Category: Project 21

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.

New Visions Commentary /
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

New Visions Commentary /
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

New Visions Commentary /
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.

New Visions Commentary /
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

Press Release /
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 Conservatives Mourn the Passing of Coretta Scott King

Project 21 Press Release: Black Conservatives Mourn the Passing of Coretta Scott King

ConservativeBlog.org, Press Release /
Members of the black leadership network Project 21 are mourning the passing of Coretta Scott King.  Project 21 members praise her legacy of exhibiting strong family unity in the face of great personal tragedy and for maintaining her husband's dream ...
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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”

Press Release /
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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Charity Chief Commended for Promise to Account for Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Grant; Project 21 Members Urge CBCF to Be Similarly Forthcoming

Charity Chief Commended for Promise to Account for Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Grant; Project 21 Members Urge CBCF to Be Similarly Forthcoming

Press Release /
Black activists are applauding the New Orleans non-profit "Community of Faith for Economic Empowerment," commonly known as COFFEE, for pledging to make public a full report on how Katrina aid monies it apparently received from the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation ...
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Project 21 Press Release: Black Cleric Derides New Orleans Mayor's "God is Mad at America" Assertion as "Plantation Politics"

Project 21 Press Release: Black Cleric Derides New Orleans Mayor’s “God is Mad at America” Assertion as “Plantation Politics”

Press Release /
A clergyman affiliated with the black leadership network Project 21 is questioning the sincerity of New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin in light of comments Nagin made during a city observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday. During the January ...
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Blacks Repudiate Belafonte

Blacks Repudiate Belafonte

Press Release /
With former singing star Harry Belafonte's anti-American rhetoric apparently increasing in fervor, members of the black leadership network Project 21 call upon prominent Americans - especially those who find themselves sharing a stage with Belafonte - to disavow his anti-American ...
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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.