Author: The National Center

Conservative Blacks to Offer Commentary, Analysis on George Zimmerman Case

Conservative Blacks to Offer Commentary, Analysis on George Zimmerman Case

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Project 21 Members to Speak on Proceedings in Trial Examining Death of Trayvon Martin Washington, D.C. - With opening arguments beginning today in the trial of George Zimmerman, the man charged with second-degree murder in the 2012 death of Trayvon ...
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Black Conservatives Commemorate Juneteenth Emancipation Anniversary

Black Conservatives Commemorate Juneteenth Emancipation Anniversary

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Washington, D.C. - On the 147th commemoration of "Juneteenth" — the oldest and most-recognized observance of the end of slavery in the United States — members of the Project 21 black leadership network are focused on the theme of freedom ...
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Mixed Feelings on Father’s Day, by Darryn “Dutch” Martin

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Another Father's Day is here. It's only the second one in which I've truly felt a part of the celebration. I take great pride in being a father to my two-year-old son, Luther. But, coming from a single-parent home, I ...
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My Judgment Withheld in the Zimmerman Case, by Stacy Swimp

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I shake my head in disappointment and disgust that — in the 21st century — so many people are still blinded by bigotry. And nowhere is this bigotry more apparent than in the feelings and assertions about the case of ...
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NAACP Chief’s Cross-Dressing Advocacy Hurts Voters, by Derryck Green

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Ben Jealous, the president and CEO of the increasingly-irrelevant NAACP, has provided yet recent example of why the NAACP is on life support. It's not enough that, with the help of the ACLU and other identity politics special interest groups, ...
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NAACP Holds Convention in County Under Federal Scrutiny for Voter Intimidation

NAACP Holds Convention in County Under Federal Scrutiny for Voter Intimidation

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Black Conservatives Criticize Civil Rights Lobby for Boycotting Some Places They Find Offensive While Relaxing in Another Washington, D.C. - As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to rule on what could constitute major reform of how the Voting Rights Act ...
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Project 21’s Exclusive Interview with Michigan Public Official Called the “N-Word” Available Online

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Slurred Supervisor and Manager Who Recorded It Talk With Black Conservative Activist About Feelings, Future and Forgiveness Washington, D.C. - A white elected township clerk in central Michigan was recently caught on tape describing another local elected official who is ...
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Where is the Black Church? by Derryck Green

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Problems infecting and affecting the black community must be addressed in a serious and sincere manner. Many of these problems center around moral values that were once readily available and in abundance among black Americans. Now they are increasingly becoming ...
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Where’s the Good Economy We Were Promised? by Derryck Green

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As unemployment numbers drop only slightly, it appears President Obama is relying on this as an extremely misleading indicator to claim the economy is recovering. Since unemployment numbers haven't always told the true story of what's happened to the U.S ...
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Eating Locally and Fresh: Is It Possible on a Budget? by Cherylyn Harley LeBon

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Every month, there sees to be a new ad campaign or initiative attempting to influence what we eat, purchase, or otherwise consume. My favorite food cop is Mayor Michael Bloomberg of New York City. He has been temporarily thwarted in ...
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