To solve the “homicide epidemic” and related problems of crime and hopelessness in urban areas, Project 21 Co-Chairman Stacy Washington says there needs to be more community improvement and less lamentation about racism being the root of black America’s problems ... READ MORE
“Doing something” about gun violence in our schools should include focusing on a more straightforward attitude toward providing safety and a modern security strategy for those schools. This is the thrust of a new commentary by Project 21 Co-Chairman Council ... READ MORE
It’s clear the shooter in Parkland, Florida is mentally unstable. There’s also no question it isn’t in anyone’s best interest for such people to have an ability to purchase firearms. This feeling of responsibility is evident among the strongest of ... READ MORE
America is accused of being afflicted with a “gun culture.” Yet we are always surprised – most recently in Parkland, Florida – when school shootings take our children from us. Our alleged gun culture, if it must be called that, ... READ MORE
While Baltimore and Chicago grab headlines, St. Louis counts its dead quietly. For the fourth year in a row, St. Louis reigns supreme as the per capita murder capital of America. The 2017 murder rate was 66 per 100,000 people – ... READ MORE
Project 21 Co-Chairman Horace Cooper has got Fox News Channel host Laura Ingraham’s back as critics try to slam-dunk her with claims that her regular advice to the celebrity elite – to shut up and ply their trade – was ... READ MORE
A Pennsylvania jury last week acquitted a man who admitted to killing a local police officer. This does not sit well at all with Project 21 Co-Chairman Council Nedd, a Pennsylvania law enforcement professional. In particular, this ruling could have ... READ MORE
The abominable event that took place at a high school in Parkland, Florida this past Wednesday has caused the nation to shake our collective heads in despair and shock yet again. Immediately after the news broke, cries and outrage came ... READ MORE
“Comedy is dead, except for calling Donald Trump a Nazi,” said Rodney Lee Conover, a conservative comedian. The jokes have turned very dark lately, as the New York-Hollywood comedy cabal has largely become a weapon of the left in its ... READ MORE
In a sense, comedy in the age of Trump’s presidency is much like comedy during any other presidency: It provides an escapism from the frustrating moments of reality, which include politics. A big difference is that many of today’s more ... READ MORE
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