Author: The National Center

Black Activists See No Racial Double-Meaning in LeBron James-Gisele Bundchen Vogue Magazine Cover

Black Activists See No Racial Double-Meaning in LeBron James-Gisele Bundchen Vogue Magazine Cover

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Washington, D.C. - While some might consider it a milestone that basketball star LeBron James became the first black man to grace the cover of Vogue for the fashion magazine's April issue, critics are saying the photo of him with ...
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Black Activist Asks: If Courts Can Gut Second Amendment, How Can We Assume 13th Amendment Ban on Slavery is Safe?

Black Activist Asks: If Courts Can Gut Second Amendment, How Can We Assume 13th Amendment Ban on Slavery is Safe?

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Washington, D.C. - As the U.S. Supreme Court considers its first major case involving the definition of the 2nd Amendment's protection of gun rights in almost 70 years, black activists with the Project 21 leadership network assert that government should ...
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Africa’s Failing Approach to Health Care, by Thompson Ayodele

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After decades of neglect, effective health care is one of the biggest concerns in Africa. Both foreign donors and African governments, making finding a solution a priority, have opened the money taps.  Foreign hard currency is flowing into the health ...
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Global Warming Policies Cool Minority Economic Engines, by Deneen Borelli

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For someone once considered "our first black president," Bill Clinton seems to have particular disregard for the economic well-being of minorities when it comes to energy. At a recent rally, the former Man from Hope said: "We just have to ...
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Bush Criticized for Pardoning Drug Offenders, Embezzler While Leaving Border Patrol Agents Behind Bars

Bush Criticized for Pardoning Drug Offenders, Embezzler While Leaving Border Patrol Agents Behind Bars

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Washington, D.C. - The chairman of the Project 21 leadership network is condemning President George W. Bush's March 25 issuance of a new set of presidential pardons that includes forgiveness for drug smugglers, an embezzler and others but not for ...
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Conservatives Lose When They Shun U.N. Conferences, by Bishop Council Nedd II

Conservatives Lose When They Shun U.N. Conferences, by Bishop Council Nedd II

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Since long before I became involved in Washington politics, my fellow conservatives have sought an American withdrawal from the United Nations. Reasons for getting the U.S. out the U.N. include revulsion over allowable human rights abuses by member nations such ...
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Underserved and Overlooked, by Bishop Council Nedd II

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Companies manufacturing new drugs to combat illnesses from the flu to AIDS are at risk of losing their patent rights.  Supporters of this say it will make drugs cheaper and more plentiful.  Stripping drug companies of this financial security, however, ...
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Is a Black Leader Best for Black Voters? by B.B. Robinson, Ph.D.

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Senator Barack Obama's success on the campaign trail has presented Americans with the first truly viable black presidential candidate.  This unprecedented situation has made some wonder whether race should trump other traditional criteria in selecting a commander-in-chief. Using a more ...
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Property Rights Going Up in Smoke, by Sean Turner

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"Life, liberty, and property do not exist because men have made laws. On the contrary, it was the fact that life, liberty and property existed beforehand that caused men to make laws in the first place."  - Frédéric Bastiat I ...
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Changing Attitudes, Changing Lives, by B.B. Robinson, Ph.D.

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Back in 1958, the pollsters at the Gallup organization began what became a regular survey of American attitudes about race.  In particular, they asked people whether they approved of interracial marriage and if they could support a black person running ...
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