Category: Project 21 Press Releases
Juneteenth: Celebration, Observance or Day Off?
Washington, D.C. - The second federally-observed Juneteenth holiday once again falls on a weekend, which means the federal government, banks and other institutions are observing Juneteenth 2022 on the following Monday. A paid day off. No mail service. Libraries closed. No parking enforcement. And not on the ...
Black Conservative Denied Entry to American Express Shareholder Meeting
Washington, D.C. – A member of the Project 21 black leadership network was denied entry to the American Express annual shareholder meeting in New York today despite presenting proper credentials. Derrick Hollie intended to question the credit giant about its ...
Black Activists Hope Supreme Court Abortion Rumor Holds True
While Leaked Opinions Set Poor Precedent, Possible Ruling Applauded Washington, D.C. – Members of the Project 21 black leadership network expressed cautious optimism regarding a leaked document indicating that the U.S. Supreme Court may overturn Roe v. Wade and return ...
Black Americans Throw a Flag on NFL’s Discriminatory Diversity Mandates
Project 21 Members Say Expanded Rooney Rule Overlooks Talent to Satisfy Woke Demands Washington, D.C. – Members of the Project 21 black leadership network called new National Football League (NFL) hiring mandates “cruel” and “discriminatory,” and criticized league management for ...
Climate Regulations Create Environmental Injustice
Black Activists Condemn Costs of Biden Agenda Washington, D.C. - Members of the Project 21 black leadership network called President Biden’s energy agenda an environmental injustice, noting that poor and minority Americans will be hurt the most by policies that ...
After Painful State of the Union Address, Black Activists Say Biden Has Failed America
Washington, D.C. – In response to President Biden’s 2022 State of the Union address, members of the Project 21 black leadership network said the president has earned his near-record-low approval ratings by championing unapologetically left-wing policies which have contributed to ...
“Historic” Supreme Court Nomination Tainted By Racial Politics
Judge Jackson’s Experience “Overshadowed” By Biden’s Race and Gender Prerequisites, Say Black Activists Washington, D.C. – Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court nomination will be forever stigmatized by the fact the her race and gender were her most important credentials, ...
Critical Race Theory Explained and Opposed By Black Americans
Primer Reveals How CRT’s Racist Agenda Is Dividing America Washington, D.C. - Critical Race Theory (CRT) is "a bad idea for America [and] especially hurtful for black Americans," said members of the Project 21 black leadership network, who have released a ...
Biden Jobs Report Disappoints Black Americans
“With Their Broad Mandates That Fail to Allow Businesses and Entrepreneurs to Create Jobs, Biden and Harris Are Great at Increasing Economic Instability” Washington, D.C. – The employment report issued today by the federal government disappointed black conservatives who see ...
Supreme Court “Now Has a Chance to Get It Right” Regarding Race Preferences in School Admissions
Project 21's Black Conservatives Had Asked Justices to Reexamine Case Washington, D.C. - The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear two cases concerning racial preferences in higher education admissions. The Project 21 black leadership network joined a legal brief ...
