I sent the following request to Project 21 in July of 2004 via email and snail mail. (The email address bounced). I also sent an email to members of the Conservative Brotherhood containing this request. One member of Project 21 said that he will make sure that it was seen but he offered nothing more. To him, I said thank you. I trust him on his word.
To date, Project 21 has not replied. Make of it what you will. But, for the record, I've made a similar request of Project 21 two previous times.
Project 21
The National Center for Policy Research
777 N. Capitol Street, N.E.
Suite 803
Washington, D.C. 20002-4239
Dear Sir or Madam:
I am a Black man with a wife, and a child going to college. In the past, I have taken part in a program that tutored students in Washington, D.C. I have donated money to different groups with the Black community who are addressing problems within the Black community. I have aided family members to do better in their lives. I know of groups within Black churches that are addressing problems within the Black community. I am tired of hearing what so called �Black leaders� are not doing. I want to hear what people within the Black community ARE doing! It is always easy to point out the negative, now, let�s point out the positive.
In that vein, I request that you do something that will help the Black community continue to help itself. I would like for you to use your resources to find out the organizations within the Black community, in major urban areas, who are doing positive things to address the problems in the Black community. After you find out about those groups, I would like for you to publish the names and contact information of these groups in Black print media. I request that names of all organizations found are printed, not just organizations lead by people whose political beliefs with which you agree. In other words, do not just publish the names of groups like BOND or CURE, but also The Tom Joyner Foundation.
I request that you use the Black media for this effort because I believe it stands a better chance of being seen by Blacks: Ebony, Jet, Black Enterprise, the Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper, the Washington Afro-American Newspaper, Upscale, BET, Black America Web, etc.
Such an effort by your organization would go a long way as to aiding Blacks to do something within the community besides criticizing the actions of a few within the community.