Project 21 member Council Nedd II, a bishop in the Episcopal Missionary Church, is returning from Geneva, Switzerland, where he helped lead a non-governmental organization (NGO) delegation to the World Health Organization's (WHO) Working Group on Public Health, Innovation and Intellectual Property. Council was there...
From David Almasi: Early this morning, Times Square in New York City was rocked by a terrorist explosion. Security cameras show someone on a bicycle approach the military recruiting station located on the south end of the square at about 3:40am. A package was dropped. Minutes...
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 ministries of African countries in...
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 as Thailand and China. Conservatives also...
Military Service Deserves Respect in the Black Community by Kevin Martin (bio) The number of blacks joining the military has significantly decreased since 2001. According to a recent report by the Associated Press, the number of black recruits for active duty and the reserves fell 38 percent...
Black activists with the Project 21 leadership network are voicing their support for embattled World Bank president Paul Wolfowitz because of his strong commitment to helping ease poverty and suffering on the African continent. "It's unconscionable that, when there is finally someone at the World Bank...
Veterans who are members of the black leadership network Project 21 are supporting President George W. Bush's veto of the recently-passed emergency military spending bill because it contains a timetable for pulling U.S. troops out of Iraq. "It was a wise decision for President Bush to...
Project 21’s Kevin Martin is speaking out in support of President George W. Bush's decision to veto the controversial emergency supplemental spending bill for troops in Iraq and Afghanistan that was approved by the House today by a thin 218-212 margin. This bill links aid...
Members of the black leadership network Project 21 applaud President Bush for his largely unrecognized work to aid the African continent through a dramatic increase in humanitarian and developmental aid as well as increased trade and diplomatic interest during his presidency. "From funding for AIDS...
A pledge made by newly-installed United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to become personally involved in efforts to end the genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan is being met with hope by members of the Project 21 black leadership network. Project 21 members are critical...
