Tag: ConservativeBlog.org

P21HoraceCooper

Project 21 Members React to Report on Estimated Minimum Wage Increase Job Losses

ConservativeBlog.org /
A new report issued by the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office suggests that around 500,000 jobs — perhaps as many as a million — could be destroyed between now and 2016 as a result of a mandated raise in the federal ...
READ MORE
Clarence Thomas Called “Uncle Tom,” Again – Project 21 Responds

Clarence Thomas Called “Uncle Tom,” Again – Project 21 Responds

ConservativeBlog.org /
A state representative in Alabama, during a seemingly unrelated discussion on legislation concerning land surveying, reportedly voiced his disapproval for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas because Thomas – a black conservative – is married to a white woman.  He ...
READ MORE
P21NadraEnzi

Nagin Conviction Provides Lessons for Black Politicians, Racial Apologists

ConservativeBlog.org /
Project 21 member Nadra Enzi, a Louisiana resident, has some tough commentary regarding the conviction of former New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin on 20 counts of bribery, money laundering, tax evasion and other fraud. Nagin, who was mayor of the ...
READ MORE
P21DerryckGreen

About Those January Jobs Numbers…

ConservativeBlog.org /
Despite the official unemployment rate going down against slightly in January, there is absolutely nothing to celebrate.  A year into President Obama’s second term, the numbers behind the official figure shouldn’t excite anyone. January jobless numbers from the federal Bureau ...
READ MORE
P21ChristopherArps

Minimum Wage Could Cause Maximum Pain for America’s Most At-Risk

ConservativeBlog.org /
A minimum wage increase, a earning rate that affects just 1.1 percent of Americans workers over the age of 25, is one of the key 2014 policy priorities for President Barack Obama and his supporters. It’s a small goal that ...
READ MORE
P21DerryckGreen

More Black Conservative Criticism of Obama’s State of the Union Address

ConservativeBlog.org /
Last night, just minutes after the end of the State of the Union, ten members of the National Center’s Project 21 black leadership network issued blistering rebuttals to President Barack Obama’s angry rhetoric and sweeping promises. Today, some of those ...
READ MORE
P21CherylynLeBon

Cherylyn Harley LeBon on War on Poverty: The WorldNetDaily Interview

ConservativeBlog.org /
Project 21 co-chairman Cherylyn Harley LeBon recently provided WorldNetDaily with extensive comments on the devastating collateral damage resulting from the War on Poverty.  This war, the only war liberals seem to like, recently marked the 50th anniversary of its beginning ...
READ MORE
P21DerryckGreen

About Those December Jobs Numbers…

ConservativeBlog.org /
Even though only a meager number of jobs were created during the month of December and workforce participation fell, the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics nonetheless says the official unemployment rate actually dropped at the end of 2013 to 6.7 ...
READ MORE
P21ChristopherArps

Project 21 Awaits ObamaCare Debut

ConservativeBlog.org /
For ObamaCare, it’s about time for the rubber to really hit the road.  And things don’t look promising to the membership of the National Center’s Project 21 black leadership network. Unless, of course, the hope is that President Obama’s signature ...
READ MORE
creche

Project 21 Members Talk Christmas Cheer and Jeers

ConservativeBlog.org /
As common as the sales in the stores and the wassail at the parties, the Christmas season inevitably generates protests against the holiday’s religious underpinnings. From the removal of Nativity scenes by the federal and local governments to schools banning ...
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.