National Center for Public Policy Research

06/17/2026

If you're coming to the Douglass Leadership Institute's Juneteenth Jubilee this Friday, please stop by our Project 21 table to say hello!

https://www.dlinstitute.org/juneteenth/

06/17/2026

"My daddy, Ray Easley, was a logical man with high intelligence and strong determination. He was raised by a single mother on the west side of Chicago and managed to earn a degree in history without ever earning a mug shot. He met my mother at 12 years old and married her at 25, and had me — their first child, Patricia Rae — on their fifth wedding anniversary and named me after both of them," says Project 21's P. Rae Easley.

"Every day of my life was a history lecture on American history, specifically the Civil War, World War II, geopolitics and Chicago machine history. My daddy is the reason that I believe in this country and the dream that our ancestors promised to us.

"Ray Easley was not only a father to my brothers and me, but to our community. The City of Chicago will be honoring his memory in a few weeks with an 8-foot bronze statue that will be unveiled in our community.

"Daddies like mine can only be created in the United States of America, the greatest country in the world, watered by Lake Michigan and curated on Chicago sidewalks."

https://nationalcenter.org/ncppr/2026/06/15/black-conservatives-recognize-the-vital-role-of-fathers-and-father-figures/

06/16/2026

This Father’s Day, Project 21 is celebrating the vital role fathers and father figures play in strengthening families and communities with a new publication, “What Fatherhood Means for Black America.”

For Black America — and all America — fatherhood is about more than providing a paycheck — it’s about presence, purpose and passing down values that strengthen families for generations.

The message is simple: when fathers are present and engaged, everyone benefits.

Read: https://nationalcenter.org/ncppr/2026/06/15/black-conservatives-recognize-the-vital-role-of-fathers-and-father-figures/

Download:https://nationalcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/what-fatherhood-means-for-black-america.pdf

06/16/2026

Companies doing business in China should disclose supply-chain risks associated with a potential abrupt break in U.S.-China relations, we argued this week in a petition to the SEC:

"U.S. companies have become inextricably entangled and reliant on Communist China, particularly with respect to their supply chains.... A total embargo could have significant, if not catastrophic, impacts.... We are asking the Commission to take action as soon as possible to remedy this situation.”

Washington, D.C. — Companies doing business in China should disclose supply-chain risks associated with a potential abrupt break in U.S.-China relations, argues a new petition submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) by the National Center for Public Policy Research.

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06/15/2026

"For decades, society has sent people like me a dangerous message: that our lives are somehow less valuable, less meaningful, or less worthy than the lives of everyone else. The reality is very different," writes Collette Divitto, a business owner who has Down syndrome.

"I own a successful business. I employ people. I pay taxes. I travel across the country speaking about inclusion and entrepreneurship. I have friends, dreams, goals, and a life I love. Most importantly, I am not an exception….

"Yet despite all of this progress, our country’s systems continue to treat us as second-class citizens…. Parents are often told what their children cannot do instead of being shown what is possible. And too often, the public conversation about disability begins and ends with limitations rather than potential.

"That is why this moment should be about more than one family’s decision. It should force us to ask a much bigger question: Why are so many Americans still being told that disability means a life without opportunity?

"The problem is not people with disabilities. The problem is a system that has failed to provide the supports, opportunities, and pathways to independence that people deserve."

"Why are so many Americans still being told that disability means a life without opportunity?"

In a commentary published at The Hill, Collette...

06/14/2026

🇨🇦 The expansion of Canada's Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) program raises troubling questions about how society values human life.

Rather than addressing suffering through better care, support and treatment, Canada is increasingly turning to medicalized death as a solution.

Part 11 in the 11-Part Series “Is Any Life Unworthy of Living?“




Mark P. Mostert, Ph.D.


While the Netherlands and other European...

06/13/2026

“Pandemic aid temporarily masked the inflationary pressure building underneath family budgets,” Project 21's Michael Austin told The Washington Times.

“Once emergency subsidies ended, families were still facing higher grocery, housing, energy and debt costs.”

The share of Americans struggling with food insecurity has increased, deepening a trend that began under the Biden administration, a new survey shows.

06/12/2026

There are actually no racial elements to the Karmelo Anthony case, argues Project 21 Chairman Horace Cooper on Fox & Friends First.

Watch the full segment: https://youtu.be/-oya9-9pelM

06/11/2026

Pretending that Karmelo Anthony's verdict is a race issue is what race hustlers live for, Project 21 Chairman Horace Cooper told NEWSMAX's Rob Schmitt.

Full segment: https://youtu.be/fLoj1VZxLiA

06/10/2026

Project 21 Chairman Horace Cooper will be part of the in-studio panel on "CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip" tonight. Tune in from 10-11pm ET!

https://www.cnn.com/audio/podcasts/cnn-newsnight-with-abby-phillip
https://nationalcenter.org/ncppr/staff/horace-cooper/