Author: The National Center

The Big Lie: Margaret Sanger’s “Negro Project,” by Kimberley Jane Wilson

New Visions Commentary /
Many years ago, when I was still a first grader, my father and I went for a walk. We strolled past a brand-new building made of shining white concrete and gleaming glass doors. My father had been quite interested in ...
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God Stands Knocking at the Door of America’s Heart: Will the Tragedy at Columbine High Be Enough to Let Him Back In? by Bishop Earl Jackson Sr.

New Visions Commentary /
How many nightmarish scenes of youth violence must America witness before we realize that this is the harvest of a generation which has turned its back on God? We have banned prayer from the public schools and God from public ...
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Great Lakes Designated “Oceans” to Tap into Federal Dollars

The Relief Report /
A newsletter covering regulatory reform efforts in Washington and across America, published by The National Center for Public Policy Research 20 F Street NW, Suite 700 Washington, D.C. 20001 (202) 507-6398 * Fax (301) 498-1301 E-mail [email protected] Web http://www.nationalcenter.org Issue ...
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March 26, 1999

Issue Seventeen March 26, 1999 The National Center for Public Policy Research Amy Moritz Ridenour, President 20 F Street NW, Suite 700 Washington, D.C. 20001 Phone (202) 507-6398 Fax (301) 498-1301 [email protected] http://www.nationalcenter.org Contents: * Lions and Tigers and... Bolivians ...
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Three R’s Take a Back Seat to the Final Four: Suspension of NCAA Academic Standards Could Hurt Student Athletes

Press Release /
Members of the African-American leadership network Project 21 call Judge Ronald L. Buckwalter's March ruling overturning the NCAA's minimum acadmic standards for freshmen athletes a fit of "March Madness" that will devastate student athletics for years to come. Project 21 ...
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Legal Brief: Lions and Tigers and… Bolivians; Lawyers’ Latest Litigation Target is All Wet; Smokin’ in the Boys’ Room Leads to Lesson in the Courtroom; Lather, Rinse, Litigate

Lions and Tigers and... BoliviansA Texas judge has delivered a sharp jab to the funny bone of the Republic of Bolivia after the Bolivian government filed suit against the U.S. tobacco industry in Brazoria County, Texas. Last month, the Bolivian ...
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Black Organization Decries Unfair Maryland Taxation

Press Release /
Death Tax and Proposed Cigarette Tax Unfair to Low-Income and Minority Citizens Two taxes in the state of Maryland - inheritance taxes and a proposed increase in the cigarette tax - are criticized by members of the African-American leadership network ...
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African-American Group Critical of Judge’s Ruling Against Academic Standards

Press Release /
NCAA Academic Standards Ensure Accomplishment in Classroom and on the FieldMembers of the African-American leadership network Project 21 are outraged by the March 8 ruling of a federal judge overturning minimum academic standards instituted by the NCAA to ensure college ...
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The Real Racists, by James Coleman

New Visions Commentary /
Far too many Americans have it in their heads that racism makes a home on the right wing of our political spectrum. It is the political left, however, that has presided over the decline of our inner cities. It is ...
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Social Security is Unfair to Black Americans, by John Meredith

New Visions Commentary /
A New Visions Commentary paper published March 1999 by The National Center for Public Policy Research, 501 Capitol Ct NE, Washington, DC 20002, 202/543-4110, Fax 202-543-5975, E-Mail [email protected] Reprints permitted provided source is credited. If a group of strangers living ...
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