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New Year 2026

Black Conservatives Share Their New Year’s Hopes for 2026

Project 21 Commentary /
After a whirlwind 2025, ambassadors with the Project 21 black leadership network are sharing their New Year's hopes for 2026. Marie Fischer, Project 21 Ambassador: My hope is that those of us who are truly G‑d‑fearing will come together in ...
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Black Education Experts Share Secrets of Successful Schools

Project 21 Commentary /
American kids today are not OK. Declining test scores, depressing headlines and worrisome anecdotes all serve as evidence that the post-pandemic, unaccountable, morally confused, discipline-absent nature of our nation's public school systems is churning out a mess of issues for ...
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Rachel Barkley: Real Hope Ahead for People With Disabilities

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This holiday season, I am closing out the year with hope—not the passive kind, but real hope. I was recently reminded by former Oklahoma DHS Secretary Justin Brown that real hope is powerful. Real hope is the belief that tomorrow ...
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Stefan Padfield: Why Shareholders Need a Women’s Rights Audit

FEP Commentary /
"It is time to restore reality to the boardroom: true women's rights rely on acknowledging biological distinctions, not on high-risk corporate activism that sacrifices safety and merit for a perfect diversity score." In a commentary published at RealClearMarkets, Free Enterprise ...
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Horace Cooper: White Guilt Violates the Idea That We All Bear God’s Image

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People of every skin color have been created in the image of God and equal in His sight -- and white guilt violates that principle, says Project 21 Chairman Horace Cooper. On the Fox News Channel program "Hannity," Horace and ...
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Cisco’s DEI Under Scrutiny — Shareholders Insist on Measurable Returns

Press Release /
Washington, D.C. – Shareholder activists with the National Center for Public Policy Research’s Free Enterprise Project (FEP) are demanding to know whether Cisco’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs provide positive financial value to shareholders or whether they needlessly increase ...
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CVS Breaks Free from HRC After FEP Activism

Free Enterprise Project /
CVS has dropped its corporate sponsorship of the Human Rights Campaign (HRC). The National Center's Free Enterprise Project (FEP) has long called for corporations to distance themselves from this polarizing institution, and now we're finally beginning to see the fruit ...
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Microsoft Shareholders Push for Stricter Oversight of European Security Program

Press Release /
Washington, D.C. – Microsoft shareholders are encouraged to vote today for the “European Security Program Censorship Risk Audit,” a shareholder proposal put forward by the National Center for Public Policy Research’s Free Enterprise Project (FEP). In June, Microsoft launched its ...
Recent Medicaid Reforms Will Benefit People With Disabilities

Recent Medicaid Reforms Will Benefit People With Disabilities

Able Americans, Media Mention /
While the left whines about recent Medicaid reforms, Able Americans Director Rachel Barkley is confident that people with disabilities will benefit from the changes. In a recent Fox News story, Rachel outlined the provisions she is excited about: Rachel Barkley, ...
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Horace Cooper Prefers National Guard Over Slaughter in Washington, D.C.

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Last week Project 21 Chairman Horace Cooper was featured on two primetime Fox News programs during their discussions of the tragic shootings of National Guard heroes Sarah Beckstrom and Andrew Wolfe. As the news broke on November 26, Horace told ...

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