June 24 - 30, 2008

Can Obama win any former confederate states? in San Francisco Chronicle

Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick's campaign takes a hit, in The Detroit News

Single parent households: Economic as well as racial dimensions, in The Poynter Institute

Victor Landa: Time to really see the city's West Side San Antonio Express-News

Mortgage crisis hurts black,
Latino economic progress, in West Orlando News

Turnout boost could favor Obama, in Chicago Tribune, Calibre and The Swamp

Obama campaign targets black voters - carefully, in Los Angeles Times, The Detroit News, The Hartford Courant and The Seattle Times

** See Past Citations

June 4, 2008
Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies President Applauds Presumptive Democratic Nominee [Read more]

May 14, 2008
Joint Center Urges New Responses to Disaster Preparedness [Read more]

April 18, 2008
Joint Center Identifies Social Determinants of Health as Key to Black Infant Mortality [Read more]

April 15, 2008
Joint Center to Focus on Issues of Health Equity During Congressional Black Caucus Spring Health Braintrust [Read more]

March 28 - April 3, 2008
Joint Center and Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee Highlight Broadband Technology Policies, with Emphasis on Communities of Color [Read more][Video available]

Demographics Data for 'Super Tuesday' States. The Joint Center's DataBank has created a series of interactive, statistical profiles to present data that can enchance voting analysis for all 50 states and the District of Columbia.[Read more]

2008 Election. The 2007 Joint Center National Survey of Likely Black Presidential Primary Voters.[Read more]

2006 Midterm Election. Analysis of the Nov. 7, 2006, balloting when the Democrats gained control of the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate.[Read more]

Joint Center's 2007 Annual Report

Highlights from the 2008 Joint Center Annual Dinner

In the Washington, DC viewing area, watch PBS rebroadcast on Howard University television station WHUT-TV, Wednesdays at 8 p.m., June 18-July 9. More about the Joint Center and Unnatural Causes

Joint Center's Place Matters Initiative

The PLACE MATTERS Initiative is conceived as the centerpiece of HPI's work. PLACE MATTERS is a national initiative, designed to improve the health outcomes of participating communities through a shared learning experience. [Learn more]

“Sounding the Alarm on Black Infant Mortality: College-educated Black Women Are Also At-Risk"[Read more]

Two Black Elected Officials Moving to Higher Offices[Read more]

Student leader reflects on presidential race in South Carolina [Read more]

Orangeburg, S.C., professor takes stock of Palmetto state’s role in presidential politics. [Read more]

Harvard Fellows Visit Health Policy Institute [Read more]

Homeownership among blacks remains far lower than among whites: Subprime mortgage crisis worsens the picture [Read more]