Author: The National Center

Black-on-Black Crime: The Problem Starts and Stops at Home, by Jimmie L. Hollis

Black-on-Black Crime: The Problem Starts and Stops at Home, by Jimmie L. Hollis

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Black-on-black crime is tragic in more ways than one. The terror felt by a black crime victim is stressful and degrading enough. Knowing that the violence came from the hands of a black thug only adds insult to injury. Such ...
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Project 21 Press Release: Black Activists Respond to Bryant Gumbel's Racial Denigration of Winter Olympics

Project 21 Press Release: Black Activists Respond to Bryant Gumbel’s Racial Denigration of Winter Olympics

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Members of the black leadership network Project 21 are criticizing cable sports commentator Bryant Gumbel for injecting race and politics into remarks about the Winter Olympics, which are currently being held in Torino, Italy.  Project 21 members note that the ...
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Black Activists Outraged By Politicization of Coretta Scott King's Funeral

Black Activists Outraged By Politicization of Coretta Scott King’s Funeral

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Members of the black leadership network Project 21 are outraged by political grandstanding by speakers at the funeral for civil rights icon Coretta Scott King. In eulogies at the February 7 funeral, former President Jimmy Carter and Reverend Joseph Lowery ...
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Project 21 Press Release: Black Conservatives Slam Extremist Comments from NAACP Chairman Julian Bond

Project 21 Press Release: Black Conservatives Slam Extremist Comments from NAACP Chairman Julian Bond

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Members of the black leadership network Project 21 are appalled by comments NAACP chairman Julian Bond reportedly made during a recent speech in North Carolina.  Members say the radical nature of Bond's comments are detrimental to the civil rights group's ...
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What We All Owe William J. Seymour, by B.B. Robinson, Ph.D.

What We All Owe William J. Seymour, by B.B. Robinson, Ph.D.

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Throughout black American history, religious leaders have played an influential role.  We are familiar with the names of the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., Fred Shuttlesworth and Hiram Revels, but what about William J. Seymour? A largely unsung hero, Seymour ...
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The Ebonics Game, by Kimberley Jane Wilson

The Ebonics Game, by Kimberley Jane Wilson

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One of my high school teachers back in the day desperately wanted his students to like him. Although our parents paid good money for us to be taught a prescribed curriculum, this teacher frequently chose to do his own thing ...
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Racial Profiling: Not Always a Bad Thing, by Leah Sammons

Racial Profiling: Not Always a Bad Thing, by Leah Sammons

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African-Americans suffer from heart-related illnesses and death at a significantly higher rate than whites. In fact, cardiovascular disease is one of the leading causes of death in the African-American community. But help is on the horizon. A new drug proven ...
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Should Blacks' Participation in Sports Should be Limited to Chess? by B.B. Robinson, Ph.D.

Should Blacks’ Participation in Sports Should be Limited to Chess? by B.B. Robinson, Ph.D.

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Black athletes possess powerhouse status in the world of sports. Legendary black athletes dominate the record books. The Society for American Baseball Research's "100 Greatest Baseball Players" list, for example, includes Hank Aaron, Reggie Jackson and Willie Mays, among others ...
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Project 21 Press Release: Black Activists in Virginia Call for Eminent Domain Reform

Project 21 Press Release: Black Activists in Virginia Call for Eminent Domain Reform

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Virginia residents affiliated with the Project 21 black leadership network urge action in the commonwealth to protect property owners from eminent domain abuse.  They are issuing a challenge to lawmakers and other public officials to make Virginia a safe haven ...
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Project 21 Press Release: Black Activists Condemn Senator Salazar for Calling Justice Thomas an "Abomination"

Project 21 Press Release: Black Activists Condemn Senator Salazar for Calling Justice Thomas an “Abomination”

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As Americans prepare to observe Black History Month, members of the black leadership network Project 21 are condemning U.S. Senator Ken Salazar (D-CO) for calling Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas an "abomination." During a teleconference with reporters on January 25 ...
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