Category: Project 21

President's Interpretation of "Environmental Justice" Jeopardizes Minority Health and Well-Being, by David Ridenour

President’s Interpretation of “Environmental Justice” Jeopardizes Minority Health and Well-Being, by David Ridenour

National Policy Analysis #173 /
The Clinton Administration's narrow interpretation of what constitutes "environmental justice" could place thousands of blacks, Hispanics and other disadvantaged Americans at greater risk. On February 11, 1994, President Clinton committed his administration to an environmental justice strategy by signing Executive ...
READ MORE
Project 21 Joins NAACP In Criticizing New National Academic Tests Proposed By the Clinton Administration - September 1997

Project 21 Joins NAACP In Criticizing New National Academic Tests Proposed By the Clinton Administration – September 1997

With the House of Representatives expected to vote on the Labor, Health and Human Services Education appropriations bill on Thursday, September 4, the African-American group Project 21 has joined the NAACP and others in criticizing proposed new national reading tests ...
READ MORE
The Emergence of Clarence Thomas, by Paul Weyrich

The Emergence of Clarence Thomas, by Paul Weyrich

New Visions Commentary /
by Paul WeyrichA New Visions Commentary paper published September 1997 by The National Center for Public Policy Research, 501 Capitol Court, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20002, 202/543-4110, Fax (202) 543-5975, [email protected], Web http://www.project21.org. Reprints permitted provided source is credited. The headline ...
READ MORE
NAACP: Serious Problems With The Proposed Voluntary National Tests of Reading and Mathematics

NAACP: Serious Problems With The Proposed Voluntary National Tests of Reading and Mathematics

The Department of Education's effort to develop and administer Voluntary National Tests in Reading and Mathematics for 4th and 8th grade students creates cause for real concern about harm to children through misuse of the tests if they are developed ...
READ MORE
An Answer to America's "Race Question" - September 1997

An Answer to America’s “Race Question” – September 1997

The national dialogue on race has always been with us. Every year there are articles, books, television programs and incidents that make race the central issue at kitchen tables and water fountains across America. Most recently, a group of Congressmen, ...
READ MORE
Scholarship Act Is D.C. Youngsters' Best Hope for Education, by Arturo Silva

Scholarship Act Is D.C. Youngsters’ Best Hope for Education, by Arturo Silva

National Policy Analysis #168 /
OverviewHouse Majority Leader Dick Armey (R-TX), Senators Joseph Lieberman (D-CT), Dan Coats (R-IN), and Sam Brownback (R-KS) have introduced legislation, "District of Columbia Student Opportunity Scholarship Act of 1997," to grant scholarships to nearly 2,000 low-income students in the District ...
READ MORE
Competition and Experience are the Keys to Achievement, by Mike Ramey

Competition and Experience are the Keys to Achievement, by Mike Ramey

New Visions Commentary /
One of my favorite baseball stories involves two well-known players: Hank Aaron and Yogi Berra. The story dates back to when they were young men. Aaron and Berra were playing in the same game for opposing teams. Aaron stepped up ...
READ MORE
Let's Hold Juveniles Responsible for Their Crimes, by Darlene Kennedy

Let’s Hold Juveniles Responsible for Their Crimes, by Darlene Kennedy

National Policy Analysis #166 /
The meek may be blessed, but they're not likely to inherit the earth anytime soon. In May, President Clinton stood proudly before an audience of law enforcement, community leaders and others at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. to announce preliminary ...
READ MORE
How Social Security Shortchanges Black Americans, by Deroy Murdock

How Social Security Shortchanges Black Americans, by Deroy Murdock

New Visions Commentary /
By yesterday's definition of racism, the answer is no. For all its failings, Social Security was concocted in 1935 with glowing intentions. Rescuing the elderly from poverty -- regardless of race -- is an idea to which only the flintiest ...
READ MORE
It's Time for Defenders of Traditional Families to Stand Up for What They Believe In - August 1997

It’s Time for Defenders of Traditional Families to Stand Up for What They Believe In – August 1997

Hawaii has become the first state in the Union to recognize "domestic partners" as a legitimate family structure with rights previously reserved for traditional families. Usually the course of civilization is changed and directed by society, not by government. In ...
READ MORE

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.