commentary published by The Hill, Horace writes: The Students ...
proxy advisory firms

Proxy Advisors’ Partisanship Pushes Corporations to the Left

FEP Commentary /
The president and CEO of proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) recently claimed that his firm's advice is "apolitical" and "impartial." "This is just nonsense," replies Free Enterprise Project Director Scott Shepard. In a commentary published by RealClearMarkets, Scott ...
Horace Cooper: Let's Tell Truth About Slavery

Horace Cooper Shares Inconvenient Truths About Slavery on Jesse Watters Primetime

Media Appearance /
Fox News host Jesse Watters honored Project 21 Chairman Horace Cooper by inviting him to appear on "Jesse Watters Primetime" during the first week the show took over the primetime 8 pm ET time slot previously held by Tucker Carlson ...
Universal Access Flag Lap Blanket

Melissa Ortiz: One Flag Can Celebrate Two Things, Can’t It?

Able Americans, Commentary /
This photo of the Universal Access Flag Lap Blanket is owned by the National Museum of American History. July is Disability Pride Month, a 31-day observance culminating with the National Council on Independent Living’s week-long annual conference that concludes with ...
David Lowery: Sanctuary Cities Are More Hospitable to Illegal Immigrants Than to American Citizens

David Lowery: Sanctuary Cities Are More Hospitable to Illegal Immigrants Than to American Citizens

Media Appearance /
Project 21 volunteer Rev. David Lowery, Jr., recently appeared on the Immigration Reform Law Institute (IRLI) podcast "No Border No Country" to discuss the devastation Chicago residents have experienced as a result of their leaders' sanctuary city and illegal immigration ...
Jason Aldean's "Try That In A Small Town" Calls for Peace, Not Violence

Jason Aldean’s “Try That In A Small Town” Calls for Peace, Not Violence

Project 21 Commentary /
Country music star Jason Aldean’s hit song “Try That in a Small Town” is being called out by the woke mob as racist and a modern-day "Lynching Song" for its anti-lawlessness theme. The song’s video, filmed outside the Maury County ...
SEC

Will the National Center’s Lawsuit Bring the SEC Back to Neutral?

Media Mention /
In the Wall Street Journal, J.W. Verret discusses the implications of the lawsuit we've brought against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). As Verret relays, the SEC -- once a trusted institution -- has become politicized under Biden-appointed Chairman ...
Horace Cooper on Fox Hannity

Horace Cooper: The Left Believes It Owns Black Americans

Media Appearance /
"The left believes that they own certain groups.  They believe they own black Americans. They believe they own women," declared Project 21 Chairman Horace Cooper on the Fox News program "Hannity." Horace joined "Hannity" host Sean Hannity and "Outkick" host ...
Disney's Silence Speaks Volumes After Samuel L. Jackson Insults Conservatives

Disney’s Silence Speaks Volumes After Samuel L. Jackson Insults Conservatives

FEP Commentary /
When actors choose to use their freedom of speech to offend half the country while promoting a movie, shouldn't we expect the company making the movie to feel responsible for damage control? In a commentary published by the Daily Caller, ...
school choice private school

Students Thrive When Merit — Not Race — is Rewarded With Opportunity

Project 21 Commentary /
In a pair of high-profile commentaries published following the Supreme Court's recent affirmative action decision, two Project 21 ambassadors discussed the implications of race-based school admissions. In a piece syndicated through InsideSources, Project 21's Michael Austin wrote: The nation’s highest ...

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