Project 21: Press Releases

Washington, D.C. / Pine Grove Mills, PA - A man of the cloth in Pennsylvania who also wears a badge is now contemplating packing a pistol in the pulpit to protect his parish. Bishop Council Nedd II, rector of St. Alban's Anglican Church in Pine Grove Mills, Pennsylvania and co-chairman of the Project 21 black leadership network, is reassessing security at his church after the mass murder of worshipers at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas on November 5. Nedd is also a Pennsylvania state constable. In a commentary published by Project 21, Nedd wrote: A pistol in ...
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Washington, D.C. - Recently released unemployment statistics showing black unemployment at a 17-year low are being applauded by members of the Project 21 black leadership network as a triumph of the "commonsense" policies and economic confidence brought about by the Trump Administration. "Commonsense measures to reduce regulation are a major step in improving American economic conditions," said Project 21 Co-Chairman Horace Cooper, a former leadership aide on Capitol Hill. "Once Congress steps up to reduce taxes and repeal Obamacare, the markets and the economy will skyrocket — taking such good fortunes to black America and the rest of the nation." ...
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NFL's Indulgence of Radical Politics Sends Divisive Message, Drives Away Fans Washington, D.C. - With the high likelihood of continued instances of professional football players "taking a knee" while the National Anthem is played during this week's NFL games, members of the Project 21 black leadership network are warning that continued protests lacking clear intentions are hurting the sport's reputation as well as the well-being of its sponsors. While fans who have been polled by the media do not necessarily want players fired over their protests, overwhelming majorities want professional athletes to stand respectfully during the playing of the National ...
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Jemele Hill's Allegations Hurt Race Relations and the ESPN Brand Washington, D.C. - After ESPN host Jemele Hill tweeted that President Donald Trump and his supporters are "white supremacists," black conservatives with the Project 21 leadership network are criticizing Hill for her wild and incendiary allegations. They further fault the Disney-owned sports network for fostering liberal extremism at the risk of driving away viewers and sponsors. "Jemele Hill is not only hurting her own credibility by feeding the hate machine disrupting our nation, but she is causing more harm in a divided America. Her outbursts seem nothing more than the ...
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Local Project 21 Members Commend NAACP Affiliate for Standing Up to "Bad Policy" Potentially Hurtful to Missouri Residents and Businesses St. Louis, MO / Washington, D.C. - Local members of the Project 21 black leadership network are commending the St. Louis County NAACP for coming out against a "travel advisory" that was issued toward the state of Missouri by the group's state chapter and recognized by its national leadership. Hours after Project 21 criticized the advisory that suggested minority travelers in the Show Me State were at risk of "looming danger," the county affiliate issued a statement calling on the ...
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Project 21 Members Say Stunt "Only Serves to Racially Fracture Our National Psyche" St. Louis, MO / Washington, D.C. - The NAACP recently issued a "travel advisory" for the state of Missouri that suggests a "looming danger" exists there. Members of the Project 21 black leadership network who live in Missouri see this as an unproductive publicity stunt ignoring the real problems affecting black residents in the Show Me State — particularly in the city of St. Louis. Originating with the Missouri NAACP State Conference and recognized at the NAACP's annual convention in late July, the advisory states, in part: ...
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Hypocritical Actions, Hysterical Assertions Hurt Gore's Credibility Washington, D.C. - As Al Gore takes his An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power documentary into theaters nationwide, black activists with the Project 21 leadership network are criticizing the former vice president for being out of touch with the needs of the American people. In particular, Project 21 members say Gore's green agenda is harmful to the well-being of poor and minority households and that his actions detract from his message. On the documentary's promotional website, people are urged to reduce their "carbon footprint" by using fewer of the plentiful and more economical ...
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Gore Supports Climate Policies Harmful to Poor, Minorities While Silent About Father's Segregationist History Washington, D.C. - Earlier this week, former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Jr. compared climate activism with moral movements to abolish slavery, end apartheid and promote women's suffrage. Black conservatives with the Project 21 leadership network question the accuracy and sincerity of Gore's wild comparison. "This is truly rich coming from the son of a segregationist. When his father was filibustering against the civil rights for blacks in the Senate, where was Al Gore, Jr.'s concern?" asked Project 21 Co-Chairman Horace Cooper, a former assistant law ...
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Black Conservative Radio Host in the Spotlight After Her Pro-2nd Amendment Commentary Resulted in Column Suspension St. Louis, MO / Washington, D.C. - Stacy Washington, the co-chairman of the National Center for Public Policy Research's Project 21 black leadership network, is the author and face of the cover story in the July issue of NRA America's 1st Freedom magazine. In the article, Washington recounts the controversy surrounding her pro-gun commentary in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, why she broke off her relationship with the newspaper and how bias threatens the future of the media industry. "I'm so excited to have written ...
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Project 21 Stresses Importance of Freedom and Forgiveness Washington, D.C. - In observance of "Juneteenth," the oldest and most popular commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States, members of the Project 21 black leadership network are urging black Americans to overcome the hurt of past suffering and focus on the current opportunities and freedoms offered to them in modern-day America. "Juneteenth marks the total emancipation of enslaved Americans. But a form of slavery still exists within the black community when too many of us confine ourselves to a rigid political mindset. Due to a very effective campaign ...
