Category: Project 21

A Need for Less Speed? by Mychal Massie

A Need for Less Speed? by Mychal Massie

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In June, Senator John Warner (R-VA) pushed "cap-and-trade" legislation he claimed would reduce greenhouse gas emissions.  Analyses found it would more likely drive up energy prices, drive down the gross domestic product and put untold numbers of people out of ...
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Property Rights: It’s Not Just for the Rich, by Reece Epstein

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Liberals normally claim to defend small independent businesses over "big box" retailers.  It seemed odd, then, when the liberal enclave of Oakland, California evicted two such underdogs to benefit a department store. By doing so, it exposed governments' growing disrespect ...
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History is Always the Final Judge, by Ak’Bar A. Shabazz

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"A wolf wrapped in monk's robes.  A devil with a human face and a beast's heart." That's how Tibetan Communist Party Secretary General Zhang Qingli recently described the Dalai Lama, Tibet's traditional political and spiritual leader. It almost makes me ...
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Black Group Chairman Renews Call for Presidential Pardon of Jailed Border Patrolmen

Black Group Chairman Renews Call for Presidential Pardon of Jailed Border Patrolmen

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Washington, D.C. - Mychal Massie, chairman of the Project 21 black leadership network, today is re-issuing his long-standing request to President George W. Bush for a pardon or commutation of the sentences of Jose Alonso Compean and Ignacio Ramos.  An ...
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Congressional Liberals Having Their Cake and Eating It Too, by Kevin Martin

Congressional Liberals Having Their Cake and Eating It Too, by Kevin Martin

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"Let them eat cake." It's a phrase attributed to Marie Antoinette, the excess-addicted wife of French King Louis XVI, after being told the poor didn't have enough bread to eat.  While some scholars think someone else said it, there is ...
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Secure Their Livelihoods, Secure Their Votes, by Reece Epstein

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Imagine not having a bank account.  Imagine all your money is hidden in a sock drawer. Imagine arriving home one day to find the door ajar.  You've been robbed!  You run to the sock drawer, but your savings are gone ...
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The Civil Rights Shakedown: Myth or Reality? by Deneen Borelli

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Al Sharpton is making headlines again, but it's not for one of his crusades. Instead, Sharpton, his National Action Network (NAN), and several major corporations that have donated to NAN have been subpoenaed in recent months by federal investigators. While ...
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District of Columbia v. Heller Supreme Court Second Amendment Decision Hailed by Black Activists

District of Columbia v. Heller Supreme Court Second Amendment Decision Hailed by Black Activists

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Washington, D.C. - Today's U.S. Supreme Court ruling guaranteeing the Constitution's individual right to own firearms and overturning the ban on most gun ownership in the nation's capital in the first major Second Amendment case in almost 70 years is ...
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"Juneteenth" Observed by Black Conservatives

“Juneteenth” Observed by Black Conservatives

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Washington, D.C. - "Juneteenth" is the oldest and most recognized commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States.  Members of the Project 21 black leadership network suggest the Juneteenth holiday - observed every June 19 - be used ...
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Black Conservatives Speak Out on Race, Sex Discrimination Lawsuit Filed Against NASCAR

Black Conservatives Speak Out on Race, Sex Discrimination Lawsuit Filed Against NASCAR

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Project 21 Chairman Asks Race Officials to Conduct Thorough Investigation and Act Decisively If Allegations are True Washington, D.C. - NASCAR is being sued for $225 million by a black female former employee who says she was the victim of ...
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