Category: Project 21

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Project 21’s Cooper on Hank Aaron’s Race Remarks

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Legendary baseball star Hank Aaron fouled out when he tried to play politics — essentially spoiling the 40th anniversary of his record-breaking 715th home run for many fans. During an interview with USA Today, when Aaron unfortunately steered the conversation ...
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180,000 Women Lost Jobs in February While Obama’s Promotes Gender Warfare

180,000 Women Lost Jobs in February While Obama’s Promotes Gender Warfare

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It’s probably a pretty safe bet that President Obama won’t be talking about last month’s unemployment numbers when he officiates at “Equal Pay Day” at the White House on Tuesday, April 8. Last Friday, the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics ...
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About Those March Jobs Numbers…

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Is 6.6 percent the best Obama is going to be able to do when it comes to job creation? This morning, the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics posted that the official unemployment rate for March was unchanged at 6.7 percent.  ...
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Al Sharpton Sets Terrible Example By Hugging Vote Fraudster, by Cherylyn Harley LeBon

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After he has made such a spectacle of himself in professing that voter protection laws are unnecessary, it was unsettling for Al Sharpton to publicly hug a convicted perpetrator of vote fraud at a public event. Yet, there was Sharpton ...
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Project 21’s Cooper Cheers Supreme Court’s Campaign Finance Ruling

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In today’s decision in the case of McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that an aggregate limit on the amount of money a person may contribute to political candidates and committees is unconstitutional. Writing for the ...
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Despite Scare Stories, Fears About BPA are Unnecessary, by Cherylyn Harley LeBon

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As soon as someone mentions BPA (bisphenol A), I recall the glasses and glass containers our family now uses to replace the plastic containers that previously populated our cupboards. Like many moms, my top priority is keeping my kids safe, ...
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War on Poverty Won't Be Won – Unless We Change Strategy, by Derryck Green

War on Poverty Won’t Be Won – Unless We Change Strategy, by Derryck Green

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Afghanistan is not, as the media calls it, "America's longest war." In reality, that is the government's "War on Poverty." In 1986, President Ronald Reagan bluntly said, "poverty won." After 50 years, we're still losing the War on Poverty. The ...
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Ballot Protection Law in North Carolina Increases Minority, Liberal Voter Registration

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When states consider and implement voter ID laws, the usual complaint from the left is that requiring someone to have valid government-issued proof of identification disfranchises minorities, the old and young as well as those who are generally thought to ...
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There Should Be Repercussions if Taxes Aren’t Spent Wisely, by Hughey Newsome

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 Americans are now at the tail end of the most dreaded season of all – tax season. Unfortunately, many people may not be thinking properly about their taxes at all. I have a friend whose knowledge of tax policy is ...
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“Black Code” Plus “Acting White” Equals Self-Created Racial Disparity, by Demetrius Minor

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Is America seeing a resurgence of segregation? It's not a reinstitution of race-specific water fountains or separate-but-equal accommodations, but a self-segregation among black youth that could cripple upward mobility. It's a variation on the fear of "acting white." In 2004, ...
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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.