Category: Project 21
Black Activists Support Stronger Work Requirements for “Food Stamp” Aid
Project 21 Lauds "Return on Investment" for Amending "Unnecessary and Unproductive" Obama Era SNAP Waivers Washington, D.C. - Most able-bodied individuals should be held to work requirements in order to qualify for food stamps, according to public comments submitted by ...
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Project 21’s Smollett Protest Featured on Fox News Channel
On Friday night, Project 21 was featured on the Fox News Channel program "Special Report." The segment, which discussed the black leadership network's call for the NAACP to rescind the Image Award nomination of actor Jussie Smollett, is below: ...
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NAACP May Honor Personification of Privilege
The fact that actor Jussie Smollett, who is suspected of staging a hate crime against himself, is still under consideration for an NAACP Image Award “tells you everything we need to know about Hollywood.” That’s what Project 21 Co-Chairman Horace Cooper concluded ...
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Jussie Smollett’s “Privilege,” Preventing Prosecution, Condemned by Black Activists
Project 21 Says NAACP Should Still Drop Smollett From Image Awards Lineup Washington, D.C. - After prosecutors dropped charges against actor Jussie Smollett in the case of an alleged Chicago hate crime hoax, members of the Project 21 black leadership network ...
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Illegal Immigration’s Burden on Opportunity, Welfare and Black America
The flow of illegal immigrants into the United States led President Donald Trump to declare a national emergency to try to enhance border security. While the President focused on crime as a key reason for his declaration, Project 21 member ...
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Trump Education Reforms Applauded by Black Activists
White House Higher Ed Proposals Align With Project 21’s “Blueprint for a Better Deal for Black America” Recommendations Washington, D.C. - Black activists with the Project 21 black leadership network are applauding the Trump Administration’s newly announced reforms for American ...
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New Calls for NAACP to Stop Smollett Nomination for an Image Award
Project 21 members are calling on the NAACP to rescind actor Jussie Smollett’s nomination for an Image Award. The nomination was made after Smollett claimed to be the victim of a hate crime. Since then, Smollett has been indicted on 16 ...
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Troubling Tropes of Anti-Trump Tirades
One of the more ludicrous ways critics accuse President Donald Trump of racism is by saying that his silence about an incident betrays his support for white nationalism. That’s what Michael Steele, the former Maryland lieutenant governor, suggested on MSNBC. He ...
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Black Activists Ask NAACP to Drop Jussie Smollett Nomination from Image Awards
Actor Does Not Deserve Honor After Arrest for Hate Crimes Hoax Washington, D.C. - After Jussie Smollett's indictment on felony charges for lying to law enforcement about an alleged hate crime, members of the Project 21 black leadership network are ...
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Good Health Without Vaccinations a Long Shot
Until recently, the reason people were unvaccinated was largely due to a lack of money to pay for shots. Nowadays, there’s a growing “anti-vax” movement blaming preventative medicine for conditions like autism and diabetes. Anti-vax advocates are sticking to their ...
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