Author: The National Center

Black Activists Support Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day

Black Activists Support Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day

Press Release /
Washington, D.C. - As supporters of traditional marriage participate in "Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day" with visits to the fast-food restaurant chain on Wednesday, August 1, black activists with the Project 21 black leadership network are speaking out in favor of the ...
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Black Activists Criticize Eric Holder's Rhetoric at NAACP Conference

Black Activists Criticize Eric Holder’s Rhetoric at NAACP Conference

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Nation's Top Cop Plays Racial Politics to Oppose Ballot Integrity Advocates Washington, D.C. - Black activists with the Project 21 black leadership network are highly critical of Attorney General Eric Holder for pushing racial rhetoric and political divisiveness over the ...
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What, to Black Americans, is the 4th of July? by Stacy Swimp

New Visions Commentary /
On July 5, 1852, the famous black abolitionist Frederick Douglass delivered a stinging indictment of American independence. He did so because it was not yet realized for black Americans. At Corinthian Hall in Rochester, New York, Douglass declared: "This Fourth ...
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Misleading Statistics Driving Voter ID Criticism in Pennsylvania, by David Almasi

Misleading Statistics Driving Voter ID Criticism in Pennsylvania, by David Almasi

National Policy Analysis #638 /
Contrary to breathless media reports, there's no reason to believe over 750,000 Pennsylvanians will be turned away from polling places in November as a result of new voter ID protections. Upon closer inspection, such reporting is much ado about nothing ...
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Marriage is Not a Right, by Derryck Green

New Visions Commentary /
May was a game-changer for the national conversation on homosexual marriage. On May 8, North Carolinans overwhelmingly voted in favor of Amendment 1. The ballot measure changed the state's constitution to define marriage as a union existing solely between a ...
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False Bravado and Feminization, by Council Nedd II

New Visions Commentary /
I've had several unfortunate opportunities to observe the consequences of single mothers raising male children without the influence of positive male role models. Many boys who are raised by single moms can acquire the skills and maturity to lead healthy, ...
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False Claims of Voter Suppression, by Demetrius Minor

New Visions Commentary /
Benjamin Jealous, the president and CEO of the NAACP, heartily embraces the absurd assertion of the left that asking someone to simply prove their identity in order to participate in the sacred honor of casting a ballot is thinly-veiled voter ...
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Health Insurance Reform Does Not Equal Good Healthcare, by Elaina F. George, MD

New Visions Commentary /
ObamaCare was peddled as a solution to America's health care troubles. Enticing promises were made to garner support. It was sold, however, without regard for the difference between health insurance reform and health care reform. Our health care system is broken ...
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Black Conservatives Disappointed by Supreme Court's ObamaCare Decision

Black Conservatives Disappointed by Supreme Court’s ObamaCare Decision

Press Release /
Washington, D.C. - Black conservatives with the Project 21 leadership network are disappointed by today's decision by the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, popularly known as "ObamaCare." Project 21 spokeswoman Dr. Elaina George, a ...
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Contempt Vote Against Eric Holder Supported by Black Activists

Contempt Vote Against Eric Holder Supported by Black Activists

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Misguided Attempts to Play 'Race Card' Derided by Former Hill Staff Washington, D.C. - Today's bipartisan vote holding Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress for his refusal to provide requested information to congressional investigators about the bungled "Operation ...
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