Category: Project 21 Press Releases
Detroit School Board Condemned for Blacklisting Ben Carson
Black Activists Say Voting Carson’s Name Off School Devalues Black Achievement, Ignores Hope and History Washington, D.C. - A Detroit school honoring Dr. Ben Carson may be renamed, and activists with the Project 21 black leadership network criticize the effort ...
READ MORE
READ MORE
Black Activists Call on CNN Management to Address Don Lemon’s Racial Comments
Host Called White Men America's "Biggest Terror Threat" Washington, D.C. - Leaders of the Project 21 black leadership network are calling on CNN to break its silence about host Don Lemon's radical on-air comments in which he called white men ...
READ MORE
READ MORE
Black Activists Support Trump Fuel Efficiency Plan in Public Comments
Washington, DC – Calling “excessive regulation… one of the most significant non-racial obstacles to black economic progress,” members of the Project 21 black leadership network filed public comments with the federal government supporting a halt to increasing Corporate Average Fuel ...
READ MORE
READ MORE
HUD Ditches Diversity Goals, Black Activists Applaud
Cost and Availability of Public Housing Should Be Prioritized Over Racial Demographics, Say Project 21 Leaders Washington D.C. – New plans by the Trump Administration to refocus public housing policy on supply and affordability rather than diversity are being applauded ...
READ MORE
READ MORE
Black Activists Condemn Anti-White Remarks by New York Times Editorial Writer
Lack of Action by the Times Shows “Leftist Privilege,” Says Project 21 Leader Washington, D.C. – Anti-white social media posts made by newly-hired New York Times editorial writer Sarah Jeong are “vulgar” and “racist,” say members of the Project 21 black leadership network, ...
READ MORE
READ MORE
Black Leaders Applaud New Trump Administration Fuel Efficiency Rule
Washington, D.C. – Because of its ability to make new cars and light trucks safer and more affordable, the Trump Administration’s proposed rule to freeze a fuel efficiency mandate imposed on vehicle manufacturers by the previous administration is being applauded ...
READ MORE
READ MORE
Black Leaders Urge “Minority Impact Assessments” for All New Federal Regulations to Prevent Disparate Impact
Washington, D.C. - Excessive regulation stifles economic growth and has a disproportionate negative impact on small businesses, say members of the Project 21 black leadership network. To prevent any new and unnecessary hardship due to overregulation, Project 21’s “Blueprint for ...
READ MORE
READ MORE
Black Leaders Applaud Brett Kavanaugh’s Nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court
Washington, D.C. – Applauding President Donald Trump’s nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, members of the Project 21 black leadership network praise Judge Kavanaugh’s dedication to the Constitution and his impressive record of accomplishment ...
READ MORE
READ MORE
Race-Neutral College Admissions Action Applauded by Black Activists
Project 21 Offers Recommendations Complementary to Trump Administration Move to Help Black Students Succeed Washington, D.C. – Black students will be more likely to succeed in higher education thanks to new action by the Trump Administration against race preferences in ...
READ MORE
READ MORE
Give Blacks Equal Voting Rights: Put an End to Schemes That Dilute the Black Vote, Black Leaders Say
Washington, DC - Although poll taxes and literacy tests have been illegal for many decades, blacks are still being denied their rights to fully participate in elections today, according to the black leadership network Project 21. While the techniques used now to ...
READ MORE
READ MORE
