Author: The National Center

Black Activists Object to Extremist Rhetoric From Obama and Supporters in Defense of Expensive Jobs Bill

Black Activists Object to Extremist Rhetoric From Obama and Supporters in Defense of Expensive Jobs Bill

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Washington, D.C. - Members of the Project 21 black leadership network are condemning the divisive, radical rhetoric used by President Obama and his supporters in promotion of the President's $477 billion "American Jobs Act." "The President's remarks are disgraceful and ...
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Government Regulation Will Literally Take People’s Breath Away, by Bob Parks

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It's not news that far too many environmentalists prefer trees, animals and insects over people. In 1962, environmentalist icon Rachel Carson — a government bureaucrat at the time — chose nature. She created a stink about the highly-effective pesticide DDT, ...
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President Obama Losing his Base, and Others, by Charles Butler

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As I was headed to a recent television interview in Chicago, the driver sent by the network asked me what topic I was going to discuss on television. "President Obama is losing the support of his base." The driver, black ...
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“Elite Liberal Libelers”: The Modern Face of Black-on-Black Crime, by Lisa Fritsch

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Jesse Jackson, Andre Carson, Maxine Waters and Walter Fauntroy are the new face of black-on-black crime. The term "black-on-black crime" was coined in the eighties to publicize shockingly disproportionate amounts of violent crimes perpetrated within the black community. Now, instead ...
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Morgan Freeman is Wrong, by Deneen Borelli

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In a September 23 interview with CNN's Piers Morgan, award-winning actor Morgan Freeman claimed the moral high ground, saying tea partiers have a "racist" motivation against President Obama "to do whatever [they] can to get this black man outta here." ...
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Tea Party is the 21st Century Civil Rights Movement, by Stacy Swimp

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Representative Frederica Wilson (D-FL), a member of the Congressional Black Caucus, told her constituents at a CBC "job fair" that "[t]he real enemy is the Tea Party." Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA), another CBC member, said the "Tea Party can go ...
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When Will Black America Wake Up? by Jerome Hudson

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It's common for the black political establishment to claim white conservatives and their policies cause black America's problems. It's a shame this accusation is never challenged because in many ways it is the black establishment that is enabling decline. There ...
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Solyndra Shutdown is Straw that Broke the Solar Panel

Solyndra Shutdown is Straw that Broke the Solar Panel

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As Green Jobs Fizzle, White House Should End War on Fossil Fuels Washington, D.C. - In the wake of the half-billion-taxpayer-dollar bankruptcy of "green" manufacturer Solyndra, members of the Project 21 black leadership network are criticizing the high cost and ...
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Black Activists Comment on Obama Jobs Speech

Black Activists Comment on Obama Jobs Speech

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Washington, D.C. - Black activists with the Project 21 leadership network are speaking out about President Barack Obama's long-awaited proposal to create more American jobs. "After all the pomp and ceremony, Mr. Obama's plan comes down to the same old ...
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Mayor Nutter’s City of Tough Love, by Lisa Fritsch

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Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter went where few black leaders have gone. And I think I can count those other who did on one hand. Nutter dared speak truth to action on the critical state of black youth in this country ...
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Project 21, a leading voice of black conservatives for over 25 years, is sponsored by the National Center for Public Policy Research. Its members have been quoted, interviewed or published over 40,000 times since the program was created in 1992. Contributions to the National Center are tax-deductible and greatly appreciated, and may be earmarked exclusively for the use of Project 21.