Author: The National Center
Black Activists Applaud White House Outreach to End Chicago Violence
Project 21 to Mayor Lightfoot, Governor Pritzker: “It’s Time to Take ‘Yes’ for an Answer” Washington, D.C. - Activists with the Project 21 black leadership network applauded President Donald Trump’s efforts to reach out to Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and ...
Black Activists Ask Kennedy Center to Rescind Tina Fey’s Comedy Prize
After Fey’s Blackface Apology, Project 21 Challenges Taxpayer-Funded Institution to Hold Fey to Her Own Standard Washington, D.C. – The Project 21 black leadership network requested that the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts rescind the Mark Twain ...
Defunding Police Defeats Public Safety, Especially in Black Communities, by Nadra Enzi
George Floyd’s murder was a horrific crime, and it has literally changed the world. But we need to take a moment to calm ourselves. We must reflect on our goals for fixing law enforcement problems before letting radical activists take ...
Juneteenth Observances Should Focus on Opportunity, Not Fear and Anger
"Society wants us to succeed, but it's up to us to want to succeed" Washington, D.C. - In advance of "Juneteenth," the oldest and most recognized commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States, members of the Project ...
Black vs. Green: Black Americans Fight Climate Measures That Increase Energy Costs, by Donna Jackson
While I don’t often find myself agreeing with Jesse Jackson, I applaud his support of a pipeline to bring affordable natural gas to the predominantly minority and low-income farming community of Pembroke Township, Illinois. As a black conservative who opposes ...
Mastercard Unable to Defend Its Support for Marxist Group “Black Lives Matter”
“There Are Plenty of Positive Ways for Mastercard to Show Its Support for Minorities Without Embracing a Hate Group,” says Horace Cooper Washington, D.C. – While bemoaning a narrative of “systematic racism” in the United States, Mastercard executives were unable ...
Salesforce Reserves the Right to Fire Employees for Political Beliefs – But Can’t Explain Why
Washington, D.C. –Salesforce head Marc Benioff, perhaps the most liberal CEO in America, had zero defense when he was called out for refusing to protect his employees and potential hires from blatant discrimination based on their respective ideologies. Benioff’s stunned ...
