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Inside Black Policy: Tech – August 2026
URL Media and Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies Announce Partnership to Bring Crucial Data & Research to Black Communities Nationwide
IMMEDIATE RELEASE Aug. 12, 2026 Contact Kennedy Fortner, Kennedy.fortner@jointcenter.org Kirstin Garriss, kirstin@url-media.com URL Media and Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies Announce Partnership to Bring Crucial Data & Research…
Opening a Retirement Account Is Not Enough to Close the Black Retirement Divide
Racial economic inequality follows Black Americans across the life course. In 2022, 22 percent of Black children lived in poverty, compared with 10 percent of white children. Among adults ages…
Op-Ed: Why the Senate Must Strengthen Its Leadership Pipeline
Joint Center President Dedrick Asante-Muhammad and Joint Center Senior Researcher Dr. LaShonda Brenson penned a joint op-ed right after the Senate Democrats’ staff diversity survey release and builds on our Senate committee report.It argues that while recent data…
July 2026 Jobs Day Analysis
The Joint Center analyzes unemployment data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and shows how these numbers affect Black workers. Our July Jobs Day analysis is below. From June to July, the…
C-SPAN Published Joint Center Testimony at Senate Banking Committee Hearing
Joint Center Senior Researcher Cantrell Dumas provided remarks at the Senate Banking Committee hearing. He argued that these disparities in financing between Black- and white-owned firms show why capital markets…
POLITICO Highlighted Joint Center Appearance at Senate Banking Committee Hearing
Joint Center Senior Researcher Cantrell Dumas provided remarks at the Senate Banking Committee hearing. He argued that these disparities in financing between Black- and white-owned firms show why capital markets…
Joint Center Testifies During Congressional Hearing ‘To Examine Empowering Main Street By Unlocking Access To Capital’
Joint Center Senior Researcher Cantrell Dumas testified during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing titled “Hearings To Examine Empowering Main Street By Unlocking Access To Capital.” Other…
Joint Center Ranks Democratic Senators on 2026 Staff Diversity
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 31, 2026 Contact: Kennedy Fortner, kennedy.fortner@jointcenter.org Victoria Johnson, victoria.johnson@jointcenter.org Joint Center Ranks Democratic Senators on 2026 Staff Diversity Senators Alsobrooks (MD), Blunt Rochester (DE), Ossoff (GA), Warnock (GA), and Van Hollen (MD) have the…
Joint Center Senate Committee Report Highlighted in Roll Call
The Joint Center report “Unrepresented: Black and Latino Leadership Among Senate Committee Top Staff,” which examines racial and ethnic diversity among Senate committee staff directors, deputy staff directors, chief counsels,…