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Joint Center President Appears on Broke-ish Podcast
Joint Center President Dedrick Asante-Muhammad joined Amber Webb Sims and Erika Brown on the Broke-ish podcast. During the discussion, they focused on the Supreme Court’s decision to erode key provisions…
Op-Ed: OBBBA’s Child Tax Credit: What It’s Really Costing Black Families During an Affordability Crisis
Joint Center Senior Researcher LaToya Parker, Ph.D., penned an op-ed discussing how the One Big Beautiful Bill Act is impacting the Child Tax Credit and what this means for Black…
Joint Center Participates in Howard University HBCU Center Event ‘From Participation to Power: HBCU Policy Strategy, Advocacy, and Systems Change’
Joint Center Workforce Policy Director Dr. Kayla Elliott participated in Howard University’s HBCU Center virtual event, “From Participation to Power: HBCU Policy Strategy, Advocacy, and Systems Change.” The Center brings together…
Joint Center April Jobs Day Analysis Featured in New York Amsterdam News
Joint Center Senior Researcher, Financial Regulation and Policy, Cantrell Dumas was quoted in the New York Amsterdam News discussing the April employment and unemployment data from the Bureau of Labor…
Op-Ed: A New Economic Civil Rights Struggle: Disappearing Data
Joint Center Senior Fellow Eric Morrissette wrote a new op-ed focused on the continued attacks on federal economic data collection and how this will impact the visibility of economic disparity for marginalized communities within the law. …
Inside Black Policy: Econ – May 2026
Joint Center Hosted First National Economic Roundtable Convening
The Joint Center hosted our first National Economic Roundtable convening. We brought together leaders across research, policy, and practice to engage in meaningful discussion about economic policy, the broader economy, and…
Washington Informer Quoted Joint Center In Article on President Trump Firing Black Leaders
The Washington Informer quoted Joint Center President Dedrick Asante-Muhammad in an article discussing President Donald Trumps’ decisions to fire Black leaders, dismantle civil rights protections, and gut federal jobs. From…
Op-Ed: Vanguard’s Data Sound an Alarm on Financial Fragility in the U.S.
As more Americans tap into their retirement savings to cover basic expenses, a new op-ed from David Asiamah, Ph.D., Joint Center Contributor, and Dedrick Asante-Muhammad, President of the Joint Center…
April 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 April Jobs Day analysis is below. From March to April, the…