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"It's Never Been a Secret That I Support the Second Amendment and the National Rifle Association" St. Louis, MO / Washington, D.C. - Project 21 Co-Chairman Stacy Washington, a black conservative, was recently suspended by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch after writing a column defending gun ownership. She is now speaking out and available for interviews about the allegations made against her by the newspaper's management and her decision to end writing for the Post-Dispatch altogether. Washington was recently selected to help guide Project 21, a leadership network promoting the diversity of political opinion within the black community in America, as ...
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Black Conservative Leader Stacy Washington Was Called Out by Post Columnist for Saying Americans Should Be Outraged by Demeaning Statements Made By Musicians and Others, Not Just Politicians Washington Calls on All Americans to Push Society in "A Just and Honorable Direction" St. Louis, MO / Washington, D.C. - Stacy Washington, Urban Talk Radio host and a national spokesman for the black leadership group Project 21, has issued this response to a Washington Post article attacking Washington's contention that music with lyrics demeaning women coarsen and harm our culture: The Washington Post goes to great lengths to discredit the idea ...
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St. Louis, MO / Washington, D.C. - New leadership is arriving today in seven U.S. cities with the debut of Stacy Washington's "Stacy on the Right" radio program in seven urban markets on the Urban Family Talk network. This new, national - and conservative - voice will be heard daily on urban talk radio in Memphis, Cleveland, Madison, Tupelo, Toledo, Boise, and Atlanta. It promises a new era of daily, blunt, "let's-solve-this" dialogue between urban communities and a black conservative leader with a no-nonsense approach to both issues and personalities. "Media gives short shrift to black conservatives especially, and conservatives ...
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Killings of Police Officers; 'Community v. Police' Debate; Fourth Verdict in Freddie Gray Trial Expected July 18 Among Available Topics Washington, D.C. - Black conservatives affiliated with the Project 21 national leadership group are available for interviews and commentary on breaking news events, including but not limited to: the murder of police officers in Baton Rouge on July 17; the expected July 18 verdict in the trial of Baltimore Police Lt. Brian Rice in the fourth Freddie Gray trial; the ongoing conversation about law enforcement's treatment of and relationship with the black community; and more. Members available for interviews include, ...
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Department of Justice Report, "Investigation of the Baltimore City Police Department," Comes on Heels of Failed Prosecution of Six Baltimore Police Officers in Freddie Gray Case 163-Page Report Was Highly Critical of Baltimore City Police Department Hicks Says DOJ Report Contains "Classic Leftist Class/Race Theory," Calls it Insulting to the Baltimore City Police Department Hicks Says, "I Smell Another Federal Consent Decree That Will Federalize Baltimore's Struggling Law Enforcement Officers... on the Heels of an Unprecedented National War on Cops -- and Cop-Killing at Levels the Nation Has Not Seen Before." Los Angeles, CA / Washington, D.C. - Project 21's ...
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"Abusing her power in this way makes her unfit to continue in this office" "If Mosby had a single shred of dignity she would resign her post immediately" "Her decision to unleash a prosecution on six individuals without evidence of criminal wrongdoing is as wrong as the inflammatory prosecutorial tactics of Michael Nifong" "Trials are not... tools to quell a restless crowd" "Perhaps Mosby would be better suited to criminal defense law" "There is no excuse for the kind of rhetoric that Prosecutor Mosby has employed" "Stunning ignorance and incompetence" "Mosby gave encouragement to the street thugs who now literally ...
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Washington, D.C. - Leaders of the Project 21 black leadership network are expressing disappointment over the decision handed down this morning by the U.S. Supreme Court in Fisher v. University of Texas, a key affirmative action case. The high court ruled that the race-conscious admissions program at the time of Abigail Fisher's application to the University of Texas is lawful under the Equal Protection Clause. With the Pacific Legal Foundation and others, Project 21 submitted an amicus brief to the Supreme Court in the case in September, and has twice before submitted friend of the court briefs in Fisher (here ...
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Project 21's Nadra "Cap Black" Enzi Says He'd Gladly Join His Hero Rep. John Lewis in Sit-In to Protect Inner City Residents from Crime Reminds Congressman of the Role Armed Volunteers Played in Protecting Non-Violent Civil Rights Pioneers Like Himself Washington, D.C. - Project 21 member and New Orleans anti-crime activist Nadra "Cap Black" Enzi has the following statement about the "sit-in" of the U.S. House of Representatives promoting gun control led by Rep. John Lewis (D-GA): U.S. Congressman John Lewis is one of the people responsible for my enjoying full citizenship as a black Southern member of Generation X ...
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Washington, D.C. - Los Angeles political activist and longtime Project 21 member Joe Hicks is joining other colleagues in the Project 21 black leadership network who have expressed disappointment over the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Fisher v. University of Texas, a key affirmative action case, earlier today. The high court ruled in favor of race-conscious university admissions. With the Pacific Legal Foundation and others, Project 21 submitted an amicus brief to the Supreme Court in the case in September, and has twice before submitted friend of the court briefs in Fisher (here and here). "Lacking the towering presence of ...
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Prosecutor Marilyn Mosby Criticized Harshly for Acting "More Like an Activist Than an Advocate for Justice" "Mosby Has Mishandled This Entire Affair and Should Admit That and End It Now" "The Judge Should Throw Out All of the Remaining Charges Against the Three Officers Who Nervously Await Their Fate" "The Rush to Judgment Has Been Overruled by Common Sense" Washington, D.C. - Leaders of the Project 21 black leadership network are applauding the acquittal of Baltimore Police Officer Caesar R. Goodson Jr. in the third trial in the infamous "Freddie Gray" case that sparked extensive riots in Baltimore in 2015 ...
